From 2023 through 2025, police recorded 38,225 crashes in Manhattan, about 35 a day. They injured 18,679 people and killed 102. That is 18% of all city crashes with a recorded borough.
In 2025 there were 14,488 crashes in the borough, up 22% from 2024. That is 46% fewer than in 2019; crash counts across the city fell sharply in 2020 and have stayed lower since. So far in 2026 (through October 31, 2026), 12,584 crashes have been recorded.
Crashes in Manhattan by year
| Year | Crashes | Injured | Killed | Pedestrians injured | Cyclists injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 12,584 | 6,669 | 40 | 1,589 | 1,344 |
| 2025 | 14,488 | 7,275 | 41 | 1,821 | 1,565 |
| 2024 | 11,911 | 5,780 | 33 | 1,640 | 1,332 |
| 2023 | 11,826 | 5,624 | 28 | 1,391 | 1,251 |
| 2022 | 11,991 | 5,132 | 24 | 1,359 | 1,173 |
| 2021 | 11,434 | 4,632 | 26 | 1,121 | 1,022 |
| 2020 | 10,857 | 3,577 | 21 | 883 | 958 |
| 2019 | 26,594 | 5,242 | 24 | 1,565 | 1,032 |
| 2018 | 31,413 | 5,435 | 20 | 1,783 | 1,005 |
| 2017 | 31,774 | 5,648 | 33 | 1,770 | 974 |
| 2016 | 36,078 | 6,236 | 34 | 2,076 | 1,109 |
| 2015 | 42,528 | 6,532 | 22 | 2,289 | 1,192 |
| 2014 | 41,270 | 6,909 | 35 | 2,586 | 1,156 |
| 2013 | 41,582 | 7,585 | 39 | 2,811 | 1,131 |
Who gets hurt
Of the people injured in Manhattan, 28% were pedestrians, 24% cyclists and 49% drivers or passengers. Pedestrians were 65% of the 93 people killed.
| Road user | Injured | Share of injured | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 4,852 | 28% | 60 |
| Cyclists | 4,148 | 24% | 12 |
| Motorists (drivers and passengers) | 8,637 | 49% | 21 |
What police say caused the crashes
Police named a specific contributing factor in 66% of crashes in Manhattan. The most common was Driver Inattention/Distraction (35% of crashes with a known factor), followed by failure to yield right-of-way and other vehicular.
When crashes happen
Crashes in Manhattan peak between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., and are least frequent between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m.. Friday is the busiest day of the week for crashes.
By hour of the day
By day of the week
Streets with the most crashes
Ranked by police-reported crashes from 2023 through 2025. Highways and long avenues lead the list because they carry the most traffic.
- Broadway764 crashes · 484 injured · 2 killed
- 2nd Avenue627 crashes · 393 injured · 3 killed
- 1st Avenue452 crashes · 281 injured · 6 killed
- 3rd Avenue451 crashes · 264 injured · 3 killed
- FDR Drive446 crashes · 305 injured · 2 killed
- Amsterdam Avenue427 crashes · 254 injured · 1 killed
- Avenue of the Americas284 crashes · 172 injured · 1 killed
- Delancey Street272 crashes · 150 injured · 1 killed
- West Street256 crashes · 134 injured
- 8th Avenue244 crashes · 169 injured · 2 killed
- 5th Avenue235 crashes · 130 injured · 1 killed
- Canal Street235 crashes · 105 injured
- Lexington Avenue232 crashes · 129 injured
- 10th Avenue225 crashes · 101 injured · 1 killed
- West 42nd Street222 crashes · 113 injured · 2 killed
Intersections with the most crashes
Crashes recorded where two named streets meet, 2023–2025.
- 2nd Avenue & East 125th Street65 crashes · 35 injured
- Allen Street & Delancey Street65 crashes · 38 injured
- Amsterdam Avenue & West 181st Street54 crashes · 37 injured
- 2nd Avenue & East 60th Street51 crashes · 24 injured
- 2nd Avenue & East 34th Street48 crashes · 19 injured
- 11th Avenue & West 40th Street46 crashes · 6 injured
- Chrystie Street & Delancey Street46 crashes · 35 injured
- 10th Avenue & West 41st Street45 crashes · 21 injured
- Clinton Street & Delancey Street43 crashes · 27 injured
- Delancey Street & Essex Street41 crashes · 24 injured
- East 106th Street & Park Avenue41 crashes · 33 injured
- Morris Street & West Street41 crashes · 11 injured
- 10th Avenue & West 207th Street39 crashes · 31 injured
- Avenue of the Americas & West 42nd Street39 crashes · 25 injured · 1 killed
- 2nd Avenue & East 58th Street38 crashes · 31 injured
ZIP codes in Manhattan
Open a ZIP code to see its own trend, causes and streets.
Vehicles involved
Type of the first vehicle listed in each crash report, 2023–2025.
How to read these figures
Each figure counts crashes that an NYPD officer reported on the MV-104AN form, which is required when someone is injured or killed or when damage reaches $1,000. One crash can injure several people, so injuries can exceed crashes.
Police do not record the borough or ZIP code for every crash — about 23% of crashes citywide in the same years have no borough — so local totals are a floor, not an exact count. The contributing factor is the one listed for the first vehicle in the report.
Source: NYPD crash reports published by NYC Open Data (Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes). Data through October 31, 2026. Figures are preliminary and may change. How we calculate these figures.