Queens saw 57,448 police-reported crashes between 2023 and 2025 — roughly 52 every day. 31,976 people were injured and 138 were killed. That is 27% of all city crashes with a recorded borough.
Police recorded 21,840 crashes in the borough in 2025, up 23% from 2024. That is 45% 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), 18,693 crashes have been recorded.
Crashes in Queens by year
| Year | Crashes | Injured | Killed | Pedestrians injured | Cyclists injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 18,693 | 11,323 | 51 | 1,846 | 813 |
| 2025 | 21,840 | 12,512 | 59 | 2,238 | 896 |
| 2024 | 17,820 | 9,944 | 32 | 1,988 | 788 |
| 2023 | 17,788 | 9,520 | 47 | 1,813 | 732 |
| 2022 | 18,429 | 8,518 | 32 | 1,675 | 651 |
| 2021 | 19,565 | 8,456 | 34 | 1,320 | 707 |
| 2020 | 20,670 | 7,269 | 46 | 1,287 | 857 |
| 2019 | 39,866 | 11,095 | 41 | 2,034 | 721 |
| 2018 | 41,280 | 10,820 | 53 | 2,016 | 625 |
| 2017 | 38,627 | 10,103 | 40 | 1,923 | 703 |
| 2016 | 41,399 | 10,930 | 31 | 2,080 | 691 |
| 2015 | 42,493 | 10,427 | 51 | 2,005 | 764 |
| 2014 | 41,023 | 10,033 | 52 | 2,192 | 714 |
| 2013 | 39,312 | 10,688 | 71 | 2,327 | 721 |
Who gets hurt
Pedestrians accounted for 20% of injuries in Queens, cyclists for 7.9% and vehicle occupants for 72%. Pedestrians were 50% of the 121 people killed.
| Road user | Injured | Share of injured | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 6,039 | 20% | 60 |
| Cyclists | 2,416 | 7.9% | 11 |
| Motorists (drivers and passengers) | 21,962 | 72% | 50 |
What police say caused the crashes
Police named a specific contributing factor in 66% of crashes in Queens. Driver Inattention/Distraction led the list, at 32% of crashes with a known factor, followed by failure to yield right-of-way and passing or lane usage improper.
When crashes happen
Crashes in Queens peak between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., and are least frequent between 3 a.m. and 4 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.
- Northern Boulevard912 crashes · 656 injured · 5 killed
- Long Island Expressway668 crashes · 583 injured · 3 killed
- Grand Central Parkway619 crashes · 471 injured · 2 killed
- Queens Boulevard618 crashes · 376 injured · 3 killed
- Jamaica Avenue526 crashes · 395 injured · 2 killed
- Cross Island Parkway481 crashes · 358 injured · 4 killed
- Hillside Avenue470 crashes · 358 injured · 2 killed
- Woodhaven Boulevard416 crashes · 307 injured · 2 killed
- North Conduit Avenue392 crashes · 324 injured · 4 killed
- Roosevelt Avenue375 crashes · 246 injured · 4 killed
- Linden Boulevard356 crashes · 270 injured
- Francis Lewis Boulevard349 crashes · 281 injured · 1 killed
- Rockaway Boulevard332 crashes · 269 injured · 1 killed
- Union Turnpike291 crashes · 169 injured · 1 killed
- Van Wyck Expressway283 crashes · 262 injured · 1 killed
Intersections with the most crashes
Crashes recorded where two named streets meet, 2023–2025.
- Cross Island Parkway & Northern Boulevard56 crashes · 32 injured
- Jackson Avenue & Queens Boulevard49 crashes · 28 injured · 1 killed
- Jamaica Avenue & Woodhaven Boulevard49 crashes · 37 injured · 1 killed
- Queens Boulevard & Woodhaven Boulevard49 crashes · 27 injured
- 65th Place & Queens Boulevard44 crashes · 34 injured
- Cohancy Street & North Conduit Avenue44 crashes · 37 injured · 1 killed
- North Conduit Avenue & Rockaway Boulevard44 crashes · 31 injured · 1 killed
- Northern Boulevard & Prince Street44 crashes · 31 injured
- Hillside Avenue & Parsons Boulevard43 crashes · 36 injured
- Northern Boulevard & Union Street43 crashes · 31 injured
- Lefferts Boulevard & North Conduit Avenue42 crashes · 40 injured
- 150th Street & North Conduit Avenue41 crashes · 30 injured · 1 killed
- Cypress Avenue & Cypress Hills Street41 crashes · 28 injured
- Cypress Avenue & Vermont Place41 crashes · 33 injured
- Atlantic Avenue & Woodhaven Boulevard40 crashes · 27 injured · 1 killed
ZIP codes in Queens
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.