Baltimore city, Maryland: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 61 deaths in 58 fatal crashes in Baltimore city in 2024.

FARS records 491 deaths in 464 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 8.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Maryland in the same years is 9.1.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Baltimore city was number 3 of 24 counties of Maryland.

Deaths in Baltimore city rose by 33.8% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (367) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (491).

In the counties of Maryland the deaths rose by 2.4% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 0.7% of the fatal crashes in Baltimore city with a known setting were rural, against 18.6% in Maryland.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on 1 Apr 2026. NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Baltimore city by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this county has a change on record.

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

Table 1.Baltimore city: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	61	58	15
2023	46	45	10
2022	46	45	7
2021	48	47	9
2020	68	63	15
2019	49	45	11
2018	34	33	4
2017	44	43	6
2016	53	46	9
2015	42	39	11
2015 to 2024	491	464	97

Each year from 1975

Figure 2.Deaths in Baltimore city by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 79 (1987)2024: 61

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Baltimore city: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	61	58
2023	46	45
2022	46	45
2021	48	47
2020	68	63
2019	49	45
2018	34	33
2017	44	43
2016	53	46
2015	42	39
2014	30	29
2013	31	27
2012	28	27
2011	25	23
2010	39	37
2009	40	39
2008	48	46
2007	47	42
2006	45	42
2005	34	33
2004	44	39
2003	37	34
2002	42	39
2001	54	51
2000	50	42
1999	45	44
1998	43	43
1997	49	47
1996	51	48
1995	51	47
1994	67	64
1993	67	63
1992	55	51
1991	64	62
1990	49	48
1989	60	58
1988	63	60
1987	79	76
1986	65	62
1985	72	67
1984	64	63
1983	59	55
1982	63	62
1981	64	61
1980	66	64
1979	66	61
1978	69	68
1977	65	65
1976	78	72
1975	67	63

Note: a count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2". A death is in FARS when it occurs in 30 days or less after the crash.

Rate for each 100,000 residents

Table 3.Baltimore city beside Maryland and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Baltimore city	Maryland	United States
2024	10.7	9.3	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	8.3	9.1	11.8

Note: the rate divides the deaths in the county by its residents. Persons who do not live in the county are in the deaths, not in the residents.

Population: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Baltimore city had 570,053 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Baltimore city: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Maryland
A driver recorded as drinkingof 464 fatal crashes	97	464 fatal crashes	20.9%	27.9%
A speeding-related driverof 464 fatal crashes	154	464 fatal crashes	33.2%	26.2%
No restraint usedof 166 occupant deaths with restraint use known	86	166 occupant deathswith restraint use known	51.8%	43.4%
Pedestriansof 491 deaths	186	491 deaths	37.9%	23.1%
Bicyclistsof 491 deaths	11	491 deaths	2.2%	2.0%
Motorcyclistsof 491 deaths	62	491 deaths	12.6%	14.5%
On a rural roadof 430 fatal crashes with the condition reported	3	430 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	0.7%	18.6%
In the darkof 462 fatal crashes with the condition reported	261	462 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	56.5%	54.2%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Baltimore city: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
Weekday	Midnight to 6 a.m.	6 a.m. to noon	Noon to 6 p.m.	6 p.m. to midnight	All
Sunday	29	7	13	24	73
Monday	14	4	26	20	64
Tuesday	12	14	14	23	63
Wednesday	6	10	23	24	63
Thursday	10	13	17	29	69
Friday	10	12	15	20	57
Saturday	27	9	16	23	75
All days	108	69	124	163	464

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Baltimore city: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Maryland
Interstate	38	8.9%	12.9%
Other freeways and expressways	1 or 2	0.5%	6.8%
Other principal arterial	245	57.1%	34.3%
Minor arterial	91	21.2%	21.2%
Major collector	33	7.7%	13.2%
Minor collector	1 or 2	0.5%	2.4%
Local	18	4.2%	9.0%
Not reported	35	n/a	n/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Light condition and weather

Table 7.Baltimore city: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	185
Dark, not lighted	12
Dark, lighted	248
Dawn	7
Dusk	9
Dark, lighting unknown	1 or 2
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Baltimore city: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	365
Cloudy	43
Rain	40
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	1 or 2
Fog, smog or smoke	3
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	12

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Baltimore city that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Baltimore city	In all of Maryland
Interstate 83	Interstate	13	43
Interstate 95	Interstate	17	234
Interstate 695	Interstate	1 or 2	79
State Route 2	State highway	7	80
State Route 26	State highway	8	59
State Route 140	State highway	13	60
State Route 150	State highway	4	32
State Route 151	State highway	7	21
State Route 295	State highway	3	86
US Route 1	US highway	47	146
US Route 40	US highway	21	166

Note: the table has each route with a page that has a fatal crash in the county, in name order. Local streets and county roads have no page. Their crashes are in the county totals. All routes in Maryland

Adjacent counties

These lists are for navigation. They are in name order.

Figure 3.Baltimore city on the county map of Maryland

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024

Fewer than 108 counties
10 to 14.910 counties
15 to 19.92 counties
20 to 29.94 counties
30 or more0 counties
Baltimore city: 8.3

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county. The full map and the table of counties of Maryland

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Baltimore city
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Anne Arundel County	Maryland	52	454	7.8
Baltimore County	Maryland	74	714	8.5

Source of the list: Census Bureau county adjacency file, 2026 edition.

Counties of similar population

These counties of Maryland have a population nearest to that of Baltimore city. The list is for navigation and is in name order. The number is the deaths from 2015 to 2024.

Official channels

NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
Maryland Highway Safety OfficeThe highway safety office of Maryland.

These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on 2 Oct 2026.

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Source of the figures

Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to 31 Dec 2024. The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Baltimore city in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 367 deaths in Baltimore city from 2005 to 2014. It records 491 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Baltimore city in 2024?

The rate of Baltimore city in 2024 was 10.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Maryland was 9.3. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

How many fatal crashes in Baltimore city had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 97 of 464 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. This count is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA says that alcohol data is often missing, so the count may be too low.

How many fatal crashes did FARS record on signed routes in Baltimore city?

11 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 141 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.