This Is The Deadliest Road In Each NJ County, 2023 Data Shows

NEW JERSEY — Seeing as it has more people per square mile than any other state in the country and sits in the heart of the Northeast transit corridor, it's not surprising that New Jersey has its share of dangerous roads. But which roads see the most fatal crashes?

Among New Jersey's deadliest roads in 2023 were the New Jersey Turnpike, State Highway 1, and State Highway 40, which logged a total of 17, 15, and 13 fatal crashes, respectively, according to New Jersey State Police.

Want more details? If you break the numbers down further, you can get a county-by-county look at specific roads with the highest number of crashes in 2023.

Atlantic County

Deadliest road: State Highway 40

Fatal crashes: 7

Burlington County

Deadliest road: New Jersey Turnpike

Fatal crashes: 5

Bergen County

Deadliest road: State Highway 17

Fatal crashes: 4

Camden County

Deadliest road: State Highway 30

Fatal crashes: 7

Cape May County

Deadliest road: State Highway 9

Fatal crashes: 3

Cumberland County

Deadliest road: State Highway 47

Fatal crashes: 4

Essex County

Deadliest road: County Road 508 and County Road 506

Fatal crashes: 4 each

Gloucester County

Deadliest road: State Highway 322, State Highway 37

Fatal crashes: 5 each

Hudson County

Deadliest road: State Highway 440, State Highway 139, Garfield Avenue, John F. Kennedy Boulevard

Fatal crashes: 2 each

Hunterdon County

Deadliest road: State Highway 31

Fatal crashes: 2

Morris County

Deadliest road: Interstate 80

Fatal crashes: 6

Middlesex County

Deadliest road: New Jersey Turnpike

Fatal crashes: 6

Mercer County

Deadliest road: Interstate 295

Fatal crashes: 5

Monmouth County

Deadliest road: State Highway 18 and County Road 537

Fatal crashes: 3 each

Ocean County

Deadliest road: Garden State Parkway

Fatal crashes: 6

Passaic County

Deadliest road: Interstate 80

Fatal crashes: 3

Salem County

Deadliest road: State Highway 130, State Highway 40

Fatal crashes: 3 each

Somerset County

Deadliest road: Interstate 78

Fatal crashes: 4

Sussex County

Deadliest road: No one road saw multiple fatal crashes

Union County

Deadliest road: State Highway 22, State Highway 1

Fatal crashes: 3 each

Warren County

Deadliest road: No road saw multiple fatal crashes

If you're looking for good news, there was a substantial reduction in traffic-related fatalities last year, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, along with the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, announced in January.

Last year, fatal crashes in the state decreased by 9.4 percent, dropping from 646 in 2022 to 585 in 2023, according to officials.

"The decline in traffic fatalities in New Jersey in 2023 is worthy of recognition and a positive step forward," Platkin said. "The last two years marked the two highest years for traffic fatalities in New Jersey since 2007. This reduction gives us hope that our statewide efforts to make our roads safer are working."

Platkin continued: "But every life lost is a tragedy, and we will not stop until we achieve our goal of bringing traffic fatalities down to zero."