Washington Heights (South): Traffic Crash Statistics

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Oct 27, 2026 - A driver failed to yield and hit a 16-year-old crossing with the signal on Broadway at W 170th Street. He suffered a knee-and-lower-leg bruise.
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Crash Counter for Washington Heights (South) 455 crashes • 1 deaths
Crashes: 455
All Injuries: 279
Moderate: 82
Serious: 26
Deaths: 1
Police records: Jan 1, 2026-Nov 2, 2026
Caught Speeding in Washington Heights (South) LNY5105 — 202 times
  1. 202 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
    NY LNY5105 · 2024 Black Toyota Pickup
    Caught here 1 time in the last 12 months.
    Typically speeds citywide in: East New York (North) (11), Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester (11), and East Flatbush-Rugby (10).
  2. 187 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
    NY LHW6270 · 2024 Black Toyota Sedan
    Caught here 1 time in the last 12 months.
    Typically speeds citywide in: East New York (North) (22), East New York-New Lots (20), and Cypress Hills (15).
  3. 177 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
    NY LUNO · 2023 White RAM Pickup
    Caught here 1 time in the last 12 months.
    Typically speeds citywide in: Auburndale (27), Jamaica Estates-Holliswood (26), and Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest (14).
  4. 169 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
    NY LHW5596 · 2023 Gray Toyota Sedan
    Caught here 2 times in the last 12 months.
    Typically speeds citywide in: Crown Heights (North) (22), East New York-New Lots (21), and East New York (North) (20).
  5. 169 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
    NJ D25WPM · 2022 Mercedes-Benz Seda
    Caught here 1 time in the last 12 months.
    Typically speeds citywide in: Ocean Hill (33), Crown Heights (North) (21), and Crown Heights (South) (19).
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Carnage in Washington Heights (South) 6 Contusion/Bruise (Lower leg/foot)
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▸ Killed 1
▸ Crush Injuries 2
▸ Severe Bleeding 2
▸ Severe Lacerations 3
▸ Concussion 3
▸ Fracture/Dislocation 8
▸ Internal Injury 3
▸ Whiplash 10
▸ Contusion/Bruise 23
▸ Abrasion 3
▸ Pain/Nausea 15
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Crashes by Hour in Washington Heights (South) 9 AM • 27 injuries ↑125%
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Who is getting hurt? Kids 25 injuries ↑39% Seniors 25 injuries ↑47%

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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 2,286 16+ offenders ↑814%

Repeat School-Zone Speeding Offenders

Washington Heights (South)
Speed data through 2026-08-31
2,286
Preventable tickets (≥16) — 2026 year-to-date
Prev: 250 2025 year-to-date
↑814.4% vs 2025 year-to-date
≥ 16
  • ≥ 6: 5,962 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 620 2025 year-to-date
  • ≥ 16: 2,286 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 250 2025 year-to-date
Pedestrian Injuries 97% by Cars and Trucks ↑3.5%
Cars 0
Trucks 0
Mopeds 0
Bikes 0
Assembly Member Al Taylor F (50)*
Al Taylor
Assembly Member Al Taylor
District 71
Assembly 71
Street Safety Record
F (50)*
2026 year-to-date
Recent concern: Inwood Insiders Want to Dissolve a Car-Free Plaza They Previously Championed
District Office:
2541-55 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., New York, NY 10039
212-234-1430
Legislative Office:
Room 602, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5491
Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal —

Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal

District Manhattan

Borough Manhattan
Street Safety Record
Twitter: @bradhoylman
Community Board Contact Eleazar Bueno —

Community Board Contact Eleazar Bueno

District 112

Council Member Carmen N. De La Rosa D (63)*
Carmen N. De La Rosa
Council Member Carmen N. De La Rosa
District 10
Council 10
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D (63)*
2026 year-to-date
Recent win: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing the fines for the unlawful use of all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes
District Office:
618 W. 177th Street, Ground Floor, New York, NY 10033
917-521-2616
Legislative Office:
250 Broadway, Suite 1880, New York, NY 10007
212-788-7053
Twitter: @cndelarosa
Police Precinct NYPD 33rd Precinct —

Police Precinct NYPD 33rd Precinct

District 33

Precinct 33
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Twitter: @NYPD33Pct
State Senator Robert Jackson F (29)*
Robert Jackson
State Senator Robert Jackson
District 31
Senate 31
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F (29)*
2026 year-to-date
Recent win: State Senators Urge AG James to Issue Illegal E-Moto Warning
  • 2026-10-02 · Leadership · Streetsblog NYC · ↓ hurts grade
    A push grew to let cars back into Quisqueya Plaza. Electeds and merchants pressed DOT for a redesign. Residents fought to keep the refuge. For now it’s talk, not asphalt.
  • 2026-09-04 · Leadership · NYSDOT Press Releases · ↓ hurts grade
    NYSDOT says it finished $11.3M concrete repairs on Cross Bronx and BQE ramps. Smoother lanes can mean faster driving and more traffic. Pedestrians and cyclists get no new protection—only more risk and fumes nearby.
  • 2026-07-21 · Leadership · Streetsblog NYC · ↑ helps grade
    Nine state senators asked AG Letitia James for a consumer alert on high-speed illegal e-bikes and e-scooters sold online. The push followed a deadly May 28 Queensboro Bridge head-on crash.
  • 2026-07-10 · Leadership · Streetsblog NYC · ↑ helps grade
    DOT rolled out Summer Streets for five Saturdays across 21.8 miles. Hours shift later in the outer boroughs. But the routes stay unconnected and scarce. Car-free space stays a brief exception, not the rule.
District Office:
5030 Broadway Suite 701, New York, NY 10034
212-544-0173
Legislative Office:
Room 306, Legislative Office Building 188 State Street, Albany, NY 12247
518-455-2041
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Washington Heights (South) Washington Heights (South) sits in AD 71, Manhattan, Manhattan CB 12, District 10, Precinct 33, SD 31.

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