NYC traffic deaths record low in 2025 with 205 deaths
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“NYC traffic deaths hit a record low in 2025, with 205 deaths, the fewest since 1910.”
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In 2025 New York City recorded 205 traffic deaths, which is the lowest number since the city began keeping records in 1910, establishing a new all‑time low. This figure represents a 19 % decline from the 2024 total.
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- Traffic Deaths Reach All-time Low: New York Ends Year With Fewest Fatalities Ever Recorded
NEW YORK – The New York City Department of Transportation announced today that New York City ended 2025 with the fewest traffic deaths ever recorded, dating back to when record-keeping began in 1910. There were 205 recorded traffic deaths in 2025, a 19 percent decline from 253 fatalities ...
- Vision Zero: NYC DOT Announces Traffic Deaths Reached Lowest Level in Recorded History During the First Six Months of 2025, Fatalities Down 32 Percent From Last Year
NEW YORK – New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced traffic deaths reached the lowest level in recorded history during the first six months of 2025, with fatalities down 32 percent compared to the first six months of last year.
- Vision Zero: Traffic Deaths Continued to Decline in Third Quarter Amidst One of the Safest Years in New York City History
There have been 159 traffic fatalities through 2025, which is down 18 percent from the 194 traffic deaths recorded at this point in 2024 and the third fewest number of fatalities ever recorded in the first nine months of a year.
- New York City car accident statistics | The Orlow Firm
NYC car accident statistics: 205 traffic deaths in 2025, the lowest annual total since records began in 1910 and down 19% from 253 deaths in 2024.
- NYC records its lowest number of traffic deaths ever in 2025 - Gothamist
New York recorded 205 traffic deaths last year, a 19% drop from 2024.
- NYC Traffic Deaths Hit Lowest Level Ever Recorded in 2025 · BNY
New York City recorded 205 traffic deaths in 2025, the fewest ever in more than a century of record-keeping, the NYC Department of Transportation announced — a 19 percent drop from 2024 and one below the previous safest year on record.
- City sees fewest traffic deaths on record in 2025, DOT says
02, 2026 PUBLISHED 4:00 PM EST Jan. 02, 2026 ... 2025 ended with the fewest traffic deaths ever recorded in the five boroughs, according to the Department of Transportation, with city records dating back to 1910.
- NYC DOT: ’25 traffic deaths a record low | | qchron.com
The city’s 205 traffic deaths in 2025 were the fewest in recorded city history, and one less than the previous low in 2018.
- Traffic Deaths Declined in New York in 2025: What the Data Shows About Ongoing Risks | WSAT Law
Traffic Deaths Declined in New York in 2025 as new data highlights ongoing roadway risks and legal review processes.
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