This page shows traffic ticket and crash counts for Onondaga County, New York. The numbers come from Traffic Safety Statistical Repository (TSSR) data. Ticket and crash data cover 2009 to 2024.
Onondaga County had 59,392 traffic tickets in 2024. That is 57% fewer than in 2009. Speeding tickets went from 25,052 in 2009 to 12,953 in 2024. Cell phone and texting tickets went from 5,983 in 2009 to 1,663 in 2024. Impaired driving tickets went from 4,199 in 2009 to 2,960 in 2018.
Onondaga County had 10,845 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
Onondaga County had 1,663 cell phone and texting tickets in 2024. That is 72% fewer than in 2009, when there were 5,983. The highest year was 2010, with 11,228.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Cell phone and texting tickets by year, Onondaga County
Year
Cell phone and texting tickets
2009
5,983
2010
11,228
2011
6,586
2012
3,647
2013
4,836
2014
4,471
2015
3,880
2016
2,988
2017
2,831
2018
2,696
2019
2,578
2020
1,594
2021
1,801
2022
1,566
2023
1,730
2024
1,663
Phone use and texting tickets by year
From 2009 to 2024, Onondaga County had 60,078 cell phone and texting tickets. “Cell Phone (V&T 1225-c)” made up 74% of them. “Texting (V&T 1225-d)” made up 26%.
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, Onondaga County
Year
Cell Phone (V&T 1225-c)
Texting (V&T 1225-d)
2009
5,982
1
2010
10,686
542
2011
5,983
603
2012
3,178
469
2013
3,689
1,147
2014
3,181
1,290
2015
2,456
1,424
2016
1,862
1,126
2017
1,580
1,251
2018
1,345
1,351
2019
1,222
1,356
2020
749
845
2021
779
1,022
2022
705
861
2023
694
1,036
2024
571
1,092
Cell phone ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for cell phone tickets in Onondaga County was “Convicted on a Non-Texting Violation.” That was 58% of 802 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 22%.
Data year: 2024.
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Cell phone ticket results, Onondaga County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on a Non-Texting Violation
463
58%
Dismissed/Acquitted
177
22%
Convicted on Same Texting Violation
162
20%
Total
802
100%
Texting ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for texting tickets in Onondaga County was “Convicted on a Non-Cell Phone Violation.” That was 62% of 462 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 22%.
These charts cover speeding tickets under VTL 1180.
Speeding tickets by year
Onondaga County had 12,953 speeding tickets in 2024. That is 48% fewer than in 2009, when there were 25,052.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Speeding tickets by year, Onondaga County
Year
Speeding tickets
2009
25,052
2010
22,375
2011
21,709
2012
18,261
2013
17,406
2014
17,751
2015
17,690
2016
16,710
2017
16,748
2018
15,896
2019
15,154
2020
13,661
2021
12,986
2022
12,315
2023
13,571
2024
12,953
School zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-c)
Onondaga County had 850 school zone speeding tickets in 2024. That is 47% fewer than in 2009, when there were 1,595. The highest year was 2011, with 2,026.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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School zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-c), Onondaga County
Year
School zone speeding tickets
2009
1,595
2010
1,388
2011
2,026
2012
1,353
2013
1,282
2014
1,188
2015
1,131
2016
1,081
2017
1,516
2018
1,607
2019
1,340
2020
315
2021
659
2022
733
2023
780
2024
850
Work zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-f)
Onondaga County had 338 work zone speeding tickets in 2024. That is 82% fewer than in 2009, when there were 1,875.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Work zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-f), Onondaga County
Year
Work zone speeding tickets
2009
1,875
2010
1,076
2011
476
2012
261
2013
33
2014
102
2015
195
2016
348
2017
176
2018
69
2019
622
2020
131
2021
16
2022
280
2023
195
2024
338
Speeding ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for speeding tickets in Onondaga County was “Convicted on a Non-Speeding Violation.” That was 63% of 10,205 tickets. Next was “Convicted on Same Speeding Violation,” at 26%.
Data year: 2024.
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Speeding ticket results, Onondaga County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on a Non-Speeding Violation
6,470
63%
Convicted on Same Speeding Violation
2,683
26%
Dismissed/Acquitted
1,037
10%
Convicted on Different Speeding Violation
15
less than 1%
Total
10,205
100%
Speeding tickets by where the driver is licensed
In 2024, 84% of speeding tickets in Onondaga County went to drivers licensed in New York State. Next was Northeast Region, at 7%.
Data year: 2024.
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Speeding tickets by where the driver is licensed, Onondaga County
These charts cover impaired driving tickets under VTL 1192 (subsections 1 to 4). They include alcohol and drug cases.
Impaired driving tickets by year
Onondaga County had 2,960 impaired driving tickets in 2018. That is 30% fewer than in 2009, when there were 4,199.
Years shown: 2009–2018.
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Impaired driving tickets by year, Onondaga County
Year
Impaired driving tickets
2009
4,199
2010
3,603
2011
3,581
2012
3,618
2013
3,095
2014
2,639
2015
2,463
2016
2,910
2017
2,797
2018
2,960
Impaired driving tickets by age and gender
In 2018, male drivers got 72% of impaired driving tickets in Onondaga County. The 21 - 29 age group had the most, with 470.
Male
Female
Data year: 2018.
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Impaired driving tickets by age and gender, Onondaga County
Age group
Male
Female
Total
16 - 20
37
13
50
21 - 29
316
154
470
30 - 39
323
106
429
40 - 49
202
84
286
50 - 59
162
54
216
60 and Over
81
18
99
Impaired driving tickets by time of day
In 2018, the Mid - 3 am time block had the most impaired driving tickets in Onondaga County, with 591. The 9am - Noon time block had the fewest, with 22.
Data year: 2018.
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Impaired driving tickets by time of day, Onondaga County
Time of day
Count
Share
Mid - 3 am
591
40%
3am - 6am
132
9%
6am - 9am
31
2%
9am - Noon
22
1%
Noon - 3pm
41
3%
3pm - 6pm
85
6%
6pm - 9pm
189
13%
9pm - Mid
379
26%
Total
1,470
100%
Impaired driving tickets by day of the week
In 2018, Saturday had the most impaired driving tickets in Onondaga County, with 359. Monday had the fewest, with 133.
Data year: 2018.
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Impaired driving tickets by day of the week, Onondaga County
Day
Count
Share
Sunday
292
19%
Monday
133
9%
Tuesday
140
9%
Wednesday
163
11%
Thursday
199
13%
Friday
264
17%
Saturday
359
23%
Total
1,550
100%
Impaired driving tickets by month
In 2020, July had the most impaired driving tickets in Onondaga County, with 122. April had the fewest, with 52.
Data year: 2020.
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Impaired driving tickets by month, Onondaga County
Month
Count
Share
January
106
10%
February
95
9%
March
89
8%
April
52
5%
May
72
6%
June
92
8%
July
122
11%
August
113
10%
September
93
8%
October
97
9%
November
86
8%
December
96
9%
Total
1,113
100%
Impaired driving ticket results, alcohol and drugs combined
In 2018, the most common result for impaired driving tickets in Onondaga County was “Convicted on Different Impairment Violation.” That was 53% of 1,125 tickets. Next was “Convicted on Same Impairment Violation,” at 33%.
Data year: 2018.
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Impaired driving ticket results, alcohol and drugs combined, Onondaga County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on Different Impairment Violation
594
53%
Convicted on Same Impairment Violation
366
33%
Dismissed/Acquitted
115
10%
Convicted on Non-Impairment Violation
50
4%
Total
1,125
100%
Alcohol-related impaired driving ticket results
In 2018, the most common result for alcohol-related tickets in Onondaga County was “Convicted on Different Impairment Violation.” That was 53% of 1,060 tickets. Next was “Convicted on Same Impairment Violation,” at 32%.
Data year: 2018.
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Alcohol-related impaired driving ticket results, Onondaga County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on Different Impairment Violation
567
53%
Convicted on Same Impairment Violation
343
32%
Dismissed/Acquitted
101
10%
Convicted on Non-Impairment Violation
49
5%
Total
1,060
100%
Drug-related impaired driving ticket results
In 2018, the most common result for drug-related tickets in Onondaga County was “Convicted on Same Impairment Violation.” That was 40% of 50 tickets. Next was “Convicted on Different Impairment Violation,” at 40%.
Data year: 2018.
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Drug-related impaired driving ticket results, Onondaga 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
Onondaga County had 10,845 reported crashes in 2024. That is 26% fewer than in 2018, the first year under the new crash report form. The highest year was 2019, with 15,095.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Reported crashes by year, Onondaga County
Year
Reported crashes
2009
10,097
2010
10,275
2011
9,953
2012
9,582
2013
9,981
2014
9,804
2015
9,825
2016
9,554
2017
9,499
2018
14,639
2019
15,095
2020
11,011
2021
11,902
2022
12,741
2023
11,113
2024
10,845
Pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle crashes by year
In 2024, Onondaga County had 194 crashes involving a pedestrian, 119 crashes involving a bicycle and 141 motorcycle crashes.
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle crashes by year, Onondaga County
Year
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Motorcycle
2009
196
143
143
2010
227
132
173
2011
237
112
157
2012
229
143
180
2013
210
123
150
2014
201
108
137
2015
211
103
137
2016
189
88
152
2017
213
108
135
2018
217
76
137
2019
219
92
142
2020
168
94
129
2021
179
72
130
2022
162
100
128
2023
175
119
131
2024
194
119
141
Crashes by month
In 2020, January had the most crashes in Onondaga County, with 1,405. April had the fewest, with 422.
Data year: 2020.
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Crashes by month, Onondaga County
Month
Count
Share
January
1,405
13%
February
1,111
10%
March
711
6%
April
422
4%
May
654
6%
June
882
8%
July
939
9%
August
911
8%
September
941
9%
October
1,060
10%
November
1,029
9%
December
946
9%
Total
11,011
100%
Crashes by day of the week
In 2017, Friday had the most crashes in Onondaga County, with 1,641. Sunday had the fewest, with 998.
Data year: 2017.
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Crashes by day of the week, Onondaga County
Day
Count
Share
Sunday
998
11%
Monday
1,278
13%
Tuesday
1,382
15%
Wednesday
1,446
15%
Thursday
1,546
16%
Friday
1,641
17%
Saturday
1,208
13%
Total
9,499
100%
Drivers in crashes by age group
In 2020, the largest age group among drivers in Onondaga County crashes was Male. That group made up 53% of drivers.
Data year: 2020.
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Drivers in crashes by age group, Onondaga County
Age group
Count
Share
Male
8,982
53%
Female
6,970
41%
Unknown Gender
1,107
6%
Total
17,059
100%
Drivers in crashes by gender
In 2017, male drivers made up 53% of drivers in Onondaga County crashes. Next were female drivers, at 43%.
Data year: 2017.
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Drivers in crashes by gender, Onondaga County
Gender
Count
Share
Male
8,307
53%
Female
6,789
43%
Unknown Gender
628
4%
Total
15,724
100%
Human factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported human factor in Onondaga County crashes was “Following Too Closely.” It was reported 1,800 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Human factors reported in crashes, Onondaga County
Factor
Count
Share
Following Too Closely
1,800
18%
Driver Inattention/Distraction
1,649
16%
Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
1,649
16%
Unsafe Speed
1,228
12%
Passing/Lane Changing/Improper Use
1,047
10%
Traffic Control Device Disregarded
434
4%
Backing Unsafely
405
4%
Turning Improperly
363
4%
Reaction to Other Uninvolved Vehicle
265
3%
Failure to Keep Right
223
2%
All others
936
9%
Total
9,999
100%
Vehicle factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported vehicle factor in Onondaga County crashes was “Other Vehicular.” It was reported 106 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Vehicle factors reported in crashes, Onondaga County
Factor
Count
Share
Other Vehicular
106
41%
Brakes Defective
51
20%
Tire Failure/Inadequate
40
16%
Steering Failure
21
8%
Oversized Vehicle
13
5%
Driverless/Runaway Vehicle
11
4%
Accelerator Defective
5
2%
Tow Hitch Defective
4
2%
Headlights Defective
2
less than 1%
Other Lighting Defects
2
less than 1%
All others
3
1%
Total
258
100%
Environmental factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported environmental factor in Onondaga County crashes was “Pavement Slippery.” It was reported 984 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Environmental factors reported in crashes, Onondaga County
Factor
Count
Share
Pavement Slippery
984
48%
Animal's Action
708
35%
View Obstructed/Limited
176
9%
Obstruction/Debris
88
4%
Glare
67
3%
Pavement Defective
6
less than 1%
Traffic Control Device Improper/Non-Working
4
less than 1%
Shoulders Defective/Improper
2
less than 1%
Lane Marking Improper/Inadequate
1
less than 1%
Total
2,036
100%
Human factors reported in crashes by year
From 2009 to 2024, the most often reported factor in Onondaga County crashes was “Alcohol Involvement.” It was reported 3,754 times. Next was “Drugs (Illegal),” with 363.
Alcohol Involvement
Drugs (Illegal)
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Human factors reported in crashes by year, Onondaga County
Year
Alcohol Involvement
Drugs (Illegal)
2009
308
11
2010
294
14
2011
289
12
2012
308
23
2013
304
17
2014
303
19
2015
263
32
2016
281
31
2017
221
26
2018
104
14
2021
312
59
2022
242
30
2023
271
40
2024
254
35
Human factors reported in crashes by year, continued
From 2009 to 2024, the most often reported factor in Onondaga County crashes was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” It was reported 36,820 times. Next was “Unsafe Speed,” with 20,074.
Driver Inattention/Distraction
Unsafe Speed
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Human factors reported in crashes by year, continued, Onondaga County
Year
Driver Inattention/Distraction
Unsafe Speed
2009
2,403
1,175
2010
2,495
1,306
2011
2,370
1,194
2012
2,207
1,045
2013
2,015
1,208
2014
2,040
1,165
2015
2,148
1,122
2016
1,808
1,256
2017
1,649
1,228
2018
2,490
1,657
2019
2,993
1,608
2020
2,252
1,132
2021
2,714
1,217
2022
2,811
1,445
2023
2,304
1,174
2024
2,121
1,142
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