Fatal crashes in Tioga County, New York
In 2024, 10 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Tioga County, 42.9% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 54 fatal crashes and 63 deaths.
21 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 5.5 across New York in 2024; 13.1 against 5.4 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 47,574, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in New York.
Deaths in Tioga County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 11 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
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 Tioga County
The 5 roads listed held 50% of all fatal crashes in Tioga County from 2015 to 2024; 5 state highways. 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 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | no page |
| 2 | State Highway 96 | 6 | 6 | 1 | no page |
| 3 | State Highway 34 | 5 | 7 | 4 | no page |
| 4 | State Highway 38 | 5 | 7 | 2 | no page |
| 5 | State Highway 17C | 5 | 5 | 1 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Owego 10, Barton 9, Newark Valley 7, Candor 6, Spencer 6, Nichols 5. 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 Tioga 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 | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 9.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan11.1%
- Feb5.6%
- Mar7.4%
- Apr3.7%
- May9.3%
- Jun13.0%
- Jul9.3%
- Aug3.7%
- Sep9.3%
- Oct13.0%
- Nov11.1%
- Dec3.7%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Tioga County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 39%; a collision with another vehicle in 35%, a pedestrian in 7.4%, a rollover in 3.7%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 21 | 39% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 19 | 35% |
| Other | 5 | 9.3% |
| Pedestrian | 4 | 7.4% |
| Rollover | 2 | 3.7% |
| Parked vehicle | 2 | 3.7% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.9% |
| 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 Tioga County compare with New York
A drinking driver was recorded in 19% of fatal crashes in Tioga County from 2015 to 2024, below the New York share of 20%; speeding in 32%, about the New York share; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, below the New York share of 8.2%; a driver recorded as distracted in 5.6%, below the New York share of 12%; 34% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below 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.
| Tioga | New York | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 80% | 30% | above the New York share |
| At or near an intersection | 5.6% | 34% | below the New York share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 35% | 17% | above the New York share |
| A drinking driver | 19% | 20% | below the New York share |
| Speeding | 32% | 31% | about the same as the New York share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 5.6% | 12% | below the New York share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 34% | 37% | below the New York share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 8.2% | below the New York share |
| A motorcycle involved | 24% | 18% | above the New York share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 9.5% | 26% | below 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 Tioga County
- How many people died in car accidents in Tioga County in 2024?
- 10 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Tioga County, New York, in 2024, 42.9% more than in 2023. That is 21 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 5.5 across New York.
- How many fatal crashes in Tioga County involved a drinking driver?
- 10 of 54 fatal crashes in Tioga County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 19%, against 20% across New York.
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Where the Tioga County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Tioga County (county code 107). 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.