Brooklyn
Crash Narratives
Brooklyn sees 23 serious injuries in 7 days
Brooklyn logged 20 crashes and 23 serious injuries from May 10 to May 17.
Brooklyn had 20 crashes in seven days. The week ran from May 10 through May 17. It left 23 people seriously injured. No one died in this window.
One crash on Franklin Avenue hurt a 32 year old cyclist. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction. This borough alert has fired 19 times in 90 days. Brooklyn leaders should back 20 MPH limits and street redesigns now.
- 20 crashes in last 7 days
- 23 serious injuries
- A driver’s inattention on Franklin Avenue sent a 32-year-old cyclist to the ground with a fracture and dislocation. Saturday afternoon, the rider was ejected in the crash near Flushing Avenue.
- A driver making a left turn hit a 55-year-old man at 50th Street and 9th Avenue. The pedestrian suffered a fracture and dislocation to his arm and hand.
- Police recorded driver inattention. An 85-year-old driver hit a 28-year-old cyclist on Smith Street at Sackett Street, leaving the rider with a head injury and severe bleeding.
Brooklyn: Traffic Crash Statistics
Crash Counter for Brooklyn 9,733 crashes • 20 deaths
About these crash totals
Counts come from NYC police crash reports (NYPD Motor Vehicle Collisions on NYC Open Data). We sum all crashes, injuries, and deaths for this area across the selected time window shown on the card. Injury severity follows DOT's KABCO definitions mapped from the NYPD Person table (injury status, injury type, and injury location).
- Crashes: number of police‑reported collisions (all road users).
- All injuries: people with any reported injury (KABCO A/B/C or generic "injured").
- Moderate / Serious: suspected minor + suspected serious injuries (KABCO B + A).
- Deaths: killed or apparent death reported by police (KABCO K).
Change badges (arrows and percentages) compare the selected window with the same period last year whenever we have enough history. The “From 2022” view shows totals across the full span since 2022. When a comparison window isn’t available the badge shows an em dash.
Notes: Police reports can be corrected after initial publication. We cannot verify "death within 30 days" or hospital outcomes, so small differences from DOT totals are possible. Minor incidents without a police report are not included.
CloseCaught Speeding in Brooklyn KXM7078 — 231 times
- 231 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY KXM7078 · 2022 Gray Ford Pickup
- 176 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY KZF9054 · 2023 Black Mitsubishi Suburban
- 162 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsGA RUN1724 · 2020 Black BMW Mp
- 159 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsVA TLN8692 · 2013 White Ford Bu
- 159 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsVA SZN9879 · 2016 Gray Me/Be Sedan
About this list
This ranks vehicles caught speeding in this area during the latest 12-month window by the number of NYC school-zone speed-camera violations they received anywhere in the city during that same window.
Camera violations are issued by NYC DOT’s program. Counts reflect issued tickets and may omit dismissed or pending cases. Plate text is shown verbatim as recorded.
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Carnage in Brooklyn 89 Whiplash (Neck)
▸ Killed 20
▸ Crush Injuries 30
▸ Severe Bleeding 24
▸ Severe Lacerations 15
▸ Concussion 39
▸ Fracture/Dislocation 55
▸ Internal Injury 83
▸ Whiplash 272
▸ Contusion/Bruise 324
▸ Abrasion 147
▸ Pain/Nausea 138
Crashes by Hour in Brooklyn 6 PM • 374 injuries ↑15%
Who is getting hurt? Kids 452 injuries ↓15% Seniors 432 injuries ↓1.6%
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The three blocks below show direct costs, other harm, and the total for crashes with injuries, crashes without injuries, and all crashes together.
How we calculate this
We calculate these costs using a method developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA. It gives one set of costs for crashes with injuries and another for crashes with no reported injuries.
Crashes with injuries cost much more because the method includes things like lost work, medical care, and long-term harm. NHTSA says crash costs include "lost productivity, medical, legal and court costs, emergency service, insurance administration, congestion, property damage, and workplace losses."
These are estimates, not bills. "Other harm" is the part of the broader estimate that goes beyond direct bills and insurance claims. It captures pain, disability, and lost quality of life.
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Preventable Speeding 38,061 16+ offenders ↓64%
Repeat School-Zone Speeding Offenders
- ≥ 6: 83,871 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 222,343 2025 year-to-date
- ≥ 16: 38,061 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 105,027 2025 year-to-date
Pedestrian Injuries 97% by Cars and Trucks ↓7.1%
About this chart
We group pedestrian injuries and deaths by the vehicle type that struck them (as recorded in police reports). Use the year selector to compare the current window with the prior period.
- Trucks/Buses, SUVs/Cars, Mopeds, and Bikes reflect the broad categories we use to track vehicle harm.
- Counts include people on foot only; crashes with no injured pedestrians do not appear in this card.
Notes: Police classification can change during investigations. Small categories may have year-to-year variance.
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Brooklyn Brooklyn sits in District 38, AD 41, SD 17.
It contains Brooklyn CB 1, Brooklyn CB 2, Brooklyn CB 3, Brooklyn CB 4, Brooklyn CB 5, Brooklyn CB 6, Brooklyn CB 7, Brooklyn CB 8, Brooklyn CB 9, Brooklyn CB 10, Brooklyn CB 11, Brooklyn CB 12, Brooklyn CB 13, Brooklyn CB 14, Brooklyn CB 15, Brooklyn CB 16, Brooklyn CB 17, Brooklyn CB 18, Brooklyn CB 55, Brooklyn CB 56, District 33, District 34, District 35, District 36, District 37, District 38, District 39, District 40, District 41, District 42, District 43, District 44, District 45, District 46, District 47, District 48, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, South Williamsburg, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Bushwick (West), Bushwick (East), The Evergreens Cemetery, Cypress Hills, East New York (North), East New York-New Lots, Spring Creek-Starrett City, East New York-City Line, Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South), Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace-South Slope, Sunset Park (West), Sunset Park (Central), Green-Wood Cemetery, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights (North), Lincoln Terrace Park, Crown Heights (South), Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Fort Hamilton, Dyker Beach Park, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Gravesend (West), Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Borough Park, Kensington, Mapleton-Midwood (West), Gravesend (South), Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brighton Beach, Calvert Vaux Park, Flatbush, Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Midwood, Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Madison, Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, East Flatbush-Erasmus, East Flatbush-Farragut, East Flatbush-Rugby, East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Holy Cross Cemetery, Flatlands, Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Canarsie, Marine Park-Plumb Island, McGuire Fields, Canarsie Park & Pier, Prospect Park, Barren Island-Floyd Bennett Field, Jamaica Bay (West), Shirley Chisholm State Park, Precinct 60, Precinct 61, Precinct 62, Precinct 63, Precinct 66, Precinct 67, Precinct 68, Precinct 69, Precinct 70, Precinct 71, Precinct 72, Precinct 73, Precinct 75, Precinct 76, Precinct 77, Precinct 78, Precinct 79, Precinct 81, Precinct 83, Precinct 84, Precinct 88, Precinct 90, Precinct 94.
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