This page shows traffic ticket and crash counts for New York City, New York. The numbers come from Traffic Safety Statistical Repository (TSSR) data. Ticket and crash data cover 2009 to 2024.
New York City had 726,067 traffic tickets in 2024. That is 44% fewer than in 2009. Speeding tickets went from 76,844 in 2009 to 77,834 in 2024. Cell phone and texting tickets went from 225,482 in 2009 to 51,054 in 2024.
New York City had 88,926 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 City had 51,054 cell phone and texting tickets in 2024. That is 77% fewer than in 2009, when there were 225,482.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Cell phone and texting tickets by year, New York City
Year
Cell phone and texting tickets
2009
225,482
2010
218,692
2011
163,339
2012
154,325
2013
151,183
2014
141,826
2015
127,035
2016
123,121
2017
139,684
2018
126,716
2019
110,237
2020
49,742
2021
49,196
2022
53,567
2023
52,746
2024
51,054
Phone use and texting tickets by year
From 2009 to 2024, New York City had 1,937,945 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 City
Year
Cell Phone (V&T 1225-c)
Texting (V&T 1225-d)
2009
225,324
158
2010
217,062
1,630
2011
159,300
4,039
2012
136,471
17,854
2013
119,379
31,804
2014
93,744
48,082
2015
72,028
55,007
2016
62,531
60,590
2017
61,274
78,410
2018
49,803
76,913
2019
38,275
71,962
2020
16,034
33,708
2021
15,474
33,722
2022
16,388
37,179
2023
15,789
36,957
2024
15,141
35,913
Cell phone ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for cell phone tickets in New York City was “Convicted on Same Texting Violation.” That was 90% of 15,703 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 10%.
Data year: 2024.
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Cell phone ticket results, New York City
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on Same Texting Violation
14,064
90%
Dismissed/Acquitted
1,639
10%
Total
15,703
100%
Texting ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for texting tickets in New York City was “Convicted on Same Cell Phone Violation.” That was 91% of 6,728 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 9%.
These charts cover speeding tickets under VTL 1180.
Speeding tickets by year
New York City had 77,834 speeding tickets in 2024. That is 1% more than in 2009, when there were 76,844. The highest year was 2018, with 131,361.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Speeding tickets by year, New York City
Year
Speeding tickets
2009
76,844
2010
74,980
2011
74,454
2012
70,674
2013
79,598
2014
106,715
2015
120,266
2016
121,555
2017
131,294
2018
131,361
2019
126,299
2020
105,794
2021
89,826
2022
92,798
2023
87,853
2024
77,834
School zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-c)
New York City had 49 school zone speeding tickets in 2024. That is 277% more than in 2009, when there were 13. The highest year was 2018, with 386.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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School zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-c), New York City
Year
School zone speeding tickets
2009
13
2010
12
2011
4
2012
13
2013
56
2014
293
2015
31
2016
58
2017
93
2018
386
2019
134
2020
121
2021
66
2022
45
2023
68
2024
49
Work zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-f)
New York City had 51 work zone speeding tickets in 2024. That is 48% fewer than in 2009, when there were 99. The highest year was 2014, with 2,097.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Work zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-f), New York City
Year
Work zone speeding tickets
2009
99
2010
273
2011
223
2012
755
2013
1,360
2014
2,097
2015
1,173
2016
322
2017
221
2018
362
2019
301
2020
244
2021
96
2022
92
2023
76
2024
51
Speeding ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for speeding tickets in New York City was “Convicted on Same Speeding Violation.” That was 91% of 32,941 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 9%.
Data year: 2024.
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Speeding ticket results, New York City
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on Same Speeding Violation
29,870
91%
Dismissed/Acquitted
3,071
9%
Total
32,941
100%
Speeding tickets by where the driver is licensed
In 2024, 77% of speeding tickets in New York City went to drivers licensed in New York State. Next was Northeast Region, at 16%.
Data year: 2024.
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Speeding tickets by where the driver is licensed, New York City
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 City had 88,926 reported crashes in 2024. That is 36% fewer than in 2018, the first year under the new crash report form. The highest year was 2018, with 139,950.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Reported crashes by year, New York City
Year
Reported crashes
2009
75,539
2010
78,343
2011
73,060
2012
68,804
2013
70,403
2014
66,554
2015
61,106
2016
70,475
2017
82,286
2018
139,950
2019
134,224
2020
88,323
2021
97,059
2022
96,059
2023
92,757
2024
88,926
Pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle crashes by year
In 2024, New York City had 10,384 crashes involving a pedestrian, 5,054 crashes involving a bicycle and 2,644 motorcycle crashes.
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle crashes by year, New York City
Year
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Motorcycle
2009
10,715
2,933
1,289
2010
11,266
3,667
1,531
2011
10,794
3,613
1,415
2012
10,925
3,639
1,619
2013
11,501
3,927
1,519
2014
10,132
3,562
1,330
2015
8,515
3,181
1,222
2016
10,355
4,142
1,413
2017
10,840
4,135
1,492
2018
11,036
4,079
1,778
2019
11,050
4,175
1,682
2020
7,493
4,377
1,521
2021
8,693
5,568
1,723
2022
10,056
5,730
1,678
2023
10,248
5,899
2,344
2024
10,384
5,054
2,644
Crashes by month
In 2020, January had the most crashes in New York City, with 9,502. April had the fewest, with 3,284.
Data year: 2020.
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Crashes by month, New York City
Month
Count
Share
January
9,502
11%
February
9,161
10%
March
7,321
8%
April
3,284
4%
May
5,072
6%
June
6,633
8%
July
7,875
9%
August
8,448
10%
September
8,051
9%
October
8,208
9%
November
7,518
9%
December
7,250
8%
Total
88,323
100%
Crashes by day of the week
In 2017, Friday had the most crashes in New York City, with 13,054. Sunday had the fewest, with 10,066.
Data year: 2017.
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Crashes by day of the week, New York City
Day
Count
Share
Sunday
10,066
12%
Monday
11,602
14%
Tuesday
12,019
15%
Wednesday
11,936
15%
Thursday
12,493
15%
Friday
13,054
16%
Saturday
11,116
14%
Total
82,286
100%
Drivers in crashes by age group
In 2020, the largest age group among drivers in New York City crashes was Male. That group made up 63% of drivers.
Data year: 2020.
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Drivers in crashes by age group, New York City
Age group
Count
Share
Male
88,401
63%
Female
30,870
22%
Unknown Gender
20,964
15%
Total
140,235
100%
Drivers in crashes by gender
In 2017, male drivers made up 65% of drivers in New York City crashes. Next were female drivers, at 25%.
Data year: 2017.
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Drivers in crashes by gender, New York City
Gender
Count
Share
Male
90,714
65%
Female
34,541
25%
Unknown Gender
14,034
10%
Total
139,289
100%
Human factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported human factor in New York City crashes was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” It was reported 21,328 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Human factors reported in crashes, New York City
Factor
Count
Share
Driver Inattention/Distraction
21,328
28%
Following Too Closely
10,944
14%
Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
9,771
13%
Passing/Lane Changing/Improper Use
8,889
12%
Unsafe Speed
4,066
5%
Traffic Control Device Disregarded
3,733
5%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist Error/Confusion
3,389
4%
Turning Improperly
2,521
3%
Driver Inexperience
2,398
3%
Backing Unsafely
2,026
3%
All others
6,700
9%
Total
75,765
100%
Vehicle factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported vehicle factor in New York City crashes was “Other Vehicular.” It was reported 2,199 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Vehicle factors reported in crashes, New York City
Factor
Count
Share
Other Vehicular
2,199
60%
Brakes Defective
487
13%
Oversized Vehicle
456
13%
Steering Failure
167
5%
Tire Failure/Inadequate
146
4%
Accelerator Defective
65
2%
Driverless/Runaway Vehicle
61
2%
Tinted Windows
18
less than 1%
Other Lighting Defects
17
less than 1%
Headlights Defective
15
less than 1%
All others
13
less than 1%
Total
3,644
100%
Environmental factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported environmental factor in New York City crashes was “Pavement Slippery.” It was reported 1,619 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Environmental factors reported in crashes, New York City
Factor
Count
Share
Pavement Slippery
1,619
44%
View Obstructed/Limited
1,167
31%
Glare
423
11%
Obstruction/Debris
206
6%
Pavement Defective
100
3%
Animal's Action
96
3%
Traffic Control Device Improper/Non-Working
52
1%
Lane Marking Improper/Inadequate
43
1%
Shoulders Defective/Improper
5
less than 1%
Other Environmental
1
less than 1%
Total
3,712
100%
Human factors reported in crashes by year
From 2009 to 2024, the most often reported factor in New York City crashes was “Alcohol Involvement.” It was reported 19,294 times. Next was “Drugs (Illegal),” with 1,390.
Alcohol Involvement
Drugs (Illegal)
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Human factors reported in crashes by year, New York City
Year
Alcohol Involvement
Drugs (Illegal)
2009
1,015
97
2010
1,084
76
2011
1,054
88
2012
1,215
80
2013
1,242
70
2014
1,101
74
2015
972
97
2016
1,216
114
2017
1,577
105
2018
2,145
156
2021
1,625
150
2022
1,699
104
2023
1,686
97
2024
1,663
82
Human factors reported in crashes by year, continued
From 2009 to 2024, the most often reported factor in New York City crashes was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” It was reported 320,185 times. Next was “Unsafe Speed,” with 71,005.
Driver Inattention/Distraction
Unsafe Speed
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Human factors reported in crashes by year, continued, New York City
Year
Driver Inattention/Distraction
Unsafe Speed
2009
9,924
2,816
2010
11,812
3,139
2011
12,290
3,508
2012
11,866
3,469
2013
12,935
3,821
2014
12,292
3,491
2015
11,196
3,304
2016
13,850
3,102
2017
21,328
4,066
2018
43,271
5,305
2019
41,732
5,116
2020
24,928
5,443
2021
24,446
6,449
2022
23,901
5,978
2023
22,882
6,352
2024
21,532
5,646
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Numbers last pulled from the source sheets on November 2, 2026.
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