Car Crashes Preceded by Police Chase Went Up in Nearly Every Borough

The number of crashes increased more dramatically in Brooklyn and Queens than the city as a whole, where 398 incidents took place this year through November — up 47% compared to the 270 from the same time last year.

Methodology Notes: Crash numbers are drawn from NYPD motor vehicle collision records with "police pursuit" marked as the "pre-crash action." Five and two crashes have been omitted from the 2023 and 2024 numbers, respectively, because the address provided cannot be mapped onto one single borough.
Chart: Haidee Chu / THE CITY Source: Motor vehicle collision records - NYPD
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