Hamilton Township (Mercer County) NJ car accidents: where they happen and who has the report
Hamilton Township in Mercer County had 1,344 police-reported car accidents in 2023 and 2024 where someone was hurt or killed, more than any other Mercer County town. They hurt 1,891 people and killed 18. This is not Hamilton Township in Atlantic County.
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Who has my Hamilton accident report, State Police or township police?
State Police on I-295, I-195 and the Turnpike; Hamilton police everywhere else. In 2024, 373 of 378 interstate accidents were State Police reports, against 1 of 692 on county roads.
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| Road system | All accidents | State Police reports | Main State Police stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstates (I-295, I-195) | 378 | 373 | Bordentown (I-295), Hamilton (I-195) |
| New Jersey Turnpike | 51 | 47 | Moorestown, Cranbury |
| State highways (such as Route 33, Route 130, Route 206) | 393 | 66 | mixed |
| County roads | 692 | 1 | none to speak of |
| Municipal streets | 1,123 | 6 | none to speak of |
Can I get my Hamilton police report online?
Yes. The Hamilton Township Police Division Records Unit sends accident reports to the CrashDocs portal. For help, call 609-581-4036, Monday to Friday, 8:15 am to 4:15 pm.
The township publishes no fee and no wait time, so the Records Unit is the place to ask when your report will be ready.
How do I get a State Police report for I-295, I-195 or the Turnpike?
Order it on the State Police crash report portal. Fees, waits, the fatal Turnpike route and what to do when police never came are on how to get a New Jersey crash report.
Where do most car accidents happen in Hamilton Township?
On Route 33, with 147 injury and fatal accidents in 2023 and 2024. I-295 is next with 65, then Route 533 with 58, I-195 with 50 and Klockner Road with 48.
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| Road | Hurt or killed | All accidents | Killed | Pedestrian accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route 33 (including Greenwood Avenue) | 147 | 468 | 1 | 11 |
| I-295 | 65 | 327 | 6 | 0 |
| Route 533 | 58 | 196 | 1 | 2 |
| I-195 | 50 | 214 | 0 | 0 |
| US 206 | 41 | 178 | 1 | 1 |
| US 130 | 30 | 118 | 0 | 1 |
| Mercer County 622 | 28 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| I-295 Secondary | 27 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| Route 535 | 21 | 82 | 0 | 1 |
| N Clinton Ave / S Clinton Ave | 21 | 55 | 0 | 2 |
The three state highways run well beyond Hamilton: see Route 33 from Trenton to Neptune, Route 206 accident data and Route 130 accident data.
Which Hamilton intersections have the most injury accidents?
Maddock Avenue at South Clinton Avenue, with 12 injury and fatal accidents in 2024 and 2025. Klockner Road is the street that turns up most, at four busy intersections. None of these had a death.
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| Intersection | Hurt or killed | 2024 | 2025 (preliminary) | People hurt | All accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddock Avenue at South Clinton Avenue | 12 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 22 |
| Klockner Road at Route 33 (Greenwood Avenue) | 11 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 |
| South Clinton Avenue at Woodside Avenue | 11 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 15 |
| Donald Drive at Route 33 (Greenwood Avenue) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| "Justice Samuel A; Alito West" at Kuser Road (Mercer County 619) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 |
| Kuser Road at Yardville-Hamilton Square Road | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 |
| Klockner Road at Route 533 (Whitehorse Mercerville Road) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 10 |
| Douglas Avenue at Sloan Avenue | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| Flock Road at Route 533 (Quakerbridge Road) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| Kuser Road at Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Road | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Hamilton Avenue (Mercer County 606) at Klockner Road | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
The statewide ranking is on New Jersey intersections with the most injury accidents.
Is Hamilton safer than Trenton for drivers?
Not by injury accidents: Hamilton had 1,344 in 2023 and 2024, Trenton 1,182. Trenton had slightly more accidents overall, 5,712 to 5,672.
The two towns are almost the same size: 92,297 and 90,871 residents in the 2020 Census. Trenton is worse for people on foot, with 175 pedestrian accidents to Hamilton's 50. Hamilton alone holds 28 percent of Mercer County's injury and fatal accidents.
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| Place | All accidents | Someone hurt or killed | People hurt | People killed | Pedestrian accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | 5,672 | 1,344 | 1,891 | 18 | 50 |
| Trenton | 5,712 | 1,182 | 1,523 | 20 | 175 |
| Mercer County, all records | 21,424 | 4,736 | 6,433 | 66 | 318 |
Trenton's own streets are on Trenton accident data, and county truck counts on truck accidents in Mercer County.
What kind of crashes hurt people in Hamilton?
Right-angle crashes, at 29 percent of injury and fatal accidents, while rear-end crashes lead countywide. Left-turn and U-turn crashes are also a bigger share in Hamilton: 7.2 percent against 5.6 percent.
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| Accident type | Hamilton count | Hamilton share | Mercer County share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right Angle | 391 | 29.1% | 25.3% |
| Same Direction (Rear End) | 346 | 25.7% | 28.1% |
| Fixed Object | 168 | 12.5% | 13.3% |
| Same Direction (Side Swipe) | 98 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| Left Turn/U Turn | 97 | 7.2% | 5.6% |
| Struck Parked Vehicle | 69 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| Pedestrian | 48 | 3.6% | 6.0% |
| Opposite Direction (Head On, Angular) | 44 | 3.3% | 3.7% |
Court rulings on left-turn and angle crashes are in our New Jersey crash appeals index. See also side-impact and T-bone accidents in New Jersey and how fault is split between drivers.
What is the deadliest road in Hamilton?
I-295, with 6 of Hamilton's 18 traffic deaths in 2023 and 2024, though the interstates carry only 12 percent of injury accidents. Deaths ran 6 in 2023, 12 in 2024 and 5 in 2025. The road's toll across the state is on the I-295 accidents page for New Jersey.
Pedestrian accidents killed five people, all in 2024: two on municipal streets, two on state highways and one on a county road. Four of the 18 deaths happened on roads with no street lights.
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| Year | All accidents | Someone hurt or killed | People hurt | People killed | Pedestrian accidents | Bicycle accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,900 | 668 | 927 | 6 | 27 | 16 |
| 2024 | 2,772 | 676 | 964 | 12 | 23 | 17 |
| 2025 (preliminary) | 2,909 | 647 | 857 | 5 | 19 | 11 |
Statewide: pedestrian accidents in New Jersey and I-295 construction-zone crashes.
Hamilton accident questions people ask
Was there an accident or hit and run in Hamilton, NJ, today?
For a crash today, ask the agency that responded: Hamilton police on local streets, the State Police on I-295, I-195 and the Turnpike. If a driver fled, read who pays after a hit and run in New Jersey.
Will police do anything about a hit and run in Hamilton?
The investigating agency depends on the road. On I-295 and I-195 it is the State Police, who wrote 373 of 378 interstate reports in 2024; on township and county streets it is the Hamilton Police Division.
When do most accidents happen in Hamilton?
On weekday afternoons. The 3 pm to 6 pm window holds 305 of 1,344 injury accidents, the 5 pm hour leads with 107, and Friday has the most (211). October is the worst month (144); compare when most New Jersey crashes happen.
What should I do after a car accident in Hamilton?
Match your road to the report table above to know whether to ask the State Police or the Records Unit. Statewide steps are on what to do after a crash in New Jersey, and the filing deadline on the deadline to sue after a New Jersey crash.
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 Hamilton Township. 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. 7
- 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. 8
- 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. 9
- 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. 10
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
- Our count of 2024 NJDOT records; NJSP crash reports portal; Hamilton Township Records Unit.
- NJDOT crash records, 2023 and 2024, our count by road.
- NJDOT crash records, 2024 and 2025, our count by intersection.
- NJDOT crash records, our count. Population: 2020 Census, NJ Department of Labor density table.
- NJDOT crash records, 2023 and 2024, our count.
- NJDOT crash records with the State Police fatal supplement, our count.
- 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
- hudcostreets/nj-crashes; municipality total: NJ.gov Fast Facts.
How we counted
We counted NJDOT crash records for 2023 to 2025 (2025 preliminary), from the cleaned copy kept by hudcostreets/nj-crashes, with State Police fatal data added. Hamilton means NJDOT's "Hamilton Twp" in Mercer County.11
Headline, road and crash-type counts use 2023 and 2024; intersections use 2024 and 2025, because the 2023 file spells streets differently. A filled State Police station field, 2024 only, counts as a State Police report.
We merged record names: Route 33 is "NJ 33" (117) plus "NJ 33 (Greenwood Avenue)" (30); Klockner Road is "Klockner Rd" (27) plus "Klockner Road" (21). Five roads tie at 21, and intersection names appear as recorded; all figures are counts, not rates or fault findings.