A new analysis of more than five years of police-reported crash data identifies the New York City school zones with the most crashes during school hours, led by a Brooklyn career and technical high school with 197 crashes.
New York, NY – November 11, 2026 – Abaev Law Firm released a study examining crashes near New York City public schools during weekday school hours. Using police-reported crash data from 2021 through May 2026, the analysis found 58,312 crashes in the areas surrounding 1,369 school buildings. Those crashes resulted in 27,518 injuries and 76 fatalities, and pedestrians accounted for 53 of the deaths.
Key Findings
- George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education in Brooklyn recorded the most crashes of any school, with 197 crashes and 61 injuries.
- Rose Hill Pre-K Center in the Bronx ranked second with 186 crashes and recorded 114 injuries, the most of any school in the top 10.
- Brooklyn recorded the most school-zone crashes of any borough, 19,842 across 418 schools, and was home to six of the 10 highest-ranked schools. The other four were in the Bronx.
- Manhattan had the highest average at 62 crashes per school, compared with 14 per school on Staten Island.
- Pedestrians suffered 7,766 injuries and 53 fatalities in school zones, and 50 schools recorded at least one fatal pedestrian crash.
“The schools at the top of this list sit in some of the city’s busiest areas, where students arrive and leave alongside heavy traffic,” said a researcher with data visualization firm 1Point21 Interactive. “Students walking to and from school are among the most vulnerable people on the road, and this data shows exactly where that risk is concentrated.”…