Hudson County, New Jersey Car Accident Statistics
20 people died in 19 fatal crashes in Hudson County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 7.1 for New Jersey and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 135 traffic deaths in 129 crashes, and 35% of the people killed were pedestrians.
Traffic deaths in Hudson County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | 19 |
| 2023 | 25 | 23 |
| 2022 | 17 | 15 |
| 2021 | 30 | 29 |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 |
Who died
People killed in Hudson County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| US-1 | 9 | 10 |
| I-95 | 7 | 7 |
| CR-681 PATERSON PLANK RD | 6 | 8 |
| SR-440 | 6 | 6 |
| Bergenline Ave | 5 | 5 |
| US-1 TONNELLE AVE | 5 | 5 |
| CR-501 KENNEDY BLVD | 5 | 5 |
| Garfield Ave | 5 | 5 |
| Avenue C | 4 | 4 |
| US-1 TRUCK | 4 | 4 |
As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.
Fatal crashes inside city limits
| City | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Jersey City | 57 | 60 |
| North Bergen | 19 | 20 |
| Kearny | 17 | 19 |
| Bayonne | 11 | 11 |
| West New York | 8 | 8 |
| Secaucus | 7 | 7 |
| Union City | 5 | 5 |
| Harrison | 3 | 3 |
| Weehawken | 2 | 2 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Saturday)
53% of fatal crashes in Hudson County happened in the dark, and 1% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in New Jersey
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See New Jersey's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Car accident lawyers in Jersey City
Lawbamba lists 3 car accident lawyers with an office in Jersey City, New Jersey, the practice area that deals with the fatal crash records on this page. These 3 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.
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