New Jersey's Most Dangerous Roads, Ranked By Crash Data

The most dangerous roads in New Jersey are:

New Jersey cities recording the most crashes were:

New Jersey’s worst year for crashes

New Jersey’s worst day for crashes

New Jersey’s biggest crash month

New data has been released on several categories of information regarding dangerous driving statistics in the Garden State.

According to reports, New 2026 data revealing the full picture of fatal crashes in 2024 has been combined with data from the previous four years to reveal New Jersey’s biggest crash hotspots.

The analysis, conducted by Hard Rock Bet examined 3,068 recorded crashes across New Jersey between 2020 and 2024 to reveal where and when crashes were most likely to occur.

Let's breakdown some of the data from the report and how it relates to driving here in New Jersey.

The most dangerous roads in New Jersey are:

US-1
US-9
I-95

New Jersey cities recording the most crashes were:

Newark
Camden
Elizabeth

New Jersey’s worst year for crashes

2021
2022
2024

New Jersey’s worst day for crashes

Saturday
Sunday
Friday

New Jersey’s biggest crash month

October
November
June

These are some of the dangerous driving statistics that were examined. I see how crowded New Jersey roads are every day and with that I feel there are accident risks.

Drive carefully and pay attention when you are out on Garden State roads.

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