Jersey City car accidents: New Jersey's most bicycle crashes, and the streets where they happen
Police recorded 2,561 accidents that hurt or killed someone in Jersey City in 2023 and 2024, 3rd of New Jersey's 564 municipalities. No town had more bicycle crashes: 440, against 290 in second-placed Newark.
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Does Jersey City have the most bicycle crashes in New Jersey?
Yes. NJDOT classed 440 Jersey City crashes in 2023 and 2024 as bicycle crashes, half again as many as Newark, which has about twice the injury accidents.
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| Municipality | Bicycle crashes | Of those, with an injury or death | Pedestrian crashes | All injury accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey City (Hudson) | 440 | 349 | 438 | 2,561 |
| Newark (Essex) | 290 | 251 | 826 | 5,305 |
| Elizabeth (Union) | 134 | 116 | 351 | 2,287 |
| Lakewood (Ocean) | 106 | 86 | 183 | 1,617 |
That is about 1 in 12 of the state's bicycle crashes from a city with about 1 in 44 of its injury accidents. On pedestrian crashes it ranks 3rd.
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| Year | Jersey City bicycle | Jersey City pedestrian | New Jersey bicycle | New Jersey pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 168 | 191 | 2,510 | 4,050 |
| 2024 | 272 | 247 | 2,778 | 4,471 |
| 2025 (preliminary) | 300 | 253 | 2,808 | 4,084 |
Jersey City's injury accidents jump 52 percent from 2023 to 2024, against 11 percent statewide, so read the rise as a records question, not a trend.1
Riders can read our guide to bicycle accident claims in New Jersey. The Hudson County car accident hub compares Jersey City with its county.
Which Jersey City streets see the most cyclists and walkers hit?
Kennedy Boulevard (Route 501) had 82 crashes with a cyclist or pedestrian in 2024 and 2025, more than any other Jersey City street. Bergen Avenue followed with 59.2
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| Street (as written in the police record) | Bicycle crashes | Pedestrian crashes | Together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 501 (Kennedy Boulevard) | 46 | 36 | 82 |
| Bergen Avenue | 36 | 23 | 59 |
| West Side Avenue | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| Grand Street | 26 | 8 | 34 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Drive | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| Newark Avenue | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| Communipaw Avenue | 16 | 17 | 33 |
Grand Street is the riders' street: 26 bicycle crashes against 8 pedestrian crashes.
Your household auto policy's PIP usually covers you on foot or on a bike, as our guide to PIP and medical bills explains; for walkers, see what to do after a pedestrian crash.
What did the city measure on Claremont Avenue before redesigning it?
In July 2024 the city recorded 85th percentile speeds of 33 mph eastbound and 36 mph westbound on Claremont Avenue, where the limit is 25 mph.
- The corridor runs from Route 440 to West Side Avenue and links the Mallory Avenue protected bikeway to the West Side Avenue light rail station. Residents raised "speeding, aggressive driving, and pedestrian safety."
- Mallory Avenue to West Side Avenue: a two-way protected bike lane and curb extensions, which the city says "was installed in Fall 2024."
- Route 440 to Mallory Avenue: a chicane, raised striping and curb extensions, planned on the city page for Spring 2025.
Police records naming Claremont Avenue show 69 crashes in 2024, 20 with someone hurt, and 72 in preliminary 2025, 21 with someone hurt. They cover the whole street, so they do not grade the redesign.3
Hurt on Claremont Avenue? Note the block and direction: today's layout may differ from the day of your accident.
Kennedy Boulevard, Route 1 or I-78: which Jersey City routes carry the most injury accidents?
Kennedy Boulevard and Route 1 are nearly level, with 262 and 255 injury accidents in 2023 and 2024 when records are grouped by route number.4
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Streets with no route number, such as Bergen Avenue and Communipaw Avenue, hold 1,669 of the 2,561 injury accidents. For the elevated stretch of Route 1, see our Pulaski Skyway crash guide.
Which Jersey City intersections have the most injury accidents?
Communipaw Avenue at Mallory Avenue and at Route 440 lead, with 12 injury accidents each in 2024 and 2025. Grove Street at I-78 had 42 accidents in all, the most of any corner, though fewer hurt someone.5
The full corner table, with Jersey City beside the rest of the county, is in the Hudson County intersection ranking. Statewide, see the intersections with the most recorded injury accidents in New Jersey.
Can you get a Jersey City police crash report online, or only at Two Jackson Square?
Jersey City Police crash reports are not sold online: pick them up in person at General Services, Two Jackson Square, 356 Martin Luther King Drive, 2nd floor.
- Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 7 am to 5 pm; Thursday 7 am to 7 pm.
- Payment is "cash or money orders" only. The city states no fee or wait.
- Police non-emergency line: (201) 547-5477.6
On I-78, the Turnpike or the Parkway, go by the agency on your slip. Our New Jersey accident report fees and waits, agency by agency cover State Police and Turnpike reports.
Hit and run, bike crashes and Newark: what do people ask about Jersey City?
Was there a bike accident or hit and run in Jersey City today?
This page counts police records, not today's news: 2024 is the newest complete year and 2025 is preliminary. What it can show is where riders are hit most: Kennedy Boulevard, Bergen Avenue and Grand Street.
What should you do after a hit and run in Jersey City?
Report it to the police: the Jersey City Police non-emergency line is (201) 547-5477, and the report later comes from Two Jackson Square. Without a police report, DOBI warns, your insurer could deny the claim. Our New Jersey hit and run guide covers who pays, and a separate guide covers Uber and Lyft crashes in Hudson County.
Are accident reports public record in NJ?
The basic police crash report is; serious or fatal investigation reports are not. Our accident report questions explain the difference.
Are more pedestrians hit in Jersey City or Newark?
Newark: 826 pedestrian crashes in 2023 and 2024 against Jersey City's 438, although Jersey City leads on bicycles. See car accidents in Newark, and in Hudson County car accidents in North Bergen or the Bayonne section of the Hudson hub.
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 Jersey City. 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, or pays second if you chose your health insurance as primary. A claim against the other driver for pain and suffering is separate and 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, unless a police officer files a report, send the Motor Vehicle Commission a written report (the SR-1 form) within 10 days. 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
- NJDOT crash records for 2023, 2024 and 2025 (the open nj-crashes dataset from hudcostreets, with fatal crashes filled from State Police data); our analysis (bicycle = NJDOT crash type "Pedalcyclist", pedestrian = "Pedestrian"). Shares: 726 of 2,561 Jersey City injury accidents; 11,747 of 112,966 statewide. Municipality count: NJ.gov Fast Facts.
- NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes; our analysis.
- City of Jersey City, Claremont Avenue Safety Improvements (Department of Infrastructure); NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes, our analysis.
- NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes; our analysis, grouped by NJDOT route number.
- NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes; our analysis of records flagged as intersection crashes.
- City of Jersey City, Division of Parking (General Services hours and payment) and Police page; our agency table.
- 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
- Police-reported crashes NJDOT assigns to Jersey City, every road type, 2023 to 2025, from the open-source nj-crashes project, fatal crashes filled from the NJ State Police feed. Downloaded 6 November 2026. 2025 is preliminary.
- An injury accident lists at least one person hurt or killed. Bicycle and pedestrian counts follow the NJDOT crash type field.
- Streets, corners and Claremont use 2024 and 2025, because 2023 street names are not comparable. Spelling variants are not merged, so those counts are floors; all Route 501 spellings give 48 bicycle and 41 pedestrian crashes. Ties: Montgomery Street, next, has 29.
- I-78 includes segments NJDOT codes as State Authority. All numbers are counts, not risk rates.