This page shows traffic ticket and crash counts for New York County, New York. The numbers come from Traffic Safety Statistical Repository (TSSR) data. Ticket and crash data cover 2009 to 2024.
New York County had 170,407 traffic tickets in 2024. That is 52% fewer than in 2009. Speeding tickets went from 10,026 in 2009 to 9,671 in 2024. Cell phone and texting tickets went from 65,341 in 2009 to 10,223 in 2024.
New York County had 14,022 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
New York County had 10,223 cell phone and texting tickets in 2024. That is 84% fewer than in 2009, when there were 65,341. The highest year was 2010, with 65,346.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Cell phone and texting tickets by year, New York County
Year
Cell phone and texting tickets
2009
65,341
2010
65,346
2011
50,768
2012
47,722
2013
47,269
2014
43,524
2015
37,986
2016
32,423
2017
34,736
2018
32,106
2019
26,700
2020
10,684
2021
11,339
2022
13,296
2023
11,189
2024
10,223
Phone use and texting tickets by year
From 2009 to 2024, New York County had 540,652 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, New York County
Year
Cell Phone (V&T 1225-c)
Texting (V&T 1225-d)
2009
65,300
41
2010
64,600
746
2011
49,101
1,667
2012
41,999
5,723
2013
37,116
10,153
2014
27,634
15,890
2015
19,236
18,750
2016
14,387
18,036
2017
13,623
21,113
2018
11,227
20,879
2019
8,403
18,297
2020
3,368
7,316
2021
3,472
7,867
2022
3,669
9,627
2023
3,139
8,050
2024
2,723
7,500
Cell phone ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for cell phone tickets in New York County was “Convicted on Same Texting Violation.” That was 87% of 3,715 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 13%.
Data year: 2024.
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Cell phone ticket results, New York County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on Same Texting Violation
3,239
87%
Dismissed/Acquitted
476
13%
Total
3,715
100%
Texting ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for texting tickets in New York County was “Convicted on Same Cell Phone Violation.” That was 88% of 1,444 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 12%.
These charts cover speeding tickets under VTL 1180.
Speeding tickets by year
New York County had 9,671 speeding tickets in 2024. That is 4% fewer than in 2009, when there were 10,026. The highest year was 2017, with 13,787.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Speeding tickets by year, New York County
Year
Speeding tickets
2009
10,026
2010
10,094
2011
8,465
2012
9,180
2013
8,765
2014
11,282
2015
13,596
2016
11,503
2017
13,787
2018
13,630
2019
13,285
2020
11,998
2021
9,901
2022
10,883
2023
12,774
2024
9,671
School zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-c)
New York County had 13 school zone speeding tickets in 2024. That is 117% more than in 2010, when there were 6. The highest year was 2018, with 47.
Years shown: 2010–2024.
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School zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-c), New York County
Year
School zone speeding tickets
2010
6
2011
1
2012
2
2013
18
2014
8
2015
3
2016
4
2017
2
2018
47
2019
7
2020
2
2021
5
2022
17
2023
25
2024
13
Work zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-f)
New York County had 15 work zone speeding tickets in 2023. That is 67% more than in 2009, when there were 9. The highest year was 2017, with 59.
Years shown: 2009–2023.
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Work zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-f), New York County
Year
Work zone speeding tickets
2009
9
2010
18
2011
11
2012
20
2013
11
2014
7
2015
20
2016
14
2017
59
2018
25
2019
34
2020
20
2021
8
2022
23
2023
15
Speeding ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for speeding tickets in New York County was “Convicted on Same Speeding Violation.” That was 83% of 4,422 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 17%.
Data year: 2024.
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Speeding ticket results, New York County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on Same Speeding Violation
3,658
83%
Dismissed/Acquitted
764
17%
Total
4,422
100%
Speeding tickets by where the driver is licensed
In 2024, 75% of speeding tickets in New York County went to drivers licensed in New York State. Next was Northeast Region, at 19%.
Data year: 2024.
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Speeding tickets by where the driver is licensed, New York 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
New York County had 14,022 reported crashes in 2024. That is 43% fewer than in 2018, the first year under the new crash report form. The highest year was 2018, with 24,457.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Reported crashes by year, New York County
Year
Reported crashes
2009
12,790
2010
13,502
2011
14,176
2012
13,149
2013
13,160
2014
11,833
2015
11,448
2016
12,471
2017
14,442
2018
24,457
2019
22,363
2020
12,934
2021
14,764
2022
14,974
2023
14,399
2024
14,022
Pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle crashes by year
In 2024, New York County had 1,919 crashes involving a pedestrian, 1,424 crashes involving a bicycle and 447 motorcycle crashes.
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle crashes by year, New York County
Year
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Motorcycle
2009
2,628
891
354
2010
2,743
1,089
387
2011
2,990
1,181
394
2012
2,992
1,169
465
2013
2,949
1,213
400
2014
2,443
1,083
280
2015
2,180
1,027
272
2016
2,485
1,214
263
2017
2,389
1,230
289
2018
2,472
1,235
338
2019
2,290
1,281
307
2020
1,422
1,085
258
2021
1,740
1,410
329
2022
1,949
1,508
302
2023
1,876
1,566
432
2024
1,919
1,424
447
Crashes by month
In 2020, February had the most crashes in New York County, with 1,444. April had the fewest, with 441.
Data year: 2020.
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Crashes by month, New York County
Month
Count
Share
January
1,389
11%
February
1,444
11%
March
1,080
8%
April
441
3%
May
641
5%
June
969
7%
July
1,167
9%
August
1,226
9%
September
1,167
9%
October
1,220
9%
November
1,146
9%
December
1,044
8%
Total
12,934
100%
Crashes by day of the week
In 2017, Friday had the most crashes in New York County, with 2,321. Sunday had the fewest, with 1,753.
Data year: 2017.
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Crashes by day of the week, New York County
Day
Count
Share
Sunday
1,753
12%
Monday
1,854
13%
Tuesday
2,141
15%
Wednesday
2,121
15%
Thursday
2,254
16%
Friday
2,321
16%
Saturday
1,998
14%
Total
14,442
100%
Drivers in crashes by age group
In 2020, the largest age group among drivers in New York County crashes was Male. That group made up 68% of drivers.
Data year: 2020.
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Drivers in crashes by age group, New York County
Age group
Count
Share
Male
13,732
68%
Female
3,561
18%
Unknown Gender
2,829
14%
Total
20,122
100%
Drivers in crashes by gender
In 2017, male drivers made up 73% of drivers in New York County crashes. Next were female drivers, at 16%.
Data year: 2017.
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Drivers in crashes by gender, New York County
Gender
Count
Share
Male
17,277
73%
Female
3,848
16%
Unknown Gender
2,600
11%
Total
23,725
100%
Human factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported human factor in New York County crashes was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” It was reported 4,204 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Human factors reported in crashes, New York County
Factor
Count
Share
Driver Inattention/Distraction
4,204
30%
Passing/Lane Changing/Improper Use
2,171
15%
Following Too Closely
1,885
13%
Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
1,510
11%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist Error/Confusion
805
6%
Driver Inexperience
591
4%
Unsafe Speed
527
4%
Traffic Control Device Disregarded
504
4%
Turning Improperly
468
3%
Backing Unsafely
377
3%
All others
1,152
8%
Total
14,194
100%
Vehicle factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported vehicle factor in New York County crashes was “Other Vehicular.” It was reported 448 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Vehicle factors reported in crashes, New York County
Factor
Count
Share
Other Vehicular
448
66%
Oversized Vehicle
102
15%
Brakes Defective
62
9%
Steering Failure
19
3%
Tire Failure/Inadequate
18
3%
Accelerator Defective
10
1%
Driverless/Runaway Vehicle
5
less than 1%
Headlights Defective
3
less than 1%
Other Lighting Defects
3
less than 1%
Tinted Windows
2
less than 1%
All others
2
less than 1%
Total
674
100%
Environmental factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported environmental factor in New York County crashes was “Pavement Slippery.” It was reported 223 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Environmental factors reported in crashes, New York County
Factor
Count
Share
Pavement Slippery
223
46%
View Obstructed/Limited
160
33%
Glare
34
7%
Obstruction/Debris
25
5%
Pavement Defective
21
4%
Lane Marking Improper/Inadequate
9
2%
Traffic Control Device Improper/Non-Working
6
1%
Animal's Action
3
less than 1%
Total
481
100%
Human factors reported in crashes by year
From 2009 to 2024, the most often reported factor in New York County crashes was “Alcohol Involvement.” It was reported 3,088 times. Next was “Drugs (Illegal),” with 238.
Alcohol Involvement
Drugs (Illegal)
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Human factors reported in crashes by year, New York County
Year
Alcohol Involvement
Drugs (Illegal)
2009
159
21
2010
177
10
2011
190
12
2012
214
24
2013
227
8
2014
175
13
2015
141
14
2016
209
15
2017
267
8
2018
336
30
2021
243
21
2022
295
26
2023
223
18
2024
232
18
Human factors reported in crashes by year, continued
From 2009 to 2024, the most often reported factor in New York County crashes was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” It was reported 59,479 times. Next was “Unsafe Speed,” with 9,220.
Driver Inattention/Distraction
Unsafe Speed
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Human factors reported in crashes by year, continued, New York County
Year
Driver Inattention/Distraction
Unsafe Speed
2009
1,967
411
2010
2,339
458
2011
2,701
594
2012
2,516
535
2013
2,653
560
2014
2,361
391
2015
2,321
455
2016
2,653
387
2017
4,204
527
2018
8,355
610
2019
7,609
585
2020
4,018
676
2021
4,205
843
2022
4,085
750
2023
3,833
754
2024
3,659
684
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Numbers last pulled from the source sheets on October 21, 2026.
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