Brooklyn, Manhattan Top List Of Most Dangerous Intersections: Study

NEW YORK CITY — The Big Apple ranks at the top of a somber and disturbing study of the counties with the most dangerous intersections.

The study from a personal injury law firm examined nation wide traffic fatality data and determined what percentage of traffic fatalities between 2017-2020 occurred at intersections.

According to the results, three New York City counties ranked as having the most dangerous intersections in the nation, with Brooklyn taking the deadly crown.

Over 60 percent of all traffic deaths in Brooklyn happened at intersections, the study found.

“In 2022, 42,795 people died from motor vehicle collisions in America," said a spokesperson from Jason Stone Injury Lawyers, which conducted the research. "This study considers the number of fatalities caused by crashes at intersections and, in turn, highlights the counties with the deadliest intersections, with Kings County coming out on top."

"It is interesting, however, that most of the counties mentioned are in the East; New York’s counties appear three times, suggesting that more measures should be taken concerning road safety in these counties.”

Brooklyn tops the national list, with over 60 percent of all traffic fatalities taking place at intersections — or 197 of the 327 deaths between the studied time period.

At slot number two sits Manhattan, where over 56 percent of fatalities occurred at an intersection — or 101 of the 178 deaths.

And Queens, ranked as number five, saw over 51 of their traffic deaths occur at intersections — 176 of the 343 deaths.

The study looked at data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Motor Vehicle Crash Data Querying and Reporting, only including counties with over 50 car crash deaths between 2017 and 2021.

The city has taken some efforts to reduce traffic deaths in the city, but the results have not been evenly felt.

A recent push to increase visibility at intersections — known as "daylighting" — has won a thumbs up at numerous Community Boards this year.

But since the pandemic, many safety gains have been lessened, with traffic fatalities rising. In the first half of 2023, New York City had one of the deadliest periods of traffic deaths on record.