Counties in New York by traffic fatalities

Suffolk County had the highest traffic fatalities of 62 counties in 2013, at 145. Tioga County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 10 and the figure for New York was 1,202. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest145Suffolk County
Median1062 counties
New York1,202History

Map of counties, 2013

Albany County: 10 countAllegany County: 5 countBronx County: 52 countBroome County: 13 countCattaraugus County: 11 countCayuga County: 7 countChautauqua County: 11 countChemung County: 7 countChenango County: 9 countClinton County: 8 countColumbia County: 9 countCortland County: 9 countDelaware County: 9 countDutchess County: 30 countErie County: 57 countEssex County: 1 countFranklin County: 1 countFulton County: 5 countGenesee County: 8 countGreene County: 12 countHamilton County: 2 countHerkimer County: 6 countJefferson County: 12 countKings County: 87 countLewis County: 6 countLivingston County: 1 countMadison County: 8 countMonroe County: 37 countMontgomery County: 7 countNassau County: 83 countNew York County: 45 countNiagara County: 27 countOneida County: 21 countOnondaga County: 30 countOntario County: 11 countOrange County: 35 countOrleans County: 7 countOswego County: 22 countOtsego County: 5 countPutnam County: 4 countQueens County: 99 countRensselaer County: 11 countRichmond County: 12 countRockland County: 17 countSt. Lawrence County: 16 countSaratoga County: 18 countSchenectady County: 4 countSchoharie County: 2 countSchuyler County: 3 countSeneca County: 5 countSteuben County: 12 countSuffolk County: 145 countSullivan County: 14 countTioga County: 1 countTompkins County: 8 countUlster County: 24 countWarren County: 6 countWashington County: 8 countWayne County: 10 countWestchester County: 52 countWyoming County: 2 countYates County: 3 count
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count, 2013. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Suffolk County: 145 countSuffolk County145Queens County: 99 countQueens County99Kings County: 87 countKings County87Nassau County: 83 countNassau County83Erie County: 57 countErie County57Bronx County: 52 countBronx County52Westchester County: 52 countWestchester County52New York County: 45 countNew York County45Monroe County: 37 countMonroe County37Orange County: 35 countOrange County35Dutchess County: 30 countDutchess County30Onondaga County: 30 countOnondaga County30Niagara County: 27 countNiagara County27Ulster County: 24 countUlster County24Oswego County: 22 countOswego County22Oneida County: 21 countOneida County21Saratoga County: 18 countSaratoga County18Rockland County: 17 countRockland County17St. Lawrence County: 16 countSt. Lawrence County16Sullivan County: 14 countSullivan County14Broome County: 13 countBroome County13Greene County: 12 countGreene County12Jefferson County: 12 countJefferson County12Richmond County: 12 countRichmond County12Steuben County: 12 countSteuben County12Cattaraugus County: 11 countCattaraugus County11Chautauqua County: 11 countChautauqua County11Ontario County: 11 countOntario County11Rensselaer County: 11 countRensselaer County11Albany County: 10 countAlbany County10Wayne County: 10 countWayne County10Chenango County: 9 countChenango County9Columbia County: 9 countColumbia County9Cortland County: 9 countCortland County9Delaware County: 9 countDelaware County9Clinton County: 8 countClinton County8Genesee County: 8 countGenesee County8Madison County: 8 countMadison County8Tompkins County: 8 countTompkins County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8Suffolk County: 145 countSuffolk County145Queens County: 99 countQueens County99Kings County: 87 countKings County87Nassau County: 83 countNassau County83Erie County: 57 countErie County57Bronx County: 52 countBronx County52Westchester County: 52 countWestchester County52New York County: 45 countNew York County45Monroe County: 37 countMonroe County37Orange County: 35 countOrange County35Dutchess County: 30 countDutchess County30Onondaga County: 30 countOnondaga County30Niagara County: 27 countNiagara County27Ulster County: 24 countUlster County24Oswego County: 22 countOswego County22Oneida County: 21 countOneida County21Saratoga County: 18 countSaratoga County18Rockland County: 17 countRockland County17St. Lawrence County: 16 countSt. Lawrence County16Sullivan County: 14 countSullivan County14Broome County: 13 countBroome County13Greene County: 12 countGreene County12Jefferson County: 12 countJefferson County12Richmond County: 12 countRichmond County12Steuben County: 12 countSteuben County12Cattaraugus County: 11 countCattaraugus County11Chautauqua County: 11 countChautauqua County11Ontario County: 11 countOntario County11Rensselaer County: 11 countRensselaer County11Albany County: 10 countAlbany County10Wayne County: 10 countWayne County10Chenango County: 9 countChenango County9Columbia County: 9 countColumbia County9Cortland County: 9 countCortland County9Delaware County: 9 countDelaware County9Clinton County: 8 countClinton County8Genesee County: 8 countGenesee County8Madison County: 8 countMadison County8Tompkins County: 8 countTompkins County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8
count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash (Counties in New York by traffic fatalities, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip

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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in New York by traffic fatalities, 2013. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/new-york-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Counties in New York by traffic fatalities, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/new-york-counties?period=2013.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in New York by traffic fatalities, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/new-york-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Suffolk County, with 145 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Tioga County, with 1 in 2013.

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