Traffic fatalities in NYC dropped 18% in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, putting the city on pace for one of its safest years on record, transportation officials said Thursday.

According to data released by the Department of Transportation (DOT), the city recorded 159 traffic deaths through September, down from 194 at this point in 2024. That figure marks the third-lowest number of fatalities in the first three quarters of any year since recordkeeping began in 1910, per officials.

"Traffic deaths are trending down, near the lowest levels in recorded history because of Vision Zero's focus on safer street designs, expanded public education, and targeted traffic enforcement," said NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. "While one traffic fatality is one

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