Jersey City truck accident statistics (2025)
From 2019 to 2025, 949 crashes in Jersey City involved a large truck or bus, injuring 671 people who needed medical care and killing 8. That's more than any other Hudson County town. About 1 in 3 of the trucks and buses belonged to companies based outside New Jersey. Counselworthy's count of FMCSA records, updated November 3, 2026.
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Jersey City truck accident statistics by year
137 crashes in Jersey City involved a large truck or bus in 2025. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2025)
From 2019 to 2025, 949 crashes in Jersey City involved a large truck or bus, about 11 a month. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
Jersey City's truck and bus crashes rose 7% from 2024 to 2025, from 128 to 137. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2024 and 2025)
| Year | Crashes | Crashes, as a bar | People hurt, taken for care | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 162 | 92 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 104 | 58 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 132 | 94 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 175 | 111 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 111 | 102 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 128 | 107 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 137 | 107 | 1 |
Jersey City truck accident injuries and deaths
From 2019 to 2025, 671 people hurt in Jersey City truck and bus crashes were taken for medical care. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025) After a truck accident
Jersey City truck and bus crashes killed 8 people from 2019 to 2025. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
Hudson County truck accident statistics by town
Jersey City had more truck and bus crashes than any other Hudson County town from 2019 to 2025. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
New Jersey had 39,464 crashes involving a large truck or bus from 2019 to 2025. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
| Town | Crashes | Crashes, as a bar | Hurt someone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey City | 949 | 467 | |
| Kearny | 491 | 206 | |
| North Bergen | 363 | 179 | |
| Secaucus | 341 | 149 | |
| Bayonne | 167 | 85 | |
| Weehawken | 97 | 51 | |
| Union City | 93 | 51 | |
| Harrison | 82 | 20 | |
| Hoboken | 72 | 26 | |
| West New York | 56 | 24 |
Most first, the 10 of 12 towns with the most. Every crash police placed in a town, highways included, so towns that big highways cross run higher. It isn't a risk score for anyone driving there.
Trucking companies in Jersey City truck accidents
Trucks and buses from at least 490 companies were in Jersey City crashes from 2019 to 2025. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
About 1 in 3 trucks and buses in Jersey City crashes belonged to companies based outside New Jersey. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
73% of them were run by companies that operate across state lines. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
Crash reports named NJ Transit Corporation in 111 Jersey City crashes from 2019 to 2025, more than any other company. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
| Company and USDOT number | Based in | Crashes | Hurt someone |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ Transit CorporationUSDOT 74293 | NJ | 111 | 77 |
| Ryder Truck Rental IncUSDOT 16130 | FL | 9 | 4 |
| Interstate Waste Services IncUSDOT 825796 | NJ | 8 | 2 |
| New Jersey Transit Fleet ServicesUSDOT 880979 | NJ | 8 | 3 |
| Regional Industries LLCUSDOT 3048377 | NJ | 7 | 4 |
| Amazon Logistics IncUSDOT 2881058 | WA | 5 | 0 |
| New Prime IncUSDOT 3706 | MO | 5 | 3 |
| Penske Truck Leasing Co LPUSDOT 327574 | PA | 5 | 0 |
| Propark IncUSDOT 1476244 | CT | 5 | 3 |
| United Parcel Service IncUSDOT 21800 | GA | 5 | 4 |
A company is listed when its truck or bus was in the crash, whoever caused it. Big fleets drive more miles, so a higher count isn't a safety score. Only companies with 5 or more crashes, under a business name.
Types of trucks and buses in Jersey City crashes
About 1 in 4 of the large vehicles in Jersey City truck and bus crashes were buses. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
About 1 in 5 of them were tractor-trailers. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
63% of them had a weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
Jersey City roads with the most truck accidents
US 1 had more truck and bus crashes than any other Jersey City road from 2019 to 2025. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
| Road, as police wrote it | Crashes | Crashes, as a bar | Hurt someone |
|---|---|---|---|
| US 1 | 104 | 46 | |
| Route 501 (Kennedy Boulevard) | 87 | 47 | |
| US 1 Truck | 77 | 43 | |
| I-78 | 62 | 36 | |
| Route 440 | 51 | 27 |
Counts aren't adjusted for traffic or road length. A crash at a corner counts on both roads. See every crash on the Jersey City crash map.
When Jersey City truck accidents happen
88% of Jersey City truck and bus crashes happened Monday to Friday. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
57% of Jersey City truck and bus crashes happened between 8 am and 4 pm. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
About 1 in 5 Jersey City truck and bus crashes happened in the dark. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
15% of Jersey City truck and bus crashes happened on wet roads. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
947 of 949 crashes had a time on the report. By day, Monday first: Monday 183, Tuesday 178, Wednesday 170, Thursday 134, Friday 174, Saturday 70, Sunday 40.
New Jersey truck accident laws, in numbers
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
For-hire interstate trucks of 10,001 pounds or more hauling general freight need at least $750,000 in liability coverage. (49 CFR 387.9, checked October 14, 2026) How a truck accident lawsuit works
Federal rules let a truck driver hauling property drive 11 hours after 10 hours off duty. (49 CFR 395.3(a), checked October 11, 2026)
A trucking company must keep a register of its accidents for 3 years after each one. (49 CFR 390.15(b), checked October 20, 2026)
New Jersey's lawsuit limit may not apply to a claim against a truck used in a business. (N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a), checked October 21, 2026) The lawsuit limit, explained
General information, not legal advice.
Sources and how we counted
Sources
- FMCSA's Crash File · checked November 3, 2026
- FMCSA's data dictionary for the Crash File · checked November 3, 2026
- N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2(a) · checked October 7, 2026
- 49 CFR 387.9 · checked October 14, 2026
- 49 CFR 395.3(a) · checked October 11, 2026
- 49 CFR 390.15(b) · checked October 20, 2026
- N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a) · checked October 21, 2026
How we counted
- Every crash FMCSA's Crash File lists for Jersey City from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2025, read November 3, 2026. States send FMCSA each crash that involved a large truck or bus and killed someone, injured someone who was taken for medical treatment, or left a vehicle towed away. 2026 is left out while reports are still coming in.
- A crash counts once, however many trucks or buses were in it. Companies, vehicle types and home states count each truck or bus.
- People hurt are FMCSA's count of people injured and taken to a medical facility for immediate medical attention. People killed are its count of deaths, as police recorded them.
- The town and road are the ones police wrote on the report. Spellings of one road count together, and a crash at a corner counts on both roads. Road counts aren't adjusted for traffic or road length.
- A company is the one the crash report names, by its USDOT number. That says whose truck or bus was there, not who caused the crash. Big fleets drive more miles, so a higher count isn't a safety score. 283 of the 992 trucks and buses had no USDOT number on the report and count toward no company. A company is named only with 5 or more crashes, under a business name.
- New Jersey's reports to FMCSA rarely say what a truck or bus hit, so this page doesn't count crashes with people on foot or on bikes.
- Percents are rounded to whole numbers. A share of fewer than 20 crashes or vehicles isn't given. A time or road is called the most only when it leads the next by at least 10%.
- General information, not legal advice. Crash numbers never change a law firm's score.
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