NYC Traffic Deaths Tied Record Low In 2025, New Report Finds

NEW YORK CITY — This past year proved to be one of the safest for New York City streets, as 2025 tied a record low in traffic deaths, according to a new report by Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets.

Last year's totals tied with 2018 for the least traffic deaths citywide since 1910.

In 2025, the city had 206 deaths on its streets, 46 less than in 2024 — an 18 percent decrease. Among the 206 fatalities, 112 were pedestrians, 73 were drivers, and 21 were bike riders, according to the report.

In the five boroughs, the Bronx and Queens saw the biggest decrease in deaths from 2024. Sixteen fewer New Yorkers were killed on Queens streets (22 percent decrease) and the Bronx had 20 fewer people killed in 2025 compared to last year.

Manhattan and Brooklyn also saw a dip in traffic deaths last year. The two boroughs saw a 7 and 14 percent decrease respectively.

Staten Island was the only borough that saw an increase in traffic deaths. The borough had one more traffic death in 2025 than in 2024 — an 8 percent increase.

Both organizations pointed to 24/7 speed safety cameras, street redesigns, and over a decade of Vision Zero for making it one of the safest years on city streets.

They also called on the Mamdani administration to build upon the recent improvements by continuing to commit to Vision Zero, implement Sammy’s Law, finish stalled projects across the city, stop super speeders, and to daylight every intersection.

“This research shows that New York City has made significant progress on making our streets safer, and that there is a huge opportunity to prevent life-altering injury and save lives,” Ben Furnas, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives. “The rollout of 20 mph speed limits and significant street safety redesigns were stalled under the previous administration, and they should move forward immediately. To reduce crashes, we also need universal day lighting so pedestrians and drivers can actually see each other at intersections, and we need to pass and implement the Stop Super Speeders program to slow down the most reckless drivers on our streets."

You can read the full report here.