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Jersey City car accident statistics (2026)

Police reported 6,059 crashes in Jersey City in 2025. From 2019 to 2023, 54% of drivers in Jersey City injury crashes lived outside the city. Kennedy Boulevard had 11% of crashes that killed or seriously hurt someone since 2019. Counselworthy's count of NJDOT records through September 30, 2026.

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Jersey City car accident statistics by year

  1. Police reported 6,059 crashes in Jersey City in 2025, about 17 a day. (NJDOT crash data dashboard, 2025, preliminary)

  2. Crashes in Jersey City hurt 1,966 people and killed 9 in 2025. (NJDOT crash data dashboard, 2025, preliminary)

  3. Jersey City crashes fell 12% from 2024 to 2025: 6,851 to 6,059. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash data dashboard, 2024 to 2025, preliminary)

  4. Police reported 4,049 Jersey City crashes in 2026 through September 30. (NJDOT crash data dashboard, 2026 through September 30, preliminary)

  5. Police reported 48,959 crashes in Jersey City from January 2019 to September 2026. (NJDOT crash data dashboard, January 2019 to September 2026, preliminary) See every crash on the map

Jersey City crashes by year
YearCrashesPeople hurtPeople killedKilled or seriously hurt
20198,5462,015940
20205,1811,4591062
20216,2181,67115110
20226,4831,684566
20235,5721,3181722 (ratings out of line)
20246,8512,0261084
20256,0591,9669121
2026 through September 304,0491,282366

Source: NJDOT crash data dashboard, preliminary, saved October 7, 2026.

Jersey City traffic deaths and serious injuries

  1. 75 people were killed in Jersey City crashes from 2019 to 2025. (NJDOT crash data dashboard, 2019 to 2025, preliminary)

  2. Jersey City had 121 crashes that killed or seriously hurt someone in 2025, up from 84 in 2024. (NJDOT crash data dashboard, 2024 to 2025, preliminary)

  3. About 1 in 50 Jersey City crashes in 2025 killed or seriously hurt someone: 121 of 6,059. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash data dashboard, 2025, preliminary)

  4. Jersey City's Vision Zero program puts the average at 9 traffic deaths and 40 serious injuries a year. (Streetsblog NYC, citing the city, June 15, 2026)

  5. Back injuries were the most common injury police wrote down in Jersey City crashes: 1,471 of 7,524. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables, 2019 to 2023)

Hudson County car accident statistics by town

  1. Jersey City had 18.8 crashes per 1,000 residents in 2023, against 23.5 across 10 Hudson County towns. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables and Census Bureau population estimates, 2023)

  2. Crashes in Jersey City hurt 4.5 people per 1,000 residents in 2023, against 5.7 across 10 Hudson County towns. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables and Census Bureau population estimates, 2023)

  3. Secaucus had the most crashes per 1,000 residents of any Hudson County town in 2023: 51.2. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables and Census Bureau population estimates, 2023)

  4. NJDOT's crash tables list 336 Hoboken crashes in 2023, against 1,399 the city says police reported. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables and City of Hoboken, via Hoboken Girl, 2023)

Crashes per 1,000 residents in Hudson County towns, 2023
TownCrashesResidentsCrashes per 1,000People hurt per 1,000
Secaucus1,09721,43451.211.8
Kearny1,82240,22345.312.3
Weehawken68017,56438.78.1
North Bergen2,26860,53637.59.7
Harrison59820,94428.64.9
Union City1,27165,69019.34.1
Bayonne1,38871,73719.35.9
Jersey City5,604297,55518.84.5
Guttenberg19011,66916.32.8
West New York53951,72310.42.4

Highest rate first. Every crash police reported on a town's roads, highways included, divided by the people who live there on July 1, so towns that busy highways and through roads cross run higher. It isn't a risk score for anyone driving or walking there. East Newark is left out: NJDOT's records list 12 crashes there in 2023, against about 49 a year in the 3 years before, so they look incomplete. Hoboken is left out: NJDOT's records list 336 crashes there in 2023, against about 719 a year in the 3 years before, so they look incomplete. The city's own count is far higher (above). We don't know why the two differ. Sources: NJDOT crash tables, checked October 21, 2026; Census Bureau population estimates, checked October 31, 2026.

Jersey City bike and motorcycle accident statistics

  1. Motorcycles were in 1% of Jersey City crashes but 12% of those that killed or seriously hurt someone. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash data dashboard, January 2019 to September 2026, preliminary)

  2. Someone on a bike was in 15% of Jersey City crashes that killed or seriously hurt someone: 85 of 571. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash data dashboard, January 2019 to September 2026, preliminary)

  3. Police reported 1,419 Jersey City crashes involving someone on a bike from January 2019 to September 2026. (NJDOT crash data dashboard, January 2019 to September 2026, preliminary)

  4. 22% of Jersey City crashes that hurt someone on a bike were hit-and-runs: 128 of 591. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables, 2019 to 2023)

Most dangerous roads and intersections in Jersey City

  1. Kennedy Boulevard had 11% of Jersey City crashes that killed or seriously hurt someone, the most of any road: 65 of 571. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash data dashboard, January 2019 to September 2026, preliminary) Kennedy Boulevard crash data

  2. 9 crashes on Kennedy Boulevard killed someone from January 2019 to September 2026. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash data dashboard, January 2019 to September 2026, preliminary)

  3. People on foot were in 48% of Kennedy Boulevard's crashes that killed or seriously hurt someone: 31 of 65. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash data dashboard, January 2019 to September 2026, preliminary)

  4. Communipaw Ave at Route 440 and General Pulaski Skyway at Route 139 were the Jersey City intersections where crashes hurt the most people in 2025: 31 and 30. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash data dashboard, 2025, preliminary)

Jersey City roads with the most crashes that killed or seriously hurt someone, January 2019 to September 2026
RoadKilled or seriously hurt someoneKilled someoneSomeone on foot
Kennedy Boulevard65931
Route 4403675
Truck Routes 1 and 92464
Interstate 782326
Ocean Avenue23212

Counts aren't adjusted for traffic or road length. See every road and corner on the crash map.

Jersey City roads with the most crashes per mile driven

  1. Of 7 Jersey City roads with traffic counts, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive had the most crashes that hurt someone per mile driven: 9.5 per million miles. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash data dashboard and FHWA traffic counts, 2020 to 2025, preliminary) Martin Luther King Jr. Drive crash data

  2. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive's rate was 14 times New Jersey's rate on every road in 2022: 9.5 against 0.7 per million miles. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT statewide crash rates and FHWA traffic counts, 2020 to 2025, against 2022)

Jersey City roads by crashes that hurt someone per million miles driven, 2020 to 2025
RoadPer million milesRange chance alone could giveCrashes that hurt someoneCars a day, 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive9.58.1 to 11.11644,900
Communipaw Avenue7.06.1 to 7.82669,700
Grand Street3.73.2 to 4.317511,200
Ocean Avenue2.21.9 to 2.614914,900
Route 4401.41.3 to 1.626729,100
West Side Avenue1.31.0 to 1.77710,900
Interstate 780.30.3 to 0.428360,800

Highest first. Each road's crashes that hurt someone beside a traffic count, over the miles driven there. Traffic counts are estimates, so a rate is too. No rate yet: Kennedy Boulevard (the federal and state traffic counts for it disagree by more than a quarter); Truck Routes 1 and 9 (most of its crashes sit off the stretch with a traffic count); Tonnelle Avenue (most of its crashes sit off the stretch with a traffic count). See the chart on the crash data page.

Jersey City car accidents by time of day and season

  1. Jersey City had the most crashes that killed or seriously hurt someone in summer: 7.4 per 30 days, against 4.8 in spring. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash data dashboard, 2019 to 2025, preliminary)

  2. More Jersey City crashes that killed or seriously hurt someone happened from 4 to 8 pm than in any other 4 hours: 142 of 571. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash data dashboard, January 2019 to September 2026, preliminary)

  3. From November to January, 62% of Jersey City crashes that killed or seriously hurt someone happened after dark: 79 of 128. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash data dashboard, January 2019 to September 2026, preliminary)

  4. From May to July, 40% of Jersey City crashes that killed or seriously hurt someone happened after dark: 65 of 163. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash data dashboard, January 2019 to September 2026, preliminary)

Causes of car accidents in Jersey City

  1. Police listed "not paying attention" in 74% of Jersey City crashes that hurt someone and had a cause written: 3,713 of 5,033. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables, 2019 to 2023)

  2. The most common kind of Jersey City crash that hurt someone was "rear-end": 1,562 of 6,139. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables, 2019 to 2023)

What police listed in Jersey City crashes that hurt someone, 2019 to 2023
What police listedCrashes
Not paying attention3,713
Following too close339
Didn't yield313
Unsafe speed292
Ran a traffic signal235
Something else the driver did229

A crash can list more than one. 5,033 of 6,139 crashes that hurt someone had a cause written.

Jersey City hit-and-run statistics

  1. About 1 in 5 Jersey City crashes in 2023 were hit-and-runs, where a driver left: 1,047 of 5,604. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables, 2023) After a hit-and-run: what to do

  2. Hit-and-run crashes in Jersey City hurt 160 people and killed 2 in 2023. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables, 2023)

  3. Police reported 6,130 hit-and-run crashes in Jersey City from 2019 to 2023, 19% of all crashes. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables, 2019 to 2023)

Where drivers in Jersey City crashes live

  1. Of drivers in Jersey City crashes that hurt someone, 54% lived outside the city: 5,293 of 9,772 with a home on the report. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables, 2019 to 2023)

  2. Of drivers in Jersey City crashes that hurt someone, 10% lived in New York: 980 of 9,772 with a home on the report. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables, 2019 to 2023)

  3. Of drivers in Jersey City crashes that hurt someone, 46% lived in Jersey City: 4,479 of 9,772 with a home on the report. (Counselworthy analysis of NJDOT crash tables, 2019 to 2023)

Jersey City personal injury lawyer statistics

  1. None of the 23 Jersey City injury law firms we checked publish their contingency fee on their website. (Counselworthy transparency scorecard, checked November 1, 2026) See the scorecard

  2. 5 of the 23 Jersey City injury law firms we checked explain who pays case costs on their website. (Counselworthy transparency scorecard, checked November 1, 2026) See the scorecard

  3. 18 of the 23 Jersey City injury law firms we checked publish case results on their website. (Counselworthy transparency scorecard, checked November 1, 2026) See the scorecard

  4. 14 of the 23 Jersey City injury law firms we checked offer Spanish on their website. (Counselworthy transparency scorecard, checked November 1, 2026) See the scorecard

  5. 13 of the 23 Jersey City injury law firms we checked list a 24/7 phone line on their website. (Counselworthy transparency scorecard, checked November 1, 2026) See the scorecard

Not a ranking, and no firm is named here. Each yes is what the firm's own website says.

New Jersey car accident laws, in numbers

  1. In New Jersey, an injury lawsuit generally must be filed within 2 years. (N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2(a), checked October 7, 2026) The deadline to sue, explained

  2. New or renewed standard New Jersey auto policies must cover $35,000 per person for injuries, from January 1, 2026. (P.L.2022, c.87 (N.J.S.A. 39:6A-3), checked October 7, 2026)

  3. New or renewed standard New Jersey auto policies must cover $70,000 per accident for injuries, from January 1, 2026. (P.L.2022, c.87 (N.J.S.A. 39:6A-3), checked October 7, 2026)

  4. Standard New Jersey auto policies include PIP, which pays medical bills up to $250,000 per person per accident. (N.J.S.A. 39:6A-4, checked October 11, 2026) How PIP works

  5. Standard New Jersey auto policies need at least $35,000 per person of uninsured motorist coverage, from January 1, 2026. (N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.1(a), (b), (e), checked October 11, 2026) Hit by an uninsured driver

  6. New Jersey caps an injury lawyer's contingent fee at 33⅓% of the first $750,000 recovered, after costs. (R. 1:21-7(c), (d), checked October 14, 2026) Injury lawyer fees, explained

  7. New Jersey's fund for hit-and-run and uninsured crashes requires notice of a claim within 180 days of the crash. (New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association, Unsatisfied Claim & Judgment Fund, checked October 16, 2026) After a hit-and-run: what to do

General information, not legal advice.

Sources and how we counted

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How we counted

  • Crash counts come from NJDOT's public crash data dashboard: every crash it lists for Jersey City from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2026, saved October 7, 2026. NJDOT calls these records preliminary. New crashes can take weeks to appear, and older ones can change.
  • What police wrote (causes, hit-and-runs, where drivers live, injuries) comes from NJDOT's final crash tables for 2019 to 2023, checked October 16, 2026. NJDOT publishes them about 2 years behind.
  • Killed or seriously hurt means the worst injury in the crash was a death or a suspected serious injury, the top two of the five levels police use. Hurt means any injury: a death, or a suspected serious, minor or possible injury.
  • Someone on foot, on a bike, on a motorcycle: each crash counts once, in the first group that fits, in that order.
  • 2023's injury ratings are out of line with the years around it: far fewer crashes were rated a suspected serious injury. So no comparison on this page starts or ends in 2023.
  • Crashes per 1,000 residents divide a town's crashes in NJDOT's final tables by the Census Bureau's estimate of the people living there on July 1 of that year. A town is left out when its newest year has under 60% of its yearly average in the 3 years before, since its records look incomplete.
  • Percents are rounded to whole numbers. A share of fewer than 20 crashes or people isn't given. A season or time of day is called the worst only when it leads the next by at least 10%.
  • These are police reports. A crash nobody reported isn't here.
  • The law numbers come from the statute or court rule named beside each one. General information, not legal advice.
  • Crash numbers never change a law firm's score.

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