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Crashes in New York State

Each row is a vehicle involved in a crash reported to the New York DMV. Causes and actions are the wording of the police report.

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Top cause of crashes in New York State: “Following Too Closely”, 15% of crashes with a known cause.

Vehicles in crashes2,142,730
Years2021–2024
Vehicles in crashes by year
  1. 2021 523,754 24%
  2. 2022 549,705 26%
  3. 2023 535,007 25%
  4. 2024 534,264 25%
Model year of the vehicles
1991
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
177,823
2020
2025
2027
Vehicle type
  1. Suburban 1,015,777 48%
  2. 4 Door Sedan 722,253 34%
  3. Pickup Truck 187,920 9%
  4. 2 Door Sedan 48,187 2%
  5. Van Truck 43,875 2%
  6. Tractor 17,469 <1%
  7. Bus (omnibus) 16,741 <1%
  8. Motorcycle 16,315 <1%
  9. Dump 13,993 <1%
  10. Convertible 11,361 <1%
  11. Delivery Truck 9,163 <1%
  12. Utility 6,545 <1%
Contributing factor
  1. Following Too Closely 123,704 15%
  2. Failure to Yield Right-of-Way 103,385 13%
  3. Animal's Action 98,538 12%
  4. Driver Inattention/Distraction* 93,655 12%
  5. Pavement Slippery 56,220 7%
  6. Passing or Lane Usage Improper 52,218 6%
  7. Unsafe Speed 52,133 6%
  8. Unsafe Lane Changing 48,625 6%
  9. Turning Improperly 40,860 5%
  10. Traffic Control Device Disregarded 32,604 4%
  11. Backing Unsafely 31,684 4%
  12. Reaction to Other Uninvolved Vehicle 23,621 3%
  13. View Obstructed/Limited 18,712 2%
  14. Driver Inexperience* 14,463 2%
  15. Failure to Keep Right 13,121 2%
What the vehicle was doing
  1. Going Straight Ahead 1,087,419 54%
  2. Parked 205,218 10%
  3. Making Left Turn 173,101 9%
  4. Stopped in Traffic 153,074 8%
  5. Slowing or Stopping 126,301 6%
  6. Making Right Turn 84,153 4%
  7. Backing 68,010 3%
  8. Changing Lanes 56,676 3%
  9. Starting in Traffic 28,495 1%
  10. Merging 19,262 <1%
  11. Starting from Parking 15,248 <1%
  12. Overtaking/Passing 13,562 <1%
What it hit
  1. Other Motor Vehicle, Collision With 68,186 55%
  2. Earth Embankment/Rock Cut/Ditch, Collision With Fixed Object 9,027 7%
  3. Tree, Collision With Fixed Object 8,985 7%
  4. Guide Rail - Not At End, Collision With Fixed Object 7,132 6%
  5. Light Support/Utility Pole, Collision With Fixed Object 6,696 5%
  6. Sign Post, Collision With Fixed Object 5,286 4%
  7. Overturned, Non-Collision 4,255 3%
  8. Other Fixed Object*, Collision With Fixed Object 4,093 3%
  9. Fence, Collision With Fixed Object 3,189 3%
  10. Building/Wall, Collision With Fixed Object 2,945 2%
  11. Curbing, Collision With Fixed Object 2,404 2%
  12. Pedestrian, Collision With 1,956 2%
State of registration
  1. NY 2,060,597 97%
  2. NJ 17,895 <1%
  3. PA 8,027 <1%
  4. CT 7,037 <1%
  5. FL 6,660 <1%
  6. IN 4,598 <1%
  7. MA 2,994 <1%
  8. VA 2,374 <1%
  9. OH 2,278 <1%
  10. TX 2,034 <1%
  11. NC 1,898 <1%
  12. IL 1,897 <1%
  13. MD 1,723 <1%
  14. VT 1,617 <1%
  15. AZ 1,360 <1%

Source: New York State DMV: Motor Vehicle Crashes, vehicle information (data.ny.gov). · Updated: Nov 10, 2026

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