We at the Grossman Law Firm have handled thousands of car accidents cases in our time and know first hand the devastation car accidents cause to New Jersey residents. We’ve compiled the most up to date New Jersey car crash statistics we could find and put them all in one post to help raise awareness.
New Jersey Department of Transportation Bureau of Safety Programs /Crash Summary At/Between Intersections Crash Summaries For Interstate highways
39,000 miles of roadway cover New Jersey, pretty impressive for a state that is fourth smallest in the United States, geographically speaking. According to New Jersey’s Department of Transportation, there are 2,970 miles of Interstate highway within the Garden State. Interstates are those that cross state lines, highways that don’t start and stop within one state. I-80, I-95, I-76, and about eight others in our state. The following information digests what happened on those roads in 2020, the latest statistics available for New Jersey’s D.O.T. The first number leaps out: 10,712 crashes on interstates alone, New Jersey averaging nearly 20 crashes every single day.
New Jersey Total Crashes:10712
https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/accident/crash_summary_reports.shtm
Severity of Interstate Highway Crashes
There were 43 fatality crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Fatalities were 0.40 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
There were 110 major injury crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Major injuries were 1.03 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
There were 1066 moderate injury crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Moderate injuries were 9.95 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
There were 1231 minimal injury crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Minimal injury crashes were 11.49 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
There were 8262 property only crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Property injury crashes were 77.13 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Collision Type of Interstate highway Intersection Crashes
Same direction- Rear End
There were 3394 same direction rear end crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Same direction rear end crashes were 31.68 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Same direction- Sideswipe
There were 2700 sideswipe crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Sideswipe crashes were 25.21 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Angle
There were 48 angle crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Angle crashes were 0.45 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Head-On
There were 28 head-on crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Head on crashes were 0.26 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Parked Vehicle
There were 113 parked vehicle crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Parked vehicle crashes were 1.05 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Left Turn / U Turn
There were 3 left turn or U turn crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Left turn or U turn crashes were 0.03 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Backing
There were 45 backing up crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Backing up crashes were 0.42 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Encroachment
There were three encroachment crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Encroachment crashes were 0.03 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Overturned
There were 190 overturn crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Overturn crashes were 1.77 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Fixed Object
There were 2922 crashes with a fixed object on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes with a fixed object were 27.28 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Animal
There were 631 crashes with an animal on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes with an animal were 5.89 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Pedestrian
There were 12 pedestrian crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Pedestrian crashes were 0.11 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Pedalcycle
There was one pedalcycle crash on an interstate in New Jersey in 2020.
Pedalcycle crashes were 0.1 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Non-Fixed Object
There were 521 non-fixed object crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Non-fixed object crashes were 4.86 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Railcar – Vehicle
There were no railcar crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Railcar crashes were 0.00 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Unknown
There were no unknown crashes at Interstate highway intersections in New Jersey in 2020.
Unknown crashes were 11.46 percent of the total crashes at Interstate highway intersections in New Jersey in 2020.
Other
There were 98 other kinds of crashes at Interstate highway intersections in New Jersey in 2020.
Other kinds of crashes were .91 percent of the total crashes at Interstate highway intersections in New Jersey in 2020.
Interstate highway Intersection By Traffic Lights Present
At traffic lights
There were no crashes at intersections with traffic lights on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Intersections with lights made up 0.0 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
At Intersections with Traffic Lights
There were 445 crashes intersections with traffic lights on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Intersections with traffic lights had 100 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Between Intersections
There were 10267 crashes in between intersections on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes between intersections were 95.85 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Railroad Crossings
There were no railroad crossing crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Railroad crossing crashes were 0.0 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Surface Condition
Dry Surfaces
There were 7530 crashes on dry surfaces on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes on dry surfaces were 70.29 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Wet Surfaces
There were 2940 crashes on wet surfaces on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes on wet surfaces were 27.45 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Snow
There were 168 crashes on snowy surfaces on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes on snowy surfaces were 1.57 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Ice
There were 31 crashes on icy surfaces on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes on icy surfaces were 0.29 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Unknown
There were 5 crashes on unknown surfaces on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes on dry surfaces were 0.05 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Other
There were 38 crashes with other surfaces on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes on other surfaces were 0.35 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Light
Day
There were 6926 daytime crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Daytime crashes were 64.66 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Dusk
There were 269 crashes at dusk on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes at dusk were 2.58 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Night
There were 3260 nighttime crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Nighttime crashes were 30.43 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Dawn
There were 245 dawn crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes at dawn were 2.29 percent of the total crashes on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Unknown
There were 12 crashes under unknown light conditions on interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes under unknown light conditions were .11% of the total crashes on Interstates in New Jersey in 2020.
New Jersey Department of Transportation Bureau of Safety Programs /Crash Summary/ Crash Summary for Municipal Road System
The following summarizes crashes on New Jersey’s municipal roads. It does not include toll roads or private roads. Municipal roads are city roads, although that takes some explanation. New Jersey recognizes these kinds of municipalities: Borough, Township, City, Town, and Village. 61757 crashes happened on NJ municipal roads in 2020, almost 170 crashes every day in the fourth smallest state geographically in America. That’s a lot of people running into each other.
https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/accident/crash_summary_reports.shtm
Total Crashes: 61757
Severity of Municipal Road System Crashes
Fatal
There were 89 fatality crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in New Jersey in 2020.
Fatalities were 0.14 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in New Jersey in 2020.
Major Injury
There were 709 major injury crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in New Jersey in 2020.
Major injuries were 1.15 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in New Jersey in 2020.
Moderate Injury
There were 4197 moderate injury crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in New Jersey in 2020.
Moderate injuries were 6.80 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in New Jersey in 2020.
Minimal Injury
There were 6458 minimal injury crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in New Jersey in 2020.
Minimal injury crashes were 10.46 percent on New Jersey’s municipal road system in New Jersey in 2020.
Property Damage
There were 50304 property only crashes at Interstate highway intersections on New Jersey’s municipal road system in New Jersey in 2020.
Property injury crashes were 81.45 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in New Jersey in 2020.
Collision Type of Municipal Road System Crashes
Same direction- Rear End
There were 502 same direction rear end crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2021.
Same direction rear end crashes were 12.1 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in New Jersey in 2020.
Same direction- Sideswipe
There were 5987 sideswipe crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Sideswipe crashes were 9.69 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in New Jersey in 2020.
Angle
There were 10755 angle crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Angle crashes were 17.45 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Head-On
There were 2080 head-on crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Head on crashes were 3.37 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Parked Vehicle
There were 17,207 parked vehicle crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Parked vehicle crashes were 27.57 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Left Turn / U Turn
There were 953 left turn or U turn crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Left turn or U turn crashes were 1.54 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Backing
There were 5214 backing up crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Backing up crashes were 8.44 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Encroachment
There were 346 encroachment crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Encroachment crashes were 0.56 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Overturned
There were 239 overturn crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Overturn crashes were 0.39 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Fixed Object
There were 6853 crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Crashes with a fixed object were 11.10 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Animal
There were 1501 crashes with an animal on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Crashes with an animal were 2.43 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Pedestrian
There were 1567 pedestrian crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Pedestrian crashes were 2.54 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Pedalcycle
There were 864 pedalcycle crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Pedalcycle crashes were 1.40 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Non-Fixed Object
There were 333 non-fixed object crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Non-fixed object crashes were 0.54 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Railcar – Vehicle
There were 6 railcar crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Railcar crashes were 0.01 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Unknown
There were 83 unknown collision crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in New Jersey in 2020.
Unknown crashes were 0.13 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Other
There were 83 other kinds of crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Other kinds of crashes were 0.13 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Municipal Road System Crashes by Traffic Lights Present
At traffic lights
There were 4510 crashes on intersections with traffic lights on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Crashes at intersections with traffic lights were 7.30 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
At Intersections with no traffic lights
There were 16873 crashes at intersections without traffic lights on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Intersections without traffic lights had 27.32 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Between Intersections
There were 40358 between intersection crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Between intersection crashes were 65.33 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Railroad Crossings
There were 26 railroad crossing crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Railroad crossing crashes were 0.4 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Surface Condition
Dry Surfaces
There were 50623 crashes on dry surfaces on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Crashes on dry surfaces were 81.97 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Wet Surfaces
There were 8597 crashes on wet surfaces on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Crashes on wet surfaces were 13.92 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Snow
There were 934 crashes on snowy surfaces on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Crashes on snowy surfaces were 1.51 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Ice
There were 253 crashes on icy surfaces on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Crashes on icy surfaces were 0.41 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Unknown
There were 1196 crashes of an unknown surface condition on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Crashes on an unknown surface condition were 1.94 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Other
There were 154 crashes on other surfaces on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Crashes on other surfaces were 0.25 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Light
Day
There were 40459 daytime crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Daytime crashes were 65.51 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Dusk
There were 1579 crashes at dusk on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Crashes at dusk were 2.70 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Night
There were 17077 nighttime crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Nighttime crashes were 27.65 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Dawn
There were 814 crashes at dawn on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Crashes at dawn were 1.32 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Unknown
There were 1828 crashes in an unknown light on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Crashes in an unknown light were 2.96 percent of the total crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
New Jersey Department of Transportation Bureau of Safety Programs/Crash Summary Crash Summary For County Road System
The following summarizes crashes on New Jersey’s county roads in 2020. As every New Jerseyite knows, NJ can be intensely rural, like out at the Pine Barrens or in Ringwood Township. 55037 crashes took place on NJ county roads in 2020 which means almost 151 crashes every day on county roads. That’s within 10% of the crashes which happened on municipal roads for over the same time period.
https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/accident/crash_summary_reports.shtm
Total Crashes: 55037
Severity of County Road System Crashes
Fatal
There were 142 fatality crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Fatalities were 0.26 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Major Injury
There were 819 major injury crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020. 2020.
Major injuries were 1.49 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Moderate Injury
There were 5547 moderate injury crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Moderate injuries were 10.08 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Minimal Injury
There were 7753 minimal injury crashes at Interstate highway intersections on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Minimal injury crashes were 13.72 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Property Damage
There were 40976 property only crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Property injury crashes were 74.45 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crash Collision Type on County Roads
Same direction- Rear End
There were 15656 same direction rear end crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Same direction rear end crashes were 28.45 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Same direction- Sideswipe
There were 6571 sideswipe crashes on New Jersey’s municipal road system in 2020.
Sideswipe crashes were 11.94 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Angle
There were 10629 angle crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Angle crashes were 19.31 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Head-On
There were 1881 head-on crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Head on crashes were 3.42 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Parked Vehicle
There were 3298 parked vehicle crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Parked vehicle crashes were 5.99 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Left Turn / U Turn
There were 1948 left turn or U turn crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020..
Left turn or U turn crashes were 3.54 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Backing
There were 1297 backing up crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Backing up crashes were .49 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Encroachment
There were 267 encroachment crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Encroachment crashes were 0.49 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Overturned
There were 300 overturn crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Overturn crashes were 0.55 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Fixed Object
There were 6758 crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes with a fixed object were 12.28 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Animal
There were 4043 crashes with an animal on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes with an animal were 0.55 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Pedestrian
There were 931 pedestrian crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Pedestrian crashes were 1.69 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Pedalcycle
There were 670 pedalcycle crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Pedalcycle crashes were 1.22 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Non-Fixed Object
There were 389 non-fixed object crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Non-fixed object crashes were 0.71 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Railcar – Vehicle
There were 4 railcar crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Railcar crashes were 0.01 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Unknown
There were 18 unknown collision crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Unknown crashes were 0.03 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Other
There were 377 other kinds of crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Other kinds of crashes were 0.68 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
County Road System Crashes by Traffic lights Present
Crashes with traffic lights present
There were 4510 crashes at intersections with traffic lights on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes at intersections with traffic lights were 14.42 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes without traffic lights present
There were 12443 crashes at intersections without traffic lights on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes at intersections without traffic lights were 22.61 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Between Intersections
There were 34643 in-between intersection crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Between intersection crashes were 62.94 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Railroad Crossings
There were 17 railroad crossing crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Railroad crossing crashes were 0.03 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Surface Condition
Dry Surfaces
There were 44289 crashes on dry surfaces on county roads in New Jersey in 2020..
Crashes on dry surfaces were 80.29 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Wet Surfaces
There were 9666 crashes on wet surfaces on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes on wet surfaces were 17.56 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Snow
There were 625 crashes on snowy surfaces on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes on snowy surfaces were 1.14 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Ice
There were 205 crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes on icy surfaces were 0.37 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Unknown
There were 262 crashes with an unknown surface condition on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes with an unknown surface condition were .48 percent of the total on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Other
There were 90 crashes with other surface conditions on county roads in New Jersey in 2020..
Crashes on other surfaces were 0.16 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Light
Day
There were 37418 daytime crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Daytime crashes were 67.99 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Dusk
There were 1572 crashes at dusk on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes at dusk were 2.86 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Night
There were 14807 nighttime crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Nighttime crashes were 26.90 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Dawn
There were 910 crashes at dawn on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes at dawn were 1.65 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Unknown
There were 330 crashes in an unknown light on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes in an unknown light were 0.60 percent of the total crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
New Jersey Department of Transportation Bureau of Safety Programs/Crash Summary At/Between Intersections Crashes Summaries for State System Roads
The following looks at accidents or crashes between intersections for State System roads, the fourth kind of roadway system that NJ recognizes. 130 crashes a day were, on, average, happening on these roads throughout 2020. That’s a lot of people running into each other.
Total Crashes: 48934
https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/accident/crash_summary_reports.shtm
Severity of State Road System Crashes
Fatal
There were 209 fatality crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Fatalities were 0.43 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Major Injury
There were 683 major injury crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020. 2020.
Major injuries were 1.40 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Moderate Injury
There were 4479 moderate injury crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Moderate injuries were 9.15 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Minimal Injury
There were 7001 minimal injury crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Minimal injury crashes were 14.31 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Property Damage
There were 36562 property only crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Property injury crashes were 74.72 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crash Collision Type on State Roads
Same direction- Rear End
There were 20283 same direction rear end crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Same direction rear end crashes were 41.45 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Same direction- Sideswipe
There were 9707 sideswipe crashes on New Jersey’s state road system in 2020.
Sideswipe crashes were 19.84 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Angle
There were 5725 angle crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Angle crashes were 11.70 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Head-On
There were 827 head-on crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Head on crashes were 1.69 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Parked Vehicle
There were 655 parked vehicle crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Parked vehicle crashes were 1.34 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Left Turn / U Turn
There were 977 left turn or U turn crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020..
Left turn or U turn crashes were 2 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Backing
There were 393 backing up crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Backing up crashes were .80 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Encroachment
There were 119 encroachment crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Encroachment crashes were 0.24 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Overturned
There were 285 overturn crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Overturn crashes were 0.58 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Fixed Object
There were 5415 crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes with a fixed object were 11.07 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Animal
There were 2954 crashes with an animal on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes with an animal were 6.04 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Pedestrian
There were 414 pedestrian crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Pedestrian crashes were 0.85 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Pedalcycle
There were 236 pedalcycle crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Pedalcycle crashes were 0.48 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Non-Fixed Object
There were 554 non-fixed object crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Non-fixed object crashes were 1.13 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Railcar – Vehicle
There were 0 railcar crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Railcar crashes were zero percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Unknown
There were 10 unknown collision crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Unknown crashes were 0.02 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Other
There were 380 other kinds of crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Other kinds of crashes were 0.78 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
State Road System Crashes by Traffic lights Present
With traffic lights present
There were 6195 crashes at intersections with traffic lights on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Intersections with traffic signal crashes were 12.66 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Without traffic lights present
There were 7867 crashes at intersections without traffic lights on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes at intersections without traffic lights were 16.08 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Between Intersections
There were 34872 in-between intersection crashes on county roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Between intersection crashes were 71.26 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Railroad Crossings
There were no railroad crossing crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Railroad crossing crashes were 0.0 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Surface Condition of State Road
Dry Surfaces
There were 38964 crashes on dry surfaces on state roads in New Jersey in 2020..
Crashes on dry surfaces were 79.63 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Wet Surfaces
There were 9237 crashes on wet surfaces on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes on wet surfaces were 18.88 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Snow
There were 380 crashes on snowy surfaces on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes on snowy surfaces were 0.78 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Ice
There were 92 crashes on icy state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes on icy surfaces were 0.19 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Unknown
There were 167 crashes with an unknown surface condition on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes with an unknown surface condition were .34 percent of the total on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Other
There were 94 crashes with other surface conditions on state roads in New Jersey in 2020..
Crashes on other surfaces were 0.19 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
State Crash Statistics by Light Condition
Day
There were 32861 daytime crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Daytime crashes were 67.15 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Dusk
There were 1389 crashes at dusk on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes at dusk were 2.84 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Night
There were 13695 nighttime crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Nighttime crashes were 27.99 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Dawn
There were 821 crashes at dawn on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes at dawn were 1.68 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Unknown
There were 168 crashes in an unknown light on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
Crashes in an unknown light were 0.34 percent of the total crashes on state roads in New Jersey in 2020.
