NYS DMV - = Statistical Summaries

The NYSDMV maintains statistical data about motor vehicle accidents, = vehicle=20 registrations and drivers.

Archives of = Statistical=20 Summaries

Motor Vehicle Accidents

The accident data are compiled from the accident reports submitted to = the=20 NYSDMV by motorists and police agencies. The accident data are released = after a=20 complete calendar year is compiled. The data for the year 2007 are the = most=20 current available.

Some of the other information, for example, the numbers for = population and=20 vehicle miles traveled, is collected from other government agencies.

NOTE: It is important to note that the data for 2007 = are not=20 strictly comparable to the data for previous years. Changes in data = collection=20 and reporting that began during 2006 with respect to property damage = crashes=20 have increased the total number of crashes; the changes resulted in more = property damage crashes being captured in the statewide Accident = Information=20 System (AIS) maintained by the NYS Department of Motor = Vehicles.

A calculation made with rounded number is the possible cause of a = total=20 percentage that is higher or lower than 100.0%.=20
Some data was collected only from Police Accident Reports = (MV-104). =20 The title of the data table includes "(P)".=20
The Property Damage Accident reports includes only data from = accidents=20 that cause damage of more than $1,000 to the property of one person.=20
The term "vehicles" does not include bicycles.=20
The term "drivers" does not include bicyclists.

Injury Severity Key for Table 2(P) and Table = 10(P)

"K" Fatal injuries include deaths which occur within thirty = days=20 following injury in a motor vehicle accident.

"A" Severe injuries include skull fractures, internal injuries, = broken=20 or distorted limbs, unconsciousness, severe lacerations, and unable to = leave the=20 scene without assistance.

"B" Moderate injuries include visible injuries such as a "lump" = on the=20 head, abrasions, and minor lacerations.

"C" Slight injuries include hysteria, nausea, momentary=20 unconsciousness, and complaint of pain without visible signs of=20 injury.

2007 Motor Vehicle Accidents

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New = York=20 State Accident Data - 2007=20
= New=20 York State Alcohol-Related Accident Data - 2007=20
New = York State=20 Bicycle Accident Data - 2007=20
New = York=20 State Large Truck Accident Data - 2007=20
New = York=20 State Motorcycle Accident Data - 2007=20
New = York=20 State Pedestrian Accident Data - 2007=20
Ne= w York=20 State Speed-Related Accident Data - 2007=20
Ne= w York=20 State School Vehicle Accident Data - 2007=20
New York = City=20 Accident Data - 2007

Driver Licenses and Vehicle Registrations

Driver=20 Licenses on File (2008)
The number of all NYS driver = licenses on=20 file in the year 2008, listed by county and by gender.

Vehicle=20 Registrations in Force (2008)
The number of all NYS = vehicle=20 registrations considered active in the year 2008, listed by county and = type of=20 registration.

Archives of Statistical=20 Summaries