Amityville, NY — Crash Data, Roads, History & Law

Amityville is an incorporated village in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, with 9,500 residents at the 2020 Census. Federal crash records show 14 fatal crashes that killed 16 people within its boundaries from 2010 through 2024 — 8 of them on foot. Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road / New York Avenue) accounted for more of those deaths (3) than any other road. Residents who commute travel an average of 30.7 minutes each way.

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Amityville at a glance

Status
Incorporated village
Town
Babylon
County
Suffolk County
Population (2020 Census)
9,500[C]
Housing units (2020)
4,015
Land area
2.06 sq mi (plus 0.42 sq mi of water)
Density
4,621 people per sq mi
Average commute
30.7 minutes[B]
Traffic deaths, 2010–2024
16[A]
ZIP Code
11701
Incorporated
March 3, 1894[2]
Police
Amityville Police Department, 21 Ireland Place, Amityville, NY 11701[3]
Court
Amityville Village Justice Court, 21 Ireland Place, 2nd Floor[4]
Main roads and owners
NY 27A / Montauk Highway (New York State); NY 110 begins at NY 27A in Amityville and runs north (New York State)[9][10]
Prior sidewalk-liability provision
Village Code § 152-8 places the duty to repair and the liability for a defective sidewalk on the abutting property owner, not the Village[7]
Census geography
Amityville village · GEOID 3602044 · GNIS 2391514
Coordinates
40.6698°N, 73.4158°W

Name:The Town of Babylon's history of the neighboring hamlet of North Amityville attributes the name 'Amityville,' adopted for the area in 1846, to Samuel Ireland, a local grist-mill owner who, according to the account, suggested it during a contentious community meeting, deriving it from his boat, the Amity, meaning 'friendly.'[16]

Fatal crashes in Amityville, 2010–2024

From January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2024, 16 people died in 14 crashes on public roads inside Amityville, according to the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System.[A] Pedestrians account for 8 of those deaths (50%). The deadliest year was 2018, with 4 deaths.

Fatal crashes
14
People killed
16
Pedestrians
8
Bicyclists
0
Motorcyclists
2
Vehicle occupants
6
Traffic deaths in Amityville by year, 2010–2024
2 ’10 2 ’11 0 ’12 0 ’13 1 ’14 1 ’15 1 ’16 0 ’17 4 ’18 0 ’19 0 ’20 2 ’21 1 ’22 2 ’23 0 ’24

2024 figures come from NHTSA's Annual Report File and may be revised.

View the chart as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
201022
201122
201200
201300
201411
201511
201611
201700
201824
201900
202000
202122
202211
202322
202400

Roads where people died

RoadCrashesDeaths
Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road / New York Avenue) 3 3
County Route 12 1 3
Sunrise Highway (NY 27) 2 2
Broadway 2 2
County Line Rd (CR 1) 1 1
Bayview Ave 1 1
Harbor N 1 1
Oak St 1 1

Road names as recorded by police and normalised to common Long Island names.

When and where

  • Of the 14 crashes with a recorded time, 6 happened between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., 3 between 4 and 8 p.m., 2 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and 3 between 6 and 10 a.m.
  • 29% happened in darkness.
  • 0 of the 16 deaths were on expressways or parkways; 16 were on arterials and local streets.
  • 1 crash killed more than one person.
  • In at least 2 crashes, a driver had a reported blood-alcohol concentration of .08 or higher. This counts known test results only; NHTSA's official alcohol estimates, which impute untested drivers, are higher.

Who owns the roads where they happened (2015–2024)

FARS has recorded the owner of the roadway since 2015. Of the 9 fatal crashes in Amityville since then:

  • State highways 4 (44%)
  • County roads 2 (22%)
  • Town roads 2 (22%)
  • Trafficway Not in State Inventory 1 (11%)

Ownership matters in New York because claims against a county, town, city or village generally require a notice of claim within 90 days (General Municipal Law § 50-e), while claims against the State are brought in the Court of Claims under Court of Claims Act § 10. This is general information, not legal advice.

Rate: 11.2 traffic deaths per 100,000 residents per year, against 9.1 for Suffolk County. This is a resident-based rate, not a measure of how risky the roads are to drive: crashes are counted where they happen, not where the people involved live, so a small community crossed by a major highway shows a high rate. With 9,500 residents, a single crash moves Amityville's rate substantially.

Every fatal crash on record

DateTimeRoadDeathsWho diedLight
11 a.m. Sunrise Highway (NY 27) at Broadway 1 Pedestrian daylight
11 p.m. Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road / New York Avenue) at Albany Ave 1 Pedestrian dark
8 p.m. County Line Rd (CR 1) 1 Motorcyclist dusk
7 p.m. Bayview Ave at Avon Pl 1 Pedestrian daylight
2 p.m. Harbor N 1 Vehicle occupant daylight
10 p.m. Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road / New York Avenue) at North Dr 1 Pedestrian dark
12 a.m. County Route 12 at Belmont St 3 3 vehicle occupants dark
6 a.m. Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road / New York Avenue) at W Smith St 1 Pedestrian daylight
9 a.m. Oak St 1 Pedestrian daylight
3 a.m. Merrick Road at Bryan Ave 1 Vehicle occupant dark
4 p.m. Broadway at Locust Dr 1 Pedestrian daylight
8 a.m. Broadway at Louden Ave 1 Vehicle occupant daylight
8 p.m. Sunrise Highway (NY 27) at County Line Rd 1 Pedestrian daylight
7 p.m. Dixon Ave 1 Motorcyclist daylight

FARS contains no names or personal identifiers. * 2024 records are preliminary. Download all 14 records (CSV) · How this was compiled

Recent Amityville Incident Reports

Two Arrested, Nine Code Violations Issued During Inspection of Amityville Deli

Suffolk County Police, joined by state and village agencies, arrested two people and uncovered multiple violations at Galeanos Deli in Amityville late one evening, according to a Suffolk County Police Department press release.

Right Lane Closed on Southbound NY 110 in Suffolk County After Wednesday Crash — September 9

Right Lane Closed on Southbound NY 110 in Suffolk County After Wednesday Crash —. in amityville. September 9, 2026.

Justin Osorio of Amityville Indicted in Fatal Southern State Crash Near Exit 19N

Justin Osorio of Amityville Indicted in Fatal Southern State Crash Near Exit 19N. on southern state parkway. Nassau County. July 2, 2026.

Minor Crash Reported on Route 110 Southbound in Suffolk County

Minor Crash Reported on Route 110 Southbound in Suffolk County. on NY 110. in amityville. May 2, 2026.

'Kindest, Most Gentle' Soul Killed In Amityville Suffolk County Transit Bus Crash, Friend Says

in amityville, Suffolk County, February 23, 2026.

Pedestrian Killed After SUV and Transit Bus Strike Pedestrians in Amityville Crosswalk

Pedestrian Killed After SUV and Transit Bus Strike Pedestrians in Amityville Crosswalk. Suffolk County. February 21, 2026.

Updated continuously from 511NY, NYSP, NCPD, and SCPD feeds — all Long Island reports.

All reported crashes, 2021–2024

These are the crashes police coded to the Village of Amityville. Police reported 970 crashes there from 2021 through 2024 — about 0.7 a day. 324 (33.4%) injured someone and 6 were fatal. [D]

Police-reported crashes, Village of Amityville
2021202220232024Total
223254247246970
Injury crashes
324
Fatal crashes
6
Struck a pedestrian
26
Struck a bicyclist
12
Struck a deer
0

Counts are crashes, not people. The municipality is entered by the reporting police agency, and coding is less consistent for small villages, so compare places with care.

How Amityville gets to work

Amityville commuters travel an average of 30.7 minutes each way (the national average is 26.4 minutes). About 69.6% of workers drive alone. [B]

Commuting and vehicle access, 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates)
Measure Amityville Suffolk County New York State United States
Average one-way commute 30.7 min ±7.4 31.1 min 32.6 min 26.4 min
Commute 60 minutes or longer 14.8% ±6.5 14.1% 16.8% 8.6%
Commute under 15 minutes 31% ±8.6 22.8% 20.5% 26%
Drive alone 69.6% ±6.3 72.1% 48.8% 68.8%
Carpool 6.8% ±3.3 7.5% 6.3% 8.5%
Commuter rail (LIRR) 6.1% ±4.3 † 3.2% 1.8% 0.3%
Bus 0% ±0.4 † 0.6% 5.1% 1.5%
Walk 0.3% ±0.6 † 1.4% 5.6% 2.4%
Work from home 15.6% ±6.4 12% 14.9% 15.1%
Leave home before 6 a.m. 15.6% ±5.8 12% 10.6% 14.4%
Households with no vehicle 6.4% ±5.1 † 5.1% 29.2% 8.4%
Households with three or more vehicles 23.6% ±5.8 28.8% 11.8% 21.9%

Survey estimates for 4,762 workers aged 16 and over; ± values are 90% margins of error. † Small sample — the margin of error is large relative to the estimate, so treat the figure as indicative only. Travel-time rows exclude people who work from home.

Notable facts about Amityville

  • New York State's official highway touring-route description places the southern end of NY 110 at its junction with NY 27A (Montauk Highway) in Amityville.[10]
  • Amityville's Village Code puts the duty to repair a defective sidewalk, and the liability if someone is hurt by one, on the abutting property owner rather than the village.[7]
  • The Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed Ronald DeFeo Jr.'s 1975 conviction for the 1974 killings at 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, in a March 27, 1978 decision later cited as People v. DeFeo, 61 A.D.2d 1141.[13]
  • In 2003 the Second Department denied DeFeo's bid to reopen his case through a writ of error coram nobis, holding he had not shown his appellate lawyer was constitutionally ineffective.[13]

History

The village was incorporated on March 3, 1894.[2]

Amityville is also the site of a well-known criminal case. On November 13, 1974, six members of a family were killed at a house at 112 Ocean Avenue in the village; Ronald DeFeo, Jr. was convicted and a judgment of conviction was rendered against him in Supreme Court, Suffolk County, on December 4, 1975.[12][13]

How the roads got here

New York State's own touring-route description places NY 27A, Montauk Highway, running through Amityville en route to Bay Shore and points east, and separately identifies Amityville as the southern terminus of NY 110, which runs north from NY 27A through Huntington to Halesite.[9][10]

The New York State Department of Transportation's touring-route inventory does not separately describe Amityville's local streets, which are outside the state highway system; road ownership within the village is addressed in the government section below.[9]

Law and legal history

The Village's own code does not appear to contain a chapter specifically retitled "Notification of Defects" comparable to those adopted by the neighboring Town of Babylon and Village of Lindenhurst. Instead, Village Code § 152-8, "Maintenance of sidewalks; liability," places the duty to keep an abutting sidewalk in repair, and the liability for injury caused by a defective sidewalk, on the owner or occupant of the adjoining property, who must "indemnify and hold the Village harmless from any such claim for injury or damage."[7] Under that section the Village itself may order repairs, after ten days' written notice to the owner, and charge the cost to the property.[7] For road and highway defects generally, New York Village Law § 6-628 supplies the default rule statewide: no civil action may be maintained against a village for injury from a defective, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed street, highway, bridge, culvert or sidewalk, or from snow or ice on one, unless written notice of the condition was actually given to the village clerk and the village then failed to correct it within a reasonable time.[8]

Amityville is also the site of a widely reported homicide case. Ronald DeFeo, Jr. was convicted in Supreme Court, Suffolk County, of killing six members of his family at 112 Ocean Avenue on November 13, 1974; a judgment of conviction was rendered against him on December 4, 1975.[12][13] The Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed that judgment on direct appeal in a decision and order dated March 27, 1978, cited in later published opinions as People v. DeFeo, 61 A.D.2d 1141 (2d Dept. 1978).[13] DeFeo later sought to vacate the conviction: County Court, Suffolk County (Mullin, J.), denied a motion under CPL 440.10 and 440.30(1-a) on September 29, 2000, and the Second Department affirmed that denial in People v. DeFeo, 295 A.D.2d 532 (2d Dept. 2002), finding no nonfrivolous issue for appeal.[12] In 2003 the Second Department separately denied DeFeo's application for a writ of error coram nobis (and a related motion for summary judgment) seeking to vacate the 1978 appellate affirmance on the ground of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, holding he had not established such ineffectiveness under Jones v. Barnes, 463 U.S. 745 (1983).[13]

Cases of record

People v. DeFeo, 295 A.D.2d 532, 744 N.Y.S.2d 681 (2d Dept. 2002)[12]
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, 2002. Appeal from an order of County Court, Suffolk County, denying Ronald DeFeo, Jr.'s motion under CPL 440.10 and 440.30(1-a) to vacate his December 4, 1975 judgment of conviction for the November 13, 1974 killings at 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville.Affirmed the order denying the motion to vacate. The court agreed with assigned appellate counsel that the record presented no nonfrivolous issues that could be raised on appeal and granted counsel's application to withdraw.
People v. DeFeo, 307 A.D.2d 1000, 763 N.Y.S.2d 495 (2d Dept. 2003)[13]
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, 2003. Application by Ronald DeFeo, Jr. for a writ of error coram nobis to vacate this Court's March 27, 1978 decision and order (People v. DeFeo, 61 A.D.2d 1141) affirming his 1975 conviction, on the ground of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.Denied the application and a related motion for summary judgment, holding DeFeo had not established that he was denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel, citing Jones v. Barnes, 463 U.S. 745 (1983).

Each summary describes the cited decision only. Later appellate history is noted where we found it, but it has not been checked systematically — confirm a case's current status with a citator before relying on it. General information, not legal advice.

Government, courts and policing

The Village maintains its own police department, headquartered at 21 Ireland Place, Amityville, NY 11701 (631-264-0400), and its own Village Justice Court, on the second floor of the same building (631-691-3303), which has jurisdiction over misdemeanor criminal, Vehicle and Traffic Law, and village ordinance violations occurring within the village and conducts hearings, trials, arraignments and issues warrants and orders of protection.[3][4] Suffolk County's Traffic and Parking Violations Agency separately adjudicates parking summonses, red-light-camera citations, and moving violations in the "five western towns" of Suffolk County, which include the Town of Babylon in which Amityville sits.[11]

Village Code § 152-8 places responsibility for sidewalk repair and liability on abutting property owners rather than the Village itself, while the general state rule of Village Law § 6-628 governs claims over defective streets, highways and other village-owned infrastructure absent a customized local law.[7][8]

Amityville timeline

  1. Village incorporated. Amityville was incorporated as a village.[2]
  2. Conviction. A judgment of conviction was rendered against Ronald DeFeo, Jr. in Supreme Court, Suffolk County, for the killings of six family members at 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, on November 13, 1974.[12][13]
  3. Direct appeal affirmed. The Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed DeFeo's judgment of conviction in a decision and order later cited as People v. DeFeo, 61 A.D.2d 1141.[13]
  4. CPL 440 motion denied. County Court, Suffolk County, denied DeFeo's motion under CPL 440.10 and 440.30(1-a) to vacate the 1975 judgment of conviction.[12]
  5. People v. DeFeo (2002). The Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed the 2000 order denying DeFeo's motion to vacate his conviction.[12]
  6. People v. DeFeo (2003). The Appellate Division, Second Department, denied DeFeo's application for a writ of error coram nobis and his motion for summary judgment on that application.[13]

Major roads in Amityville

RoadRouteMaintained byIn Amityville
Montauk Highway [9] NY 27A New York State runs through
Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road / Broadway) [10] NY 110 New York State begins at NY 27A in Amityville and runs north

Emergency Resources

Hospitals

  • Good Samaritan University Hospital (Catholic Health) — 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip, NY 11795 — (631) 376-3000 (Per its own site, the first Verified Level I Adult Trauma Center and only Verified Level II Pediatric Trauma Center on the south shore of Long Island.)
  • South Shore University Hospital (Northwell Health, formerly Southside Hospital) — 301 East Main Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706 — (631) 968-3000 (Per its own site, a Level 1 trauma center.)

Police

  • Amityville Police Department — 21 Ireland Place, Amityville, NY 11701-2943 — (631) 264-0400 (The village's own police department; patrols within village limits. Emergencies: 911 (cell-phone 911 calls route to Suffolk County Police dispatch per the department's own site).)

Courts

  • Amityville Village Justice Court — 21 Ireland Place, 2nd Floor, Amityville, NY 11701 — (631) 691-3303 (Jurisdiction over misdemeanor criminal, Vehicle and Traffic Law, and village ordinance violations within the village; conducts hearings, trials, arraignments, and issues warrants and orders of protection. Session schedule: 1st Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. (ordinance/VTL/penal); 2nd, 3rd and 4th Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. (VTL/penal).)

Local Driver Services in Amityville

Practical resources for Amityville drivers — tire shops, gas prices, and live traffic conditions.

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Safety Resources

Frequently Asked Questions

What should I do after a car accident in Amityville, NY?

Call 911 immediately. Within the village limits, Amityville Village Police will respond; outside the village, SCPD's 3rd Precinct handles the response. Document the scene with photos, exchange insurance information, and gather witness details. File a police report and notify your insurer under New York's no-fault law.

Which roads are most dangerous in Amityville?

Sunrise Highway through Amityville carries heavy east-west traffic with frequent commercial driveway conflicts. Route 110 at the eastern edge of the village is one of Suffolk County's most dangerous corridors overall. Montauk Highway through the village center handles mixed traffic with pedestrian crossings that create conflict points.

Where is the nearest hospital to Amityville?

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip is the closest major emergency facility, approximately ten minutes east via Montauk Highway. Southside Hospital in Bay Shore provides additional emergency capacity.

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References

Datasets

  1. [A] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2010–2024 national files. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Crashes on public trafficways in which a person died within 30 days. No personal identifiers. Placed by reported coordinates into 2020 Census boundaries.
  2. [B] U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates, tables B08303, B08013, B08301, B08302, B08201, B19013, B01002. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Survey estimates with 90% margins of error. lowReliability = coefficient of variation above 30%.
  3. [C] U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb — 2020 Census tabulation geography (POP100, HU100, AREALAND). Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  4. [D] New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicle Crashes — Case Information: Four Year Window. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Police-reported crashes coded to a town, city or village by the reporting agency. Hamlets are not coded; hamlet pages show the parent town.

Sources for history, roads and law

  1. [2] Village of Amityville. Home (2026). Government record.
  2. [3] Village of Amityville. Police Department (2026). Government record.
  3. [4] Village of Amityville. Village Justice COURT (2026). Government record.
  4. [5] Village of Amityville. Village Administration (2026). Government record.
  5. [7] Village of Amityville / General Code (ecode360). Village of Amityville Code, Chapter 152, Streets, Sidewalks and Driveways, § 152-8, Maintenance of sidewalks; liability (2025). Government record.
  6. [8] New York State Senate (nysenate.gov). Village Law § 6-628, Liability of village in certain actions (2026). Government record.
  7. [9] New York State Department of Transportation, Office of Traffic Safety & Mobility. Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycle Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State (NY 27A) (2017). Government record.
  8. [10] New York State Department of Transportation, Office of Traffic Safety & Mobility. Official Description of Highway Touring Routes ... (NY 110) (2017). Government record.
  9. [11] Suffolk County Government. Departments (Traffic and Parking Violations Agency entry) (2026). Government record.
  10. [12] Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School Library. People v. DeFeo, 295 A.D.2d 532 (2d Dept 2002) (2002). Court decision.
  11. [13] Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School Library. People v. DeFeo, 307 A.D.2d 1000 (2d Dept 2003) (2003). Court decision.
  12. [14] Catholic Health. Good Samaritan University Hospital (2026). Institution.
  13. [15] Northwell Health. South Shore University Hospital (Formerly Southside) (2026). Institution.
  14. [16] Town of Babylon. Geographical Amityville vs. Social Amityville (n.d.). Government record.

Sources opened and checked September 17, 2026.