Trenton NJ car accident: where people get hurt, and how to get the Trenton police report
Trenton's injury accidents fall on people walking far more than anywhere else in Mercer County: the city had 175 of the county's 318 pedestrian accidents in 2023 and 2024, or 55 percent. If Trenton Police took the report, you get it in person or by mail, not online.
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How much more often are people on foot hit in Trenton?
Almost twice as often: pedestrian accidents are 12.8 percent of Trenton's injury accidents, against 6.6 percent statewide. Twelve of the city's 20 deaths in 2023 and 2024 were people on foot, 60 percent, against 32 percent across New Jersey.
The gap is widening. Trenton's share of the county's pedestrian accidents went from 47 percent in 2023 to 63 percent in 2024, while its share of all county injury accidents stayed at one in four.
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| Year | Pedestrian accidents, Trenton | Pedestrian accidents, Mercer County | Trenton share | Trenton share of county injury accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 71 | 152 | 47% | 25% |
| 2024 | 104 | 166 | 63% | 25% |
| 2025 (preliminary) | 123 | 183 | 67% | 29% |
Does PIP cover you as a pedestrian? Usually yes: PIP on your own or a household member's auto policy pays, even though no car of yours was involved. The exceptions are in our guide to pedestrian accidents in New Jersey, and court rulings in our review of New Jersey appeals cases where a pedestrian or cyclist was hit.
Is Route 206 the most dangerous road in Trenton?
By count, yes: Route 206 had 170 accidents with someone hurt or killed inside the city in 2024 and 2025, more than any other numbered road, including 36 pedestrian accidents.
In Trenton the route runs as South Broad Street, Brunswick Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and North Warren Street; the whole corridor is on our page about Route 206 accidents across New Jersey. Route 29, the John Fitch Parkway, comes second with 109, but only 1 involved a pedestrian.
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| Route (local name) | Hurt or killed, 2024 | Hurt or killed, 2025 (preliminary) | All reported accidents, both years | People killed | Pedestrian accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route 206 (South Broad St, Brunswick Ave, MLK Jr Blvd) | 76 | 94 | 569 | 1 | 36 |
| Route 29 (John Fitch Parkway / Way) | 46 | 63 | 398 | 1 | 1 |
| Route 33 (Greenwood Avenue) | 21 | 31 | 196 | 2 | 13 |
| Route 1 (Trenton Freeway) | 20 | 26 | 291 | 1 | 1 |
| Route 129 | 19 | 14 | 146 | 2 | 4 |
| Route 31 (Pennington Road) | 5 | 17 | 81 | 0 | 1 |
Greenwood Avenue stands out for walkers, with 13 pedestrian accidents, second only to Route 206; see Route 33 accidents in New Jersey. The Trenton Freeway logged 291 reported accidents but just 1 pedestrian accident, part of Route 1 accidents in New Jersey. Pennington Road jumped from 5 injury accidents to 17, as covered on Route 31 (Pennington Road) accidents.
Which city streets and corners keep appearing in Trenton crash reports?
Hamilton Avenue leads the city and county streets with 56 injury accidents in 2024 and 2025, and South Clinton Avenue is part of 4 of the 14 busiest corners.
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| Street | Hurt or killed, 2024 and 2025 | All reported accidents | Pedestrian accidents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Avenue (County 606) | 56 | 234 | 13 |
| North Olden Avenue (County 622) | 41 | 142 | 5 |
| South Clinton Avenue | 34 | 162 | 9 |
| Calhoun Street | 32 | 115 | 2 |
| Parkside Avenue | 26 | 89 | 3 |
| East State Street | 25 | 106 | 5 |
| Lalor Street (County 650) | 24 | 111 | 3 |
| Chambers Street (County 626) | 24 | 110 | 5 |
The single worst corner is Roebling Avenue at South Clinton Avenue, with 9 injury accidents and 21 reported accidents in all. No one was killed at any of the 14 corners with 5 or more injury accidents.
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| Intersection | Hurt or killed | People hurt | All reported accidents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roebling Avenue at South Clinton Avenue | 9 | 10 | 21 |
| East State Street at Monmouth Avenue | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| Parkside Avenue at Stuyvesant Avenue | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Adeline Street at Beatty Street | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| Greenwood Avenue (Route 33) at South Clinton Avenue | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Centre Street at Federal Street | 6 | 10 | 6 |
The state has singled out Route 129 too: two of the ten priority intersections NJDOT named in January 2025 are on Route 129 in Trenton, at Lalor Street and Cass Street. The full list is on our page of New Jersey intersections with the most injury accidents.
Can you get a Trenton police accident report online?
No. Trenton Police reports come only from the records office at 225 North Clinton Avenue, 9 am to 4:30 pm on weekdays, or by mail.
- In person: bring identification and the report number, or the date of the report.
- At the window: $0.50 a page for pages 1 to 10, then $0.10 a page. A 4-page report comes to $2.
- By mail: a flat $5. Individuals send a $5 cashier's check.
- Mail to: Trenton Police Headquarters, Records Office, 2nd floor, 225 N Clinton Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08609.
Are Trenton accident reports public record? Not by mail: the city sends them only to the person named in the report, their attorney or their insurer. The city states no wait time.4
If a State Police trooper or Hamilton police came instead, see our New Jersey accident report guide and the report steps for car accidents in Hamilton Township.
Which crash types are more common in Trenton than statewide?
Right-angle collisions are 32 percent of Trenton injury accidents, against 22 percent statewide, and parked-car strikes are more than twice as common.
- Rear-end accidents are only 19 percent, against 31 percent statewide.
- A parked vehicle was struck in 7.6 percent of injury accidents, against 3.4 percent. Counting every accident, parked-car strikes lead at 1,454, ahead of right-angle (1,189) and rear-end (1,019).
- 15.7 percent of injury accidents happened in the dark under spot street lighting, against 5.1 percent statewide.5
What happens if you hit a parked car and leave? The driver still had to notify police once damage passed $500; if your parked car was hit, see hit and run claims in New Jersey. Crossing-path claims are on our page about side-impact and T-bone accident claims in New Jersey.
Are Trenton car accidents going up?
The preliminary 2025 file already holds 3,378 accidents, 19 percent more than 2024, after two flat years near 2,850.
Trenton ranks 16th of New Jersey's 564 municipalities by injury accidents, second in Mercer County after Hamilton Township. The worst hours are 3 pm to 6 pm, with 262 of the city's 1,182 injury accidents; statewide timing is on our page about when most New Jersey car accidents happen.
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| Year | All accidents | Hurt or killed | People hurt | People killed | Pedestrian | Bicycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,875 | 594 | 773 | 9 | 71 | 38 |
| 2024 | 2,837 | 588 | 750 | 11 | 104 | 36 |
| 2025 (preliminary) | 3,378 | 749 | 953 | 3 | 123 | 41 |
Quick answers for Trenton drivers and walkers
What happened in Trenton, New Jersey last night?
This page holds police crash records, not news. For an accident you were in, the Trenton Police report is the record, and the steps to get it are above.
Did a hit and run happen in Trenton today?
Crash records reach the state data months later, so we cannot say.
Will police investigate a hit and run in Trenton?
Police take the report, and how far they follow up depends on what you give them: a plate, a description, witnesses or camera locations. The claim steps are in our guide to hit and run accident claims in New Jersey.
What should I do after a car accident in Trenton?
The steps are in our guide to what to do after a car accident in New Jersey.
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 Trenton. 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
- NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes, with the NJ State Police fatal feed; our analysis (409 of 1,294 deaths statewide were pedestrians).
- NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes; our analysis, grouped by NJDOT route number. 2025 is preliminary.
- Our analysis of the NJDOT records, 2024 and 2025. Eight more intersections tie at 5.
- City of Trenton, "Police Report," trentonnj.org/402/Police-Report; our survey of 16 agencies' crash report pages.
- Our analysis of the NJDOT records for Trenton and statewide, 2023 and 2024.
- Our analysis of the NJDOT records; 2025 is preliminary. Municipality count: NJ.gov Fast Facts.
- NJ DOBI Auto Insurance Buyer's Guide 2026, p. 2 for the no-fault quote; 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
- NJDOT crash records 2023 to 2025, as normalized by the open-source hudcostreets/nj-crashes project, with fatal crashes from the NJ State Police feed. Trenton means the NJDOT municipality "Trenton City"; "hurt or killed" means at least one person injured or killed.
- Totals use 2023 and 2024, the complete years. Street, route and corner rankings use 2024 and 2025, because street names were recorded differently in 2023.
- Numbered routes are left out of the street table. Name variants are not merged, so street and corner counts are a floor.
- Crash type and lighting are as coded by the reporting officer. Agency fees come from each agency's own records page.
- These are counts, not risk rates.