This page shows traffic ticket and crash counts for Orange County, New York. The numbers come from Traffic Safety Statistical Repository (TSSR) data. Ticket and crash data cover 2009 to 2024.
Orange County had 116,116 traffic tickets in 2024. That is 21% fewer than in 2009. Speeding tickets went from 33,795 in 2009 to 23,492 in 2024. Cell phone and texting tickets went from 5,979 in 2009 to 2,938 in 2024. Impaired driving tickets went from 3,042 in 2009 to 2,954 in 2018.
Orange County had 11,977 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
Orange County had 2,938 cell phone and texting tickets in 2024. That is 51% fewer than in 2009, when there were 5,979.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Cell phone and texting tickets by year, Orange County
Year
Cell phone and texting tickets
2009
5,979
2010
5,670
2011
4,183
2012
4,793
2013
5,488
2014
4,740
2015
4,671
2016
3,739
2017
3,668
2018
2,971
2019
3,018
2020
2,242
2021
2,366
2022
2,322
2023
2,643
2024
2,938
Phone use and texting tickets by year
From 2009 to 2024, Orange County had 61,431 cell phone and texting tickets. “Cell Phone (V&T 1225-c)” made up 73% of them. “Texting (V&T 1225-d)” made up 27%.
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, Orange County
Year
Cell Phone (V&T 1225-c)
Texting (V&T 1225-d)
2009
5,979
–
2010
5,631
39
2011
4,031
152
2012
4,325
468
2013
4,438
1,050
2014
3,496
1,244
2015
3,055
1,616
2016
2,343
1,396
2017
2,146
1,522
2018
1,574
1,397
2019
1,566
1,452
2020
1,135
1,107
2021
1,190
1,176
2022
1,174
1,148
2023
1,171
1,472
2024
1,292
1,646
Cell phone ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for cell phone tickets in Orange County was “Convicted on a Non-Texting Violation.” That was 78% of 1,251 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 12%.
Data year: 2024.
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Cell phone ticket results, Orange County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on a Non-Texting Violation
970
78%
Dismissed/Acquitted
144
12%
Convicted on Same Texting Violation
137
11%
Total
1,251
100%
Texting ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for texting tickets in Orange County was “Convicted on a Non-Cell Phone Violation.” That was 76% of 991 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 14%.
These charts cover speeding tickets under VTL 1180.
Speeding tickets by year
Orange County had 23,492 speeding tickets in 2024. That is 30% fewer than in 2009, when there were 33,795. The highest year was 2010, with 35,101.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Speeding tickets by year, Orange County
Year
Speeding tickets
2009
33,795
2010
35,101
2011
28,902
2012
28,658
2013
28,146
2014
29,244
2015
32,071
2016
33,291
2017
34,587
2018
33,023
2019
33,115
2020
26,563
2021
26,351
2022
22,141
2023
22,734
2024
23,492
School zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-c)
Orange County had 364 school zone speeding tickets in 2024. That is 32% fewer than in 2009, when there were 532. The highest year was 2011, with 968.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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School zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-c), Orange County
Year
School zone speeding tickets
2009
532
2010
891
2011
968
2012
745
2013
647
2014
380
2015
505
2016
529
2017
701
2018
508
2019
599
2020
276
2021
280
2022
289
2023
390
2024
364
Work zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-f)
Orange County had 40 work zone speeding tickets in 2024. That is 97% fewer than in 2009, when there were 1,411. The highest year was 2018, with 1,661.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Work zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-f), Orange County
Year
Work zone speeding tickets
2009
1,411
2010
785
2011
194
2012
237
2013
950
2014
902
2015
634
2016
164
2017
277
2018
1,661
2019
926
2020
119
2021
121
2022
58
2023
57
2024
40
Speeding ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for speeding tickets in Orange County was “Convicted on a Non-Speeding Violation.” That was 64% of 17,429 tickets. Next was “Convicted on Same Speeding Violation,” at 29%.
Data year: 2024.
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Speeding ticket results, Orange County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on a Non-Speeding Violation
11,072
64%
Convicted on Same Speeding Violation
5,017
29%
Dismissed/Acquitted
1,221
7%
Convicted on Different Speeding Violation
119
less than 1%
Total
17,429
100%
Speeding tickets by where the driver is licensed
In 2024, 74% of speeding tickets in Orange 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, Orange 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
Orange County had 2,954 impaired driving tickets in 2018. That is 3% fewer than in 2009, when there were 3,042. The highest year was 2010, with 3,240.
Years shown: 2009–2018.
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Impaired driving tickets by year, Orange County
Year
Impaired driving tickets
2009
3,042
2010
3,240
2011
2,671
2012
2,462
2013
2,511
2014
2,924
2015
2,726
2016
2,603
2017
2,842
2018
2,954
Impaired driving tickets by age and gender
In 2018, male drivers got 73% of impaired driving tickets in Orange County. The 21 - 29 age group had the most, with 606.
Male
Female
Data year: 2018.
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Impaired driving tickets by age and gender, Orange County
Age group
Male
Female
Total
16 - 20
33
9
42
21 - 29
416
190
606
30 - 39
328
120
448
40 - 49
211
59
270
50 - 59
185
62
247
60 and Over
79
18
97
Impaired driving tickets by time of day
In 2018, the Mid - 3 am time block had the most impaired driving tickets in Orange County, with 582. The 9am - Noon time block had the fewest, with 35.
Data year: 2018.
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Impaired driving tickets by time of day, Orange County
Time of day
Count
Share
Mid - 3 am
582
37%
3am - 6am
312
20%
6am - 9am
41
3%
9am - Noon
35
2%
Noon - 3pm
57
4%
3pm - 6pm
86
5%
6pm - 9pm
174
11%
9pm - Mid
288
18%
Total
1,575
100%
Impaired driving tickets by day of the week
In 2018, Saturday had the most impaired driving tickets in Orange County, with 461. Tuesday had the fewest, with 127.
Data year: 2018.
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Impaired driving tickets by day of the week, Orange County
Day
Count
Share
Sunday
454
27%
Monday
158
9%
Tuesday
127
7%
Wednesday
138
8%
Thursday
166
10%
Friday
206
12%
Saturday
461
27%
Total
1,710
100%
Impaired driving tickets by month
In 2020, August had the most impaired driving tickets in Orange County, with 180. April had the fewest, with 48.
Data year: 2020.
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Impaired driving tickets by month, Orange County
Month
Count
Share
January
108
7%
February
131
9%
March
95
6%
April
48
3%
May
123
8%
June
119
8%
July
141
9%
August
180
12%
September
172
12%
October
156
10%
November
131
9%
December
90
6%
Total
1,494
100%
Impaired driving ticket results, alcohol and drugs combined
In 2018, the most common result for impaired driving tickets in Orange County was “Convicted on Different Impairment Violation.” That was 53% of 1,354 tickets. Next was “Convicted on Same Impairment Violation,” at 38%.
Data year: 2018.
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Impaired driving ticket results, alcohol and drugs combined, Orange County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on Different Impairment Violation
716
53%
Convicted on Same Impairment Violation
511
38%
Dismissed/Acquitted
110
8%
Convicted on Non-Impairment Violation
17
1%
Total
1,354
100%
Alcohol-related impaired driving ticket results
In 2018, the most common result for alcohol-related tickets in Orange County was “Convicted on Different Impairment Violation.” That was 53% of 1,201 tickets. Next was “Convicted on Same Impairment Violation,” at 39%.
Data year: 2018.
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Alcohol-related impaired driving ticket results, Orange County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on Different Impairment Violation
635
53%
Convicted on Same Impairment Violation
466
39%
Dismissed/Acquitted
86
7%
Convicted on Non-Impairment Violation
14
1%
Total
1,201
100%
Drug-related impaired driving ticket results
In 2018, the most common result for drug-related tickets in Orange County was “Convicted on Different Impairment Violation.” That was 61% of 107 tickets. Next was “Convicted on Same Impairment Violation,” at 24%.
Data year: 2018.
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Drug-related impaired driving ticket results, Orange 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
Orange County had 11,977 reported crashes in 2024. That is 10% more than in 2018, the first year under the new crash report form.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Reported crashes by year, Orange County
Year
Reported crashes
2009
10,472
2010
9,951
2011
9,898
2012
9,084
2013
9,796
2014
9,794
2015
9,619
2016
9,447
2017
8,971
2018
10,869
2019
10,751
2020
8,001
2021
9,523
2022
11,691
2023
11,597
2024
11,977
Pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle crashes by year
In 2024, Orange County had 156 crashes involving a pedestrian, 58 crashes involving a bicycle and 189 motorcycle crashes.
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle crashes by year, Orange County
Year
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Motorcycle
2009
139
48
173
2010
146
58
190
2011
176
49
174
2012
113
49
207
2013
162
54
192
2014
144
43
185
2015
130
49
169
2016
143
39
154
2017
106
41
156
2018
103
30
163
2019
129
36
197
2020
94
39
149
2021
97
36
161
2022
103
45
164
2023
121
38
174
2024
156
58
189
Crashes by month
In 2020, November had the most crashes in Orange County, with 850. April had the fewest, with 329.
Data year: 2020.
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Crashes by month, Orange County
Month
Count
Share
January
763
10%
February
644
8%
March
587
7%
April
329
4%
May
525
7%
June
685
9%
July
665
8%
August
684
9%
September
698
9%
October
816
10%
November
850
11%
December
755
9%
Total
8,001
100%
Crashes by day of the week
In 2017, Friday had the most crashes in Orange County, with 1,429. Sunday had the fewest, with 1,150.
Data year: 2017.
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Crashes by day of the week, Orange County
Day
Count
Share
Sunday
1,150
13%
Monday
1,214
14%
Tuesday
1,286
14%
Wednesday
1,284
14%
Thursday
1,354
15%
Friday
1,429
16%
Saturday
1,254
14%
Total
8,971
100%
Drivers in crashes by age group
In 2020, the largest age group among drivers in Orange County crashes was Male. That group made up 60% of drivers.
Data year: 2020.
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Drivers in crashes by age group, Orange County
Age group
Count
Share
Male
7,310
60%
Female
4,528
37%
Unknown Gender
408
3%
Total
12,246
100%
Drivers in crashes by gender
In 2017, male drivers made up 57% of drivers in Orange County crashes. Next were female drivers, at 40%.
Data year: 2017.
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Drivers in crashes by gender, Orange County
Gender
Count
Share
Male
8,132
57%
Female
5,658
40%
Unknown Gender
391
3%
Total
14,181
100%
Human factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported human factor in Orange County crashes was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” It was reported 1,574 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Human factors reported in crashes, Orange County
Factor
Count
Share
Driver Inattention/Distraction
1,574
18%
Following Too Closely
1,479
17%
Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
1,239
14%
Passing/Lane Changing/Improper Use
975
11%
Unsafe Speed
906
11%
Turning Improperly
393
5%
Backing Unsafely
370
4%
Traffic Control Device Disregarded
294
3%
Reaction to Other Uninvolved Vehicle
227
3%
Failure to Keep Right
213
2%
All others
924
11%
Total
8,594
100%
Vehicle factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported vehicle factor in Orange County crashes was “Other Vehicular.” It was reported 116 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Vehicle factors reported in crashes, Orange County
Factor
Count
Share
Other Vehicular
116
40%
Tire Failure/Inadequate
72
25%
Brakes Defective
49
17%
Oversized Vehicle
21
7%
Steering Failure
21
7%
Driverless/Runaway Vehicle
5
2%
Accelerator Defective
4
1%
Tow Hitch Defective
3
1%
Tinted Windows
1
less than 1%
Total
292
100%
Environmental factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported environmental factor in Orange County crashes was “Animal's Action.” It was reported 1,315 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Environmental factors reported in crashes, Orange County
Factor
Count
Share
Animal's Action
1,315
54%
Pavement Slippery
712
29%
View Obstructed/Limited
181
7%
Obstruction/Debris
116
5%
Glare
86
4%
Pavement Defective
11
less than 1%
Lane Marking Improper/Inadequate
3
less than 1%
Shoulders Defective/Improper
3
less than 1%
Other Environmental
3
less than 1%
Traffic Control Device Improper/Non-Working
1
less than 1%
Total
2,431
100%
Human factors reported in crashes by year
From 2009 to 2024, the most often reported factor in Orange County crashes was “Alcohol Involvement.” It was reported 3,480 times. Next was “Drugs (Illegal),” with 522.
Alcohol Involvement
Drugs (Illegal)
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Human factors reported in crashes by year, Orange County
Year
Alcohol Involvement
Drugs (Illegal)
2009
265
16
2010
223
25
2011
231
25
2012
250
30
2013
263
31
2014
233
21
2015
234
29
2016
232
34
2017
198
42
2018
226
30
2021
222
61
2022
282
65
2023
294
72
2024
327
41
Human factors reported in crashes by year, continued
From 2009 to 2024, the most often reported factor in Orange County crashes was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” It was reported 25,209 times. Next was “Unsafe Speed,” with 15,592.
Driver Inattention/Distraction
Unsafe Speed
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Human factors reported in crashes by year, continued, Orange County
Year
Driver Inattention/Distraction
Unsafe Speed
2009
1,750
1,051
2010
1,657
994
2011
1,555
991
2012
1,602
824
2013
1,680
952
2014
1,726
836
2015
1,737
1,029
2016
1,743
799
2017
1,574
906
2018
1,601
1,118
2019
1,525
1,128
2020
1,150
732
2021
1,308
912
2022
1,540
1,021
2023
1,516
1,109
2024
1,545
1,190
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