This page shows traffic ticket and crash counts for Kings County, New York. The numbers come from Traffic Safety Statistical Repository (TSSR) data. Ticket and crash data cover 2009 to 2024.
Kings County had 195,112 traffic tickets in 2024. That is 42% fewer than in 2009. Speeding tickets went from 12,529 in 2009 to 15,123 in 2024. Cell phone and texting tickets went from 71,646 in 2009 to 18,530 in 2024.
Kings County had 27,115 reported crashes in 2024. A 2018 change in crash reporting makes earlier years hard to compare.
These are raw counts. They are not adjusted for population or miles driven.
These charts cover cell phone tickets (VTL 1225-c) and texting tickets (VTL 1225-d).
Cell phone and texting tickets by year
Kings County had 18,530 cell phone and texting tickets in 2024. That is 74% fewer than in 2009, when there were 71,646.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Cell phone and texting tickets by year, Kings County
Year
Cell phone and texting tickets
2009
71,646
2010
66,191
2011
49,247
2012
48,079
2013
45,188
2014
44,551
2015
38,661
2016
39,398
2017
45,583
2018
37,202
2019
31,499
2020
14,617
2021
16,862
2022
18,544
2023
19,119
2024
18,530
Phone use and texting tickets by year
From 2009 to 2024, Kings County had 604,917 cell phone and texting tickets. “Cell Phone (V&T 1225-c)” made up 68% of them. “Texting (V&T 1225-d)” made up 32%.
Cell Phone (V&T 1225-c)
Texting (V&T 1225-d)
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Phone use and texting tickets by year, Kings County
Year
Cell Phone (V&T 1225-c)
Texting (V&T 1225-d)
2009
71,563
83
2010
65,732
459
2011
48,315
932
2012
42,814
5,265
2013
36,210
8,978
2014
29,935
14,616
2015
22,899
15,762
2016
20,459
18,939
2017
20,126
25,457
2018
14,723
22,479
2019
11,058
20,441
2020
4,424
10,193
2021
4,831
12,031
2022
5,428
13,116
2023
5,406
13,713
2024
5,370
13,160
Cell phone ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for cell phone tickets in Kings County was “Convicted on Same Texting Violation.” That was 91% of 5,524 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 9%.
Data year: 2024.
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Cell phone ticket results, Kings County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on Same Texting Violation
5,054
91%
Dismissed/Acquitted
470
9%
Total
5,524
100%
Texting ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for texting tickets in Kings County was “Convicted on Same Cell Phone Violation.” That was 91% of 2,236 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 9%.
These charts cover speeding tickets under VTL 1180.
Speeding tickets by year
Kings County had 15,123 speeding tickets in 2024. That is 21% more than in 2009, when there were 12,529. The highest year was 2017, with 28,647.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Speeding tickets by year, Kings County
Year
Speeding tickets
2009
12,529
2010
12,021
2011
11,563
2012
13,885
2013
15,714
2014
19,308
2015
26,679
2016
28,178
2017
28,647
2018
28,090
2019
26,919
2020
24,452
2021
19,285
2022
19,960
2023
18,441
2024
15,123
School zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-c)
Kings County had 9 school zone speeding tickets in 2024. That is 125% more than in 2009, when there were 4. The highest year was 2018, with 87.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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School zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-c), Kings County
Year
School zone speeding tickets
2009
4
2010
2
2011
1
2012
5
2013
26
2014
45
2015
10
2016
47
2017
67
2018
87
2019
70
2020
63
2021
39
2022
6
2023
10
2024
9
Work zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-f)
Kings County had 4 work zone speeding tickets in 2024. That is 100% more than in 2009, when there were 2. The highest year was 2020, with 153.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Work zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-f), Kings County
Year
Work zone speeding tickets
2009
2
2010
118
2011
68
2012
55
2013
147
2014
55
2015
39
2016
32
2017
74
2018
37
2019
141
2020
153
2021
22
2022
49
2023
18
2024
4
Speeding ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for speeding tickets in Kings County was “Convicted on Same Speeding Violation.” That was 89% of 5,388 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 11%.
Data year: 2024.
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Speeding ticket results, Kings County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on Same Speeding Violation
4,815
89%
Dismissed/Acquitted
573
11%
Total
5,388
100%
Speeding tickets by where the driver is licensed
In 2024, 82% of speeding tickets in Kings County went to drivers licensed in New York State. Next was Northeast Region, at 11%.
Data year: 2024.
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Speeding tickets by where the driver is licensed, Kings County
In 2018, the police crash report form changed how property damage crashes are recorded. Because of this, crash counts from 2018 on are much higher than in earlier years. Compare years before and after 2018 with care.
Reported crashes by year
Kings County had 27,115 reported crashes in 2024. That is 30% fewer than in 2018, the first year under the new crash report form. The highest year was 2018, with 38,516.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Reported crashes by year, Kings County
Year
Reported crashes
2009
23,146
2010
24,079
2011
21,990
2012
20,011
2013
20,732
2014
19,740
2015
17,884
2016
20,987
2017
23,443
2018
38,516
2019
38,012
2020
26,868
2021
30,292
2022
29,561
2023
28,981
2024
27,115
Pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle crashes by year
In 2024, Kings County had 3,506 crashes involving a pedestrian, 1,869 crashes involving a bicycle and 834 motorcycle crashes.
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle crashes by year, Kings County
Year
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Motorcycle
2009
3,593
1,116
360
2010
3,836
1,478
446
2011
3,597
1,459
430
2012
3,569
1,452
431
2013
3,666
1,552
437
2014
3,377
1,376
453
2015
2,758
1,140
395
2016
3,363
1,600
476
2017
3,554
1,551
488
2018
3,600
1,612
562
2019
3,643
1,572
553
2020
2,517
1,678
474
2021
2,956
2,151
528
2022
3,439
2,316
528
2023
3,539
2,373
658
2024
3,506
1,869
834
Crashes by month
In 2020, January had the most crashes in Kings County, with 2,677. April had the fewest, with 1,010.
Data year: 2020.
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Crashes by month, Kings County
Month
Count
Share
January
2,677
10%
February
2,621
10%
March
2,196
8%
April
1,010
4%
May
1,601
6%
June
2,115
8%
July
2,426
9%
August
2,642
10%
September
2,527
9%
October
2,474
9%
November
2,338
9%
December
2,241
8%
Total
26,868
100%
Crashes by day of the week
In 2017, Friday had the most crashes in Kings County, with 3,620. Sunday had the fewest, with 2,969.
Data year: 2017.
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Crashes by day of the week, Kings County
Day
Count
Share
Sunday
2,969
13%
Monday
3,410
15%
Tuesday
3,437
15%
Wednesday
3,351
14%
Thursday
3,457
15%
Friday
3,620
15%
Saturday
3,199
14%
Total
23,443
100%
Drivers in crashes by age group
In 2020, the largest age group among drivers in Kings County crashes was Male. That group made up 63% of drivers.
Data year: 2020.
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Drivers in crashes by age group, Kings County
Age group
Count
Share
Male
26,297
63%
Female
8,877
21%
Unknown Gender
6,775
16%
Total
41,949
100%
Drivers in crashes by gender
In 2017, male drivers made up 65% of drivers in Kings County crashes. Next were female drivers, at 24%.
Data year: 2017.
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Drivers in crashes by gender, Kings County
Gender
Count
Share
Male
25,111
65%
Female
9,358
24%
Unknown Gender
4,116
11%
Total
38,585
100%
Human factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported human factor in Kings County crashes was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” It was reported 5,907 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Human factors reported in crashes, Kings County
Factor
Count
Share
Driver Inattention/Distraction
5,907
28%
Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
2,984
14%
Following Too Closely
2,817
13%
Passing/Lane Changing/Improper Use
2,322
11%
Traffic Control Device Disregarded
1,248
6%
Unsafe Speed
1,098
5%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist Error/Confusion
1,077
5%
Turning Improperly
691
3%
Driver Inexperience
658
3%
Backing Unsafely
552
3%
All others
1,844
9%
Total
21,198
100%
Vehicle factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported vehicle factor in Kings County crashes was “Other Vehicular.” It was reported 624 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Vehicle factors reported in crashes, Kings County
Factor
Count
Share
Other Vehicular
624
61%
Brakes Defective
137
13%
Oversized Vehicle
130
13%
Steering Failure
55
5%
Tire Failure/Inadequate
31
3%
Driverless/Runaway Vehicle
22
2%
Accelerator Defective
11
1%
Other Lighting Defects
4
less than 1%
Tow Hitch Defective
4
less than 1%
Headlights Defective
3
less than 1%
All others
3
less than 1%
Total
1,024
100%
Environmental factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported environmental factor in Kings County crashes was “Pavement Slippery.” It was reported 364 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Environmental factors reported in crashes, Kings County
Factor
Count
Share
Pavement Slippery
364
38%
View Obstructed/Limited
350
37%
Glare
111
12%
Obstruction/Debris
53
6%
Pavement Defective
28
3%
Traffic Control Device Improper/Non-Working
18
2%
Animal's Action
16
2%
Lane Marking Improper/Inadequate
12
1%
Shoulders Defective/Improper
2
less than 1%
Total
954
100%
Human factors reported in crashes by year
From 2009 to 2024, the most often reported factor in Kings County crashes was “Alcohol Involvement.” It was reported 5,906 times. Next was “Drugs (Illegal),” with 382.
Alcohol Involvement
Drugs (Illegal)
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Human factors reported in crashes by year, Kings County
Year
Alcohol Involvement
Drugs (Illegal)
2009
323
30
2010
340
27
2011
316
16
2012
371
22
2013
350
18
2014
340
24
2015
285
27
2016
348
34
2017
501
30
2018
655
45
2021
511
42
2022
503
34
2023
524
25
2024
539
8
Human factors reported in crashes by year, continued
From 2009 to 2024, the most often reported factor in Kings County crashes was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” It was reported 96,163 times. Next was “Unsafe Speed,” with 21,012.
Driver Inattention/Distraction
Unsafe Speed
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Human factors reported in crashes by year, continued, Kings County
Year
Driver Inattention/Distraction
Unsafe Speed
2009
3,482
947
2010
3,910
1,057
2011
3,933
1,060
2012
3,615
1,092
2013
3,783
1,256
2014
3,637
1,225
2015
3,312
1,024
2016
4,038
943
2017
5,907
1,098
2018
11,060
1,354
2019
11,552
1,460
2020
7,373
1,570
2021
7,838
1,881
2022
7,889
1,693
2023
7,983
1,764
2024
6,851
1,588
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Numbers last pulled from the source sheets on November 3, 2026.
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