Traffic Deaths Decline In 2025 NJ In Most But Not All Counties

New Jersey traffic deaths decreased by nearly 15 percent in 2025, a reduction the state Attorney General's Office called significant. And the number of people who have died as result of those crashes was down nearly 16 percent in 2025, authorities said.

The preliminary data compiled by New Jersey State Police showed fatal crashes decreased from 647 in 2024 to 547 in 2025, a 16 percent reduction. The number of people who died in those crashes — including drivers, passengers, cyclists, and pedestrians — dropped by about 15 percent from 684 in 2024 to 582 in 2025.

One county saw a nearly 54 percent reduction in fatal crashes in 2025, with a 53 percent decrease in deaths, according to the data.

But not every county saw a decrease in fatal crashes and deaths; five counties saw increases, including one that jumped 23 percent in crashes and nearly 37 percent in deaths. See how many crashes happened in your county and town below.

"The decline in traffic fatalities in New Jersey in 2025 is a clear step in the right direction," state Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. "Targeted traffic enforcement, driver education, and engineering safety improvements statewide have all made our state’s drivers and pedestrians safer."

"There is still more work for us to do to drive down traffic fatalities, as even one traffic fatality is one too many," Platkin said.

Authorities said pedestrian deaths decreased nearly 24 percent, from 230 in 2024 to 175 in 2025. Driver fatalities also fell, from 350 in 2024 to 299 in 2025, a 15 percent decrease.

Motorcyclist fatalities, which reached a historic high of 120 in 2024, dropped 40 percent to 72 in 2025, authorities said.

Monmouth County led the decrease in fatal crashes and deaths, with 24 crashes that killed 25 people in 2025, down from 52 crashes with 53 deaths in 2024.

Ocean County saw the largest increase and the highest number of fatal crashes and deaths in 2025, with 54 crashes and 63 deaths, up from 44 crashes and 46 deaths in 2024.

Hunterdon County had the fewest fatal crashes and deaths from them, with 6 of each in 2025.

Other counties that saw increases in fatal crashes were Camden, Cape May, Morris, Hudson and Salem, with single-digit increases in each of those counties.

The municipality with the most crashes in 2025 was Newark, with 27 fatal collisions and 27 deaths. Three of those crashes were on Interstate 78. Newark had 27 fatal crashes in 2024, according to state police data.

The second-highest total was in Toms River, which had 19 crashes in 2025. That includes two crashes on the Garden State Parkway. There were 23 people killed in those crashes, including 10 pedestrians, according to state police data. Toms River had 9 fatal crashes in 2024, including two on the Garden State Parkway.

You can see reports for your town in the charts below.