Counties in New York by traffic fatalities

Suffolk County had the highest traffic fatalities of 62 counties in 2016, at 139. Fulton County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9 and the figure for New York was 1,041. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest139Suffolk County

Lowest0Fulton County

Median962 counties

New York1,041History

Map of counties, 2016

Under 3
3 to 5
5 to 9
9 to 13
13 to 27
27 and over

count, 2016. 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, 2016

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.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Suffolk County	139	-17.3%
2	Nassau County	80	-15.8%
3	Queens County	61	-21.8%
4	Kings County	53	-23.2%
5	Erie County	50	+13.6%
6	Bronx County	49	+22.5%
7	New York County	48	+71.4%
8	Monroe County	45	+36.4%
9	Westchester County	37	-27.5%
10	Orange County	32	+14.3%
11	Onondaga County	27	-18.2%
12	Albany County	24	+9.1%
13	Oneida County	22	+83.3%
14	Dutchess County	20	-23.1%
15	Richmond County	19	-26.9%
15	Saratoga County	19	+5.6%
17	Broome County	18	+20%
18	Niagara County	17	-5.6%
18	Oswego County	17	-10.5%
20	Ulster County	14	-12.5%
21	Chautauqua County	13	+30%
22	Wayne County	12	-7.7%
23	Cayuga County	11	+37.5%
23	Rockland County	11	-26.7%
25	St. Lawrence County	10	-9.1%
25	Steuben County	10	+42.9%
25	Tompkins County	10	-23.1%
28	Clinton County	9	+200%
28	Jefferson County	9	-25%
28	Ontario County	9	-43.8%
28	Sullivan County	9	-30.8%
32	Columbia County	8	0%
32	Herkimer County	8	+100%
32	Rensselaer County	8	-11.1%
32	Washington County	8	-20%
36	Greene County	7	-30%
36	Livingston County	7	+133.3%
36	Schenectady County	7	-30%
36	Tioga County	7	+133.3%
40	Allegany County	5	+25%
40	Cattaraugus County	5	-28.6%
40	Chemung County	5	-54.5%
40	Chenango County	5	-16.7%
40	Genesee County	5	-28.6%
40	Montgomery County	5	0%
40	Putnam County	5	-44.4%
47	Cortland County	4	-33.3%
47	Orleans County	4	n/a
47	Otsego County	4	-42.9%
47	Seneca County	4	-42.9%
51	Essex County	3	+50%
51	Franklin County	3	-50%
51	Lewis County	3	-25%
51	Madison County	3	-66.7%
51	Schuyler County	3	+50%
51	Wyoming County	3	-57.1%
57	Delaware County	2	-75%
57	Schoharie County	2	0%
57	Warren County	2	0%
60	Hamilton County	1	n/a
60	Yates County	1	-50%
62	Fulton County	0	-100%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/new-york-counties?period=2016. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/new-york-counties?period=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/new-york-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Suffolk County, with 139 in 2016, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Fulton County, with 0 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 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.