Bergen County car accidents: police reports and crash data by town and road
Police reported 54,065 car accidents in Bergen County in 2023 and 2024. Someone was hurt or killed in 10,933 of them, about 15 a day, and 80 people died. Only Middlesex County had more injury accidents among New Jersey's 21 counties.
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Where do most car accidents happen in Bergen County?
Mostly on I-95 with the Turnpike lanes and on Route 17: 808 and 768 injury accidents in 2023 and 2024. Another 2,630, about a quarter of the county total, were on local streets or roads without a route number. Route 4 has its own page: Route 4 accident data.
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| Road | Someone hurt or killed | All accidents | People hurt | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-95 and New Jersey Turnpike (all lanes) | 808 | 4,184 | 1,206 | 6 |
| Route 17 | 768 | 3,854 | 1,076 | 7 |
| I-80 | 419 | 1,635 | 595 | 5 |
| Route 4 | 393 | 1,993 | 564 | 1 |
| Garden State Parkway | 342 | 1,784 | 458 | 5 |
| County Route 503 | 311 | 1,368 | 408 | 1 |
| Route 46 | 271 | 1,110 | 362 | 3 |
| County Route 505 | 259 | 950 | 362 | 2 |
| County Route 507 | 257 | 1,083 | 340 | 1 |
| County Route 56 | 213 | 882 | 289 | 0 |
The Turnpike and Parkway figures matter for the report: crashes there go through the State Police portal, not a town department. Each numbered road has its own page, such as Route 17 accident data and Garden State Parkway accident data.
South of the county line, the same Turnpike traffic shows up on our Hudson County crash data hub.2
Which Bergen County towns have the most car accidents?
Paramus, Hackensack and Fort Lee, each with more than 800 injury accidents in 2023 and 2024. Hackensack's 121 pedestrian accidents are the most of the ten.
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| Rank | Municipality | Someone hurt or killed | All accidents | People hurt | People killed | Pedestrian accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paramus | 876 | 4,338 | 1,194 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Hackensack | 846 | 4,086 | 1,121 | 3 | 121 |
| 3 | Fort Lee | 812 | 4,558 | 1,093 | 6 | 58 |
| 4 | Teaneck | 570 | 2,885 | 774 | 7 | 51 |
| 5 | Englewood | 447 | 2,231 | 605 | 3 | 46 |
| 6 | Fair Lawn | 409 | 1,571 | 539 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Ridgefield | 368 | 1,689 | 521 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Elmwood Park | 343 | 1,274 | 465 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Rutherford | 300 | 1,630 | 417 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Palisades Park | 292 | 1,359 | 390 | 2 | 34 |
Rear-end crashes were 55 percent of injury accidents in Paramus, the top town. Its roads and hours are on the Paramus crash data page, and the mall entrances in the Route 4 and Route 17 shopping trip guide.
Which Bergen County intersections are the most dangerous?
By recorded injury accidents, Brinkerhoff Terrace at Fifth Street in Palisades Park leads with 19 in 2024 and 2025, 14 of them in the preliminary 2025 file. Ridgefield holds four of the top seven, three on Maple Avenue.
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| Intersection | Town | Hurt or killed, 2024 | Hurt or killed, 2025 (preliminary) | Hurt or killed, total | All accidents | People hurt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinkerhoff Terrace at Fifth Street | Palisades Park | 5 | 14 | 19 | 39 | 27 |
| Linden Avenue at Route 93 (Grand Avenue) | Ridgefield | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 20 |
| Maple Avenue at Route 1 (Broad Avenue) | Ridgefield | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 23 |
| Maple Avenue at Route 5 | Ridgefield | 3 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 24 |
| Brinkerhoff Terrace at Sixth Street | Palisades Park | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 16 |
| Demarest Avenue at Knickerbocker Road (County Route 505) | Closter | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 20 |
| Maple Avenue at Prospect Avenue | Ridgefield | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 14 |
| Essex Street at Summit Avenue | Hackensack | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 13 |
| East Central Avenue (County Route 501) at Sixth Street | Palisades Park | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 |
| Linden Street at North Euclid Avenue | Hackensack | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 |
| Old Tappan Road at Orangeburg Road | Old Tappan | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 18 |
Compare them with our statewide ranking of New Jersey intersections by injury accidents.
Other Bergen town and crash type pages
Who has the police report for a Bergen County accident?
The agency that responded. Town police hold most reports, while Turnpike, Parkway and State Police cases go through one State portal with fixed fees.
Waits differ by agency: Teaneck states 3 to 5 days, and a State Police file can take 14 business days. A George Washington Bridge or Turnpike crash in Fort Lee is not a town police report: Port Authority charges $17, the Turnpike $5.
| Agency | How to request | Fee stated | Wait stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaneck Police Department | Records Bureau customer window, 900 Teaneck Road, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm weekdays; (201) 837-2551 | not stated | 3 to 5 days |
| Hackensack Police Department | Records and Evidence Management Unit, (201) 646-7725 or records@hackensackpd.org; pickup at the Community Access Center; online through LexisNexis BuyCrash | not stated | not stated |
| New Jersey State Police and Turnpike Authority (Turnpike, Parkway and State Police cases) | NJ.gov Crash Reports portal; a fatal Turnpike or Parkway report goes through the Turnpike Authority's OPRA form | $5 toll road, $13 non-toll, $20 serious or fatal files | can take 14 business days |
| Port Authority police | Online through LexisNexis BuyCrash | $17 | not stated |
| Palisades Interstate Parkway Police | Online through LexisNexis BuyCrash | not stated | not stated |
For other towns, the State portal and the SR-1 form when no officer came, see getting a New Jersey accident report, agency by agency. How a police report differs from a crash report, code by code explains the boxes.4
What kinds of accidents hurt people in Bergen County?
Rear-end crashes, about a third of injury accidents in 2023 and 2024. Pedestrian accidents were only 7 percent, yet they account for 35 of the 80 deaths.
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| Accident type (police code) | Someone hurt or killed | Share | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rear end (same direction) | 3,774 | 35% | 6 |
| Right angle | 2,163 | 20% | 2 |
| Fixed object | 1,132 | 10% | 20 |
| Sideswipe (same direction) | 1,090 | 10% | 4 |
| Pedestrian | 780 | 7% | 35 |
| Bicycle | 478 | 4% | 2 |
| Left turn or U turn | 413 | 4% | 2 |
| Struck parked vehicle | 363 | 3% | 1 |
Timing follows the evening commute: a quarter of injury accidents happened between 3 pm and 6 pm, and 5 pm was the busiest hour. Friday had the most (1,738) and Sunday the fewest (1,252). About 26 percent happened in the dark.
Injury accidents by time of day
| Time of day | Someone hurt or killed |
|---|---|
| Midnight to 3 am | 389 |
| 3 am to 6 am | 311 |
| 6 am to 9 am | 1,448 |
| 9 am to noon | 1,523 |
| Noon to 3 pm | 2,010 |
| 3 pm to 6 pm | 2,663 |
| 6 pm to 9 pm | 1,735 |
| 9 pm to midnight | 854 |
Related help: rear-end crashes in New Jersey, pedestrian accident help in New Jersey, bicycle accident help in New Jersey and when crashes happen statewide, hour by hour.5
What have appeals courts decided in Bergen County car cases?
Our appeals dataset holds five Appellate Division car cases from Bergen County, decided from 2018 to 2021. Three were reversed, one affirmed and one partly reversed.
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| Case | Year | Crash and injury | Issue in our dataset | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morales-Hurtado v. Reinoso | 2018 | Rear-end crash between a jitney and a car; herniated discs | Jury awarded $50,000 for pain and suffering and $71,615.73 for past medical bills | Reversed |
| N.J. Transit Corp. v. Sanchez | 2018 | Work-related crash; no permanent injury | Lawsuit (verbal) threshold, not met; PIP | Reversed and remanded |
| NJM Insurance Co. v. Specialty Surgical Center of North Brunswick | 2019 | Separate crashes; lumbar disc surgery | PIP | Affirmed |
| Franco v. Fairleigh Dickinson University | 2021 | Road departure, parked car impact and rollover; brain injury | Not a threshold or PIP case | Affirmed in part, reversed in part |
| Diaz v. Reynoso | 2021 | Collision, then a utility pole; skull fracture and coma | Not a threshold or PIP case | Reversed and remanded |
The one jury award, Morales-Hurtado, sits with other New Jersey appeals dollar figures. More rulings are in our index of New Jersey car accident appeals and the verbal threshold rulings.6
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What do the records show in Hackensack, Fort Lee and Teaneck?
Three different problems: pedestrians in Hackensack, the I-95 approach in Fort Lee, and one county road in Teaneck.
Is Hackensack a bad area for car accidents?
By count it ranks high: 846 injury accidents in 2023 and 2024, second in Bergen and 25th of New Jersey's 564 municipalities. Pedestrian accidents were 11 percent of them, against 7 percent countywide.
Among numbered roads, County Route 503 (River Street and Hackensack Avenue) leads with 116, then I-80 with 88. Essex Street at Summit Avenue and Linden Street at North Euclid Avenue top the intersections, 9 each in 2024 and 2025.
Hackensack tables: years, roads, intersections
| Year | All accidents | Someone hurt or killed | People hurt | People killed | Pedestrian accidents | Bicycle accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,720 | 384 | 494 | 1 | 48 | 32 |
| 2024 | 2,366 | 462 | 627 | 2 | 73 | 38 |
| 2025 (preliminary) | 1,935 | 387 | 540 | 1 | 47 | 12 |
| Road | Someone hurt or killed | All accidents | People hurt | People killed | Pedestrian accidents | Bicycle accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Route 503 (River Street, Hackensack Avenue, South River Street) | 116 | 546 | 154 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| I-80 | 88 | 285 | 137 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Summit Avenue (County Route 57) | 69 | 273 | 93 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Essex Street (County Route 56) | 61 | 263 | 79 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| Polifly Road and First Street (County Route 55) | 57 | 233 | 72 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Passaic Street (County Route 62) | 28 | 96 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Hudson Street (County Route 124) | 23 | 90 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Central Avenue (County Route 44) | 23 | 78 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Route 4 | 22 | 136 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Main Street, Johnson Avenue and Kinderkamack Road (County Route 51) | 22 | 89 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Local streets and roads without a route number | 304 | 1,834 | 378 | 0 | 60 | 32 |
| Intersection | Hurt or killed, 2024 | Hurt or killed, 2025 (preliminary) | Hurt or killed, total | All accidents | People hurt | Pedestrian accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Street at Summit Avenue | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 1 |
| Linden Street at North Euclid Avenue | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| East Kennedy Street at South River Street (County Route 503) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| Essex Street at State Street | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| Atlantic Street at East Railroad Avenue | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Anderson Street at Prospect Avenue | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| Passaic Street at Union Street | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Polifly Road at Standish Avenue | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
See also Hackensack motorcycle accidents.7
How much of Fort Lee's crash count is on I-95 and the Turnpike?
About 45 percent: 367 of Fort Lee's 812 injury accidents in 2023 and 2024 were on I-95 and Turnpike lanes. Fort Lee had 4,558 accidents in all, the most of any Bergen town. Mile by mile: Fort Lee Turnpike mileposts.
Off the highway, Route 67 (Lemoine Avenue) had the most pedestrian accidents, 16. Rear-end crashes were 43 percent of injury accidents, and Saturday, not Friday, was the worst day.
Fort Lee tables: years, roads, intersections
| Year | All accidents | Someone hurt or killed | People hurt | People killed | Pedestrian accidents | Bicycle accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,378 | 438 | 577 | 1 | 38 | 28 |
| 2024 | 2,180 | 374 | 516 | 5 | 20 | 14 |
| 2025 (preliminary) | 1,778 | 322 | 459 | 2 | 29 | 13 |
| Road | Someone hurt or killed | All accidents | People hurt | People killed | Pedestrian accidents | Bicycle accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-95 and New Jersey Turnpike (all lanes) | 367 | 2,008 | 534 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Route 67 (Lemoine Avenue, Palisades Avenue) | 68 | 333 | 82 | 0 | 16 | 7 |
| Route 1 | 56 | 311 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| County Route 29 (Anderson Avenue, Center Avenue, Linwood Avenue) | 41 | 254 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Route 5 | 38 | 120 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Main Street and Fort Lee Road (County Route 56) | 31 | 150 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Route 9W (Fletcher Avenue, Lemoine Avenue) | 28 | 256 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| County Route 505 (Hudson Terrace, River Road) | 23 | 107 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Local streets and roads without a route number | 99 | 710 | 117 | 1 | 15 | 10 |
| Intersection | Hurt or killed, 2024 | Hurt or killed, 2025 (preliminary) | Hurt or killed, total | All accidents | People hurt | Pedestrian accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Reynolds Boulevard at Martha Washington Way | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 0 |
| Bridge Plaza North at Route 67 (Lemoine Avenue) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Central Boulevard (County Route 54) at Inwood Avenue | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Bruce Reynolds Boulevard at Route 67 (Lemoine Avenue) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Bruce Reynolds Boulevard at River Road (County Route 505) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Which Teaneck road has the most accidents, Route 4 or Teaneck Road?
Teaneck Road (County Route 39), with 72 injury accidents in 2023 and 2024. I-95 with the Turnpike had 62, Cedar Lane 61 and Route 4 49.
Teaneck ranks fourth in Bergen and 44th statewide, with 570 injury accidents. Cedar Lane and Teaneck Road had the most pedestrian accidents, 12 and 10, and 6 of the 7 deaths were on wet roads.
Teaneck tables: years, roads, intersections
| Year | All accidents | Someone hurt or killed | People hurt | People killed | Pedestrian accidents | Bicycle accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,305 | 256 | 334 | 4 | 21 | 17 |
| 2024 | 1,580 | 314 | 440 | 3 | 30 | 13 |
| 2025 (preliminary) | 1,616 | 279 | 419 | 0 | 19 | 7 |
| Road | Someone hurt or killed | All accidents | People hurt | People killed | Pedestrian accidents | Bicycle accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaneck Road (County Route 39) | 72 | 401 | 87 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| I-95 and New Jersey Turnpike (all lanes) | 62 | 325 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedar Lane (County Route 60) | 61 | 255 | 76 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Route 4 | 49 | 275 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| I-80 | 38 | 159 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| River Road (County Route 41) | 33 | 123 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Degraw Avenue (County Route 56) | 26 | 110 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| New Bridge Road, Roemer Avenue and Liberty Road (County Route 49) | 13 | 61 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Local streets and roads without a route number | 208 | 1,145 | 257 | 1 | 23 | 13 |
| Intersection | Hurt or killed, 2024 | Hurt or killed, 2025 (preliminary) | Hurt or killed, total | All accidents | People hurt | Pedestrian accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degraw Avenue at Queen Anne Road | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Cedar Lane at River Road | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Degraw Avenue at Teaneck Road | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Englewood Avenue at Teaneck Road | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Belle Avenue at Route 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Beverly Road at Garrison Avenue | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Lindbergh Boulevard at Teaneck Road | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| River Road at Roemer Avenue | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Cedar Lane at Pomander Walk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Cedar Lane at Teaneck Road | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
What else do people ask after a Bergen County crash?
How long does it take to get an accident report in NJ?
In Bergen, Teaneck states 3 to 5 days, and a State Police or Turnpike file can take 14 business days. Fees by agency are in the Bergen agency table.
How long do you have to report an accident to police in NJ?
Call police right away after an injury crash. The 10-day written report and the SR-1 form for crashes no officer handled are in our New Jersey accident report guide.
How long after a car accident can you sue in NJ?
Generally two years, with a 90-day notice for claims against a public body. Exceptions are in our New Jersey car accident deadlines guide.
How can I find out if someone I know has been in a car accident in Bergen County?
For a State Police case, the portal searches by case number, driver's license, license plate or last name. Other agencies are in the Bergen agency table.
Did a hit and run or a Turnpike crash happen in Bergen County today?
This page counts police records through 2025, not live news. For claim steps after a hit and run, see our New Jersey hit and run claim guide.
Just had a crash? Start with our first 24 hours after a New Jersey car accident checklist.8
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
The counts on this page are police-reported car accidents from NJDOT crash records, analyzed by us. They show where and when accidents where someone was hurt happened in Bergen County. They do not show who was at fault in any accident, and they say nothing about whether you have a claim or what it could be worth.
Rules that apply anywhere in New Jersey
- Your own auto policy's PIP pays eligible medical expenses "no matter who caused the auto accident," up to your policy's limit and after its deductible and co-pay. If you chose your health insurance as primary, it pays first and PIP pays second. A claim against the other driver for pain and suffering is separate: it depends on fault and on the lawsuit option on your policy. 9
- Being partly at fault does not stop you from recovering, as long as your share is not greater than the other driver's, or the combined share of all the drivers you claim against (the "51 percent" rule). Your damages are reduced by your share. 10
- If someone is hurt or killed, or property damage to any one person is over $500, the driver must tell the police right away and send a written report to the Motor Vehicle Commission within 10 days, unless a police officer files one. If police did not investigate, New Jersey's SR-1 self-reporting form is the form for that. 11
- An injury lawsuit generally must be filed within two years, and a claim against a public body (a town, the state, NJ Transit) needs a written notice within 90 days. These are general rules with exceptions; check your own dates with a lawyer. 12
Next steps: how to get your New Jersey accident report, agency by agency, and how New Jersey no-fault (PIP) insurance works after an accident. This is general information, not legal advice.
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Sources
- NJDOT crash records 2023 to 2025 via the open-source hudcostreets/nj-crashes project, deaths from NJ State Police fatal crash statistics; our analysis of all 21 county files.
- NJDOT crash records 2023 and 2024 via hudcostreets/nj-crashes; our analysis.
- NJDOT crash records 2023 to 2025 via hudcostreets/nj-crashes; our analysis.
- Teaneck Police Records Bureau; Hackensack Records and Evidence Management Unit; NJ State Police Crash Reports portal; Port Authority Police reports; Palisades Interstate Parkway Police.
- NJDOT crash records 2023 and 2024 via hudcostreets/nj-crashes, crash type as coded by the officer; our analysis.
- our dataset of New Jersey Appellate Division car accident opinions from CourtListener, county Bergen.
- NJDOT crash records 2023 to 2025 via hudcostreets/nj-crashes; municipality count from NJ Fast Facts; our analysis.
- New Jersey State Police Crash Reports portal and help page.
- NJ DOBI Auto Insurance Buyer's Guide 2026, pp. 2, 6; DOBI health insurance as primary
- N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1; NJ DOBI comparative negligence FAQ
- N.J.S.A. 39:4-130; NJDOT self-reporting crash form
- N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2; N.J.S.A. 59:8-8
How we counted
- Records: every NJDOT crash record for Bergen County, 2023 to 2025, normalized by the open-source nj-crashes project, deaths supplemented from State Police fatal statistics.
- An injury accident is a police-reported crash in which at least one person was hurt or killed. 2023 and 2024 are complete; 2025 is preliminary and labelled.
- Roads are grouped by route number, so all I-95 lanes count as one road. Intersections use 2024 and 2025 because street naming changed, and spelling variants are not merged, so counts are a floor.
- Agency fees and waits are what each agency's own page stated when we read it. Appeals cases come from our CourtListener dataset, filtered to Bergen County.
- Intersection ties at the cut-off are all shown; street-name spelling variants are not merged. Statewide road pages use a slightly different selection.
- These are counts, not risk rates, fault or claim value: we have no traffic volumes.