How to report a dangerous street in NYC, and what the city crash data shows
NYPD reports logged 85,196 crashes and 212 deaths in the year to June 11, 2026. Here is what the data shows and how to report an unsafe street through 311 or DOT.
New York City’s crash records are public, and so are the ways to ask the city to fix a street that feels unsafe. NYPD crash reports from June 11, 2025, to June 11, 2026, list 85,196 crashes, 49,669 people injured and 212 people killed. This guide explains how to read those numbers and how to report a problem crossing, corner or signal today.
What NYC crash data shows for the past year
The figures come from the NYPD Motor Vehicle Collisions crash dataset on NYC Open Data. Each row is one reported crash. For the 12 months ending June 11, 2026, the totals are:
- 85,196 reported crashes
- 49,669 people injured
- 212 people killed
- 9,000 pedestrians injured
- 5,414 cyclists injured
The latest crash date in the dataset is June 11, 2026, so crashes after that date are not reflected yet. These are counts of police reports. They are not rates, and they do not adjust for how many people walk, bike or drive in a given place.
NYC crashes by borough
Brooklyn logged the most reported crashes in the window, with 23,637. Queens followed with 17,401, then Manhattan with 12,907, the Bronx with 10,296 and Staten Island with 2,723.
Another 18,232 reports have no borough filled in, so every borough’s real total is higher than its listed number. Larger boroughs with more roads and more traffic will always log more crashes, so the ranking says more about size and volume than about risk on any single block. To see what a specific part of the city looks like, the How2NewYork neighborhood pages are a starting point.
The most common causes listed in NYC crashes
Each report records a contributing factor for the first vehicle involved. The largest single entry is “Unspecified,” at 22,789 crashes, meaning no cause was named.
Driver inattention or distraction came next at 20,379, nearly one in four reported crashes. The rest of the leading causes were:
- Failure to yield right-of-way: 5,350
- Following too closely: 4,436
- Improper passing or lane usage: 3,257
- Passing too closely: 2,728
- Backing unsafely: 2,618
- Unsafe speed: 2,565
- Traffic control disregarded: 2,055
- Driver inexperience: 2,055
- Turning improperly: 1,960
Failure to yield and disregarding traffic controls are the causes most tied to crosswalks and intersections, which is where many street safety requests start.
NYC streets with the most injury crashes
Highways and long parkways top the list of streets with the most crashes that injured someone. The Belt Parkway had 478, the Long Island Expressway 420 and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 360. Broadway had 334, the Grand Central Parkway 289 and Atlantic Avenue 250.
Further down are the Cross Bronx Expressway with 236, FDR Drive with 223, the Major Deegan Expressway with 222 and the Cross Island Parkway with 200. Among surface streets, Linden Boulevard had 197, Third Avenue 194 and Flatbush Avenue 189.
These totals cover entire roads, some of them many miles long and carrying heavy traffic, so a high count does not make any one of them the most dangerous street in the city. Another 7,762 injury crashes have no street name recorded at all.
How to report a dangerous street in NYC through 311
311 is the main route for street problems. It handles:
- Potholes and other street conditions
- Broken or malfunctioning traffic signals
- Requests for speed humps
- Requests for a daylighting study, which looks at clearing parking near a crosswalk so drivers and pedestrians can see each other
Be as specific as possible. Name the exact intersection or the block between two cross streets, which corner or crosswalk is involved and what happens there, such as cars running a light or drivers turning fast into pedestrians. Save the service request number so the complaint can be followed up later.
Asking the Department of Transportation for a street redesign
For changes bigger than a single repair, such as a new crossing, signal timing or a redesign of a corner, the Department of Transportation takes requests through its street improvement request form. Requests made through 311 and DOT feed into Vision Zero, the city program aimed at ending traffic deaths and serious injuries.
Neighbors who want broader changes can also follow City Council proposals, such as a bill that would create five low-traffic neighborhoods across the city.
When to call 911 instead
A crash in progress, or one that just happened, is a 911 call, not a 311 request. Emergency responders come first. Once everyone is safe, the street condition that may have contributed, such as a dark signal or a blocked sightline, can be reported separately through 311.
Using crash data to back up a request
Crash reports are public on NYC Open Data, so residents can look up crashes near their own block before filing a request. Counting reports at one intersection over the same window gives a request concrete support. Keep in mind that thousands of reports lack a street name or borough, so local counts will likely run low.
Sources
Every figure above comes from these official sources, checked on the day this was written.
Quick answers
How do I report a dangerous intersection in NYC?
Use 311 for street conditions, broken signals and requests for speed humps or a daylighting study. For larger changes, use the Department of Transportation street improvement request form.
How many people died in NYC traffic crashes in the past year?
NYPD crash reports from June 11, 2025, to June 11, 2026, list 212 people killed and 49,669 injured across 85,196 crashes.
What is the most common cause of NYC crashes?
Apart from reports with no cause specified, driver inattention or distraction was cited most often, in 20,379 crashes.
Should I call 311 or 911 after a crash?
Call 911 for a crash in progress or one that just happened. Report the street condition behind it to 311 afterward.
