Police Precinct 72: Traffic Crash Statistics

Red Lights, Dead Pedestrians—City Waits, People Die
A quiet crosswalk at a Sunset Park intersection where, police say, the driver of a car fatally struck a 75-year-old woman in the crosswalk before fleeing.
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Crash Count for Precinct 72 83 crashes • 0 deaths
Crashes: 83
All Injuries: 32
Moderate: 7
Serious: 1
Deaths: 0
Data from Jan 1, 2026 to Jan 27, 2026
Crashes by Hour in Precinct 72 12 PM • 5 injuries ↑67%
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Who is getting hurt? Kids 1 injuries ↑1 Seniors 0 injuries ↓100%

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Moderate Serious Deaths
Caught Speeding Recently in Precinct 72 LNC2044 — 33 times
Vehicles – Caught speeding in NYC (12 months) and here in Precinct 72
  1. 2016 White Lexus Suburban (LNC2044) – 33 tickets citywide • 1 in last 90d here
  2. 2024 Land Rover Station Wagon (KVH2364) – 24 tickets citywide • 1 in last 90d here
  3. 2026 Blue Toyota Suburban (LSZ2963) – 23 tickets citywide • 3 in last 90d here
  4. 2016 Gray Honda Sedan (LGS6067) – 17 tickets citywide • 1 in last 90d here
  5. 2016 Gray Nissan Sedan (KDA9605) – 17 tickets citywide • 1 in last 90d here

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Carnage in Precinct 72 2 Whiplash (Head)
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Internal Injury 1
Whiplash 4
Abrasion 2
Data from Jan 1, 2026 to Jan 27, 2026
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Dangerous Streets in Precinct 72 35 Street • 6.7 inj/mi
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Crashes Injuries Child injuries Deaths
Dangerous Bike Lanes in Precinct 72 Prospect Park SW • 3.0 cyclist inj/mi
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Crashes Injuries Child injuries Deaths
Dangerous Schools in Precinct 72 M.S. 839 • 9 injuries
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Crashes Injuries Child injuries Deaths
Preventable Speeding 0 16+ offenders ↓100%

Repeat School-Zone Speeding Offenders

Precinct 72
Data through 2026-01-27
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Preventable tickets (≥16) — 2026 year-to-date
Prev: 504 2025 year-to-date
↓100.0% vs 2025 year-to-date
≥ 16
  • ≥ 6: 0 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 1,115 2025 year-to-date
  • ≥ 16: 0 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 504 2025 year-to-date
Pedestrian Injuries 100% by Cars and Trucks ↓80%
Cars 0
Trucks 0
Mopeds 0
Bikes 0
Assembly Member Robert Carroll B (75)
Robert Carroll
Assembly Member Robert Carroll
District 44
Assembly 44
Street Safety Record
B (75)
2026 year-to-date
Recent win: Inside the $1K ‘speed limiter’ that would pump the brakes on reckless drivers under proposed NY state bill: ‘We can save lives’
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District Office:
416 7th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215
Legislative Office:
Room 557, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
Council Member Alexa Avilés A (92)
Alexa Avilés
Council Member Alexa Avilés
District 38
Council 38
Street Safety Record
A (92)
2026 year-to-date
Recent win: Resolution calling on top maritime importers to New York City ports to commit to making the City’s streets greener by reducing truck traffic and using marine vessels for last mile deliveries throughout the boroughs
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District Office:
4417 4th Avenue, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220
718-439-9012
Legislative Office:
250 Broadway, Suite 1746, New York, NY 10007
212-788-7387
Twitter: @AlexaAviles
State Senator Steve Chan C (58)
Steve Chan
State Senator Steve Chan
District 17
Senate 17
Street Safety Record
C (58)
2026 year-to-date
Recent win: Relates to requiring the installation of intelligent speed assistance devices for repeated violation of maximum speed limits: Council passes
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District Office:
6605 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11219
Legislative Office:
Room 615, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247
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Precinct 72 Police Precinct 72 sits in Brooklyn.

It contains Brooklyn CB 7, Windsor Terrace-South Slope, Sunset Park (West), Sunset Park (Central), Green-Wood Cemetery.

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