Fatal crashes in Richmond County, New York
In 2024, 13 people died in 13 fatal crashes in Richmond County, 8.3% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 125 fatal crashes and 133 deaths, the 20th most of any county in New York.
2.6 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 5.5 across New York in 2024; 2.7 against 5.4 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 498,212, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in New York.
Deaths in Richmond County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 13 |
| 2023 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021 | 10 | 11 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 13 | 14 |
| 2016 | 17 | 19 |
| 2015 | 25 | 26 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Numbered roads with fatal crashes in Richmond County
The 2 roads listed held 10% of all fatal crashes in Richmond County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 1 state highway. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Highway 440 | 7 | 8 | 1 | no page |
| 2 | I-278 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: New York City 52, New York -Richmond 37, Staten Island 11. The city is not filed for crashes outside a city.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Richmond County
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 4.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.4 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.4 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.2%
- Feb8.8%
- Mar8.0%
- Apr5.6%
- May9.6%
- Jun9.6%
- Jul11.2%
- Aug4.8%
- Sep7.2%
- Oct11.2%
- Nov8.0%
- Dec8.8%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Richmond County first hit
The first harmful event was a pedestrian in 42%; a collision with another vehicle in 26%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 17%, a parked vehicle in 4.8%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pedestrian | 53 | 42% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 32 | 26% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 21 | 17% |
| Parked vehicle | 6 | 4.8% |
| Cyclist | 5 | 4.0% |
| Rollover | 4 | 3.2% |
| Other | 4 | 3.2% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Richmond County compare with New York
A drinking driver was recorded in 14% of fatal crashes in Richmond County from 2015 to 2024, below the New York share of 20%; speeding in 31%, about the New York share; a hit-and-run in 8.0%, about the New York share; a driver recorded as distracted in 22%, above the New York share of 12%; 47% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the New York share of 37%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of New York. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Richmond | New York | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 2.4% | 30% | below the New York share |
| At or near an intersection | 52% | 34% | above the New York share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 1.6% | 17% | below the New York share |
| A drinking driver | 14% | 20% | below the New York share |
| Speeding | 31% | 31% | about the same as the New York share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 22% | 12% | above the New York share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 47% | 37% | above the New York share |
| Hit-and-run | 8.0% | 8.2% | about the same as the New York share |
| A motorcycle involved | 15% | 18% | below the New York share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 41% | 26% | above the New York share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Richmond County
- How many people died in car accidents in Richmond County in 2024?
- 13 people died in 13 fatal crashes in Richmond County, New York, in 2024, 8.3% more than in 2023. That is 2.6 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 5.5 across New York.
- How many fatal crashes in Richmond County involved a drinking driver?
- 17 of 125 fatal crashes in Richmond County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 14%, against 20% across New York.
Other counties in New York with a page
- Suffolk County
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- Queens County
- Kings County
- Erie County
- Monroe County
- Bronx County
- New York County
- Westchester County
- Orange County
- Onondaga County
- Dutchess County
All fatal crashes in New York, with every county ranked.
Where the Richmond County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Richmond County (county code 85). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.