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Maryland fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 578 deaths in 552 fatal crashes in Maryland in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 9.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Maryland and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.01 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Maryland and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Maryland was number 38 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Maryland fell by 6.9% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 18.6% of the fatal crashes in Maryland with a known setting were rural, against 42.7% in the United States.

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 .

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

Figure 1.Deaths in Maryland by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 2 has the numbers. Go to the table

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

County map

Figure 2.Counties of Maryland by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Allegany County: 11.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAnne Arundel County: 7.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBaltimore County: 8.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCalvert County: 10.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCaroline County: 22.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarroll County: 8.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCecil County: 21.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCharles County: 14.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDorchester County: 15.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFrederick County: 8.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGarrett County: 22.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHarford County: 7.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHoward County: 7.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKent County: 15.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontgomery County: 4.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPrince George's County: 11.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearQueen Anne's County: 14.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Mary's County: 12.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSomerset County: 14.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTalbot County: 13.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 10.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWicomico County: 12.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWorcester County: 20.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBaltimore city: 8.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 108 counties
  • 10 to 14.910 counties
  • 15 to 19.92 counties
  • 20 to 29.94 counties
  • 30 or more0 counties

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.

In words: 8 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 10 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 2 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 4 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 0 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Maryland: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Allegany County66,984107911.4
Anne Arundel County601,141524547.8
Baltimore city570,053614918.3
Baltimore County848,438747148.5
Calvert County94,621149710.4
Caroline County34,059107522.5
Carroll County176,790161478.6
Cecil County106,5672421821.0
Charles County174,4993724614.9
Dorchester County33,20874915.1
Frederick County298,855232368.8
Garrett County28,41736422.1
Harford County265,624131907.4
Howard County337,795212367.2
Kent County19,51703015.4
Montgomery County1,073,045474254.0
Prince George's County964,5961011,09011.7
Queen Anne's County53,68177314.4
Somerset County24,75343714.7
St. Mary's County116,2161314112.4
Talbot County38,29535113.6
Washington County157,1401416610.9
Wicomico County106,6391712912.4
Worcester County54,381711020.9

Note: the rate is for the ten years 2015 to 2024. Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2", and no rate is given for it.

Download: the deaths and fatal crashes of each county by year, 1975 to 2024 (CSV)

Each year

Figure 3.Deaths in Maryland by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 814 (1987)2024: 578

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

Table 2.Maryland: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
20245785529.31.01
202362157710.01.08
20225665349.21.00
20215635249.10.99
20205735469.31.13
20195354968.80.89
20185124858.50.86
20175585189.30.93
20165224848.70.88
20155204798.70.90
20144424167.4n/a
20134654317.8n/a
20125114628.7n/a
20114854558.3n/a
20104964638.6n/a
20095495159.6n/a
200859153810.4n/a
200761455810.9n/a
200665259411.6n/a
200561457711.0n/a
200464357611.6n/a
200365059411.8n/a
200266160412.1n/a
200165960012.3n/a
200058854511.1n/a
1999590548n/an/a
1998606549n/an/a
1997611571n/an/a
1996608558n/an/a
1995671601n/an/a
1994651601n/an/a
1993666599n/an/a
1992659584n/an/a
1991694629n/an/a
1990707661n/an/a
1989726654n/an/a
1988781710n/an/a
1987814729n/an/a
1986784716n/an/a
1985729656n/an/a
1984643588n/an/a
1983656607n/an/a
1982640575n/an/a
1981781691n/an/a
1980756682n/an/a
1979671605n/an/a
1978711644n/an/a
1977661601n/an/a
1976660582n/an/a
1975670598n/an/a

Note: each year is a link to the page of that year. The rate for residents starts in 2000. The rate for vehicle-miles starts in 2015.

Two rates

One rate divides the deaths by the residents. The other rate divides the deaths by the miles that vehicles travel in the state.

Table 3.Maryland beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodMarylandUnited States
For each 100,000 residents20249.311.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year9.111.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.011.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20240.961.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Maryland had 6,245,314 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Maryland had 57,049 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Maryland: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 5,195 fatal crashes1,4495,195 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 5,195 fatal crashes1,3595,195 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 2,872 occupant deaths with restraint use known1,2472,872 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 5,548 deaths1,2815,548 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 5,548 deaths1115,548 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 5,548 deaths8065,548 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 5,133 fatal crashes with the condition reported9545,133 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 5,165 fatal crashes with the condition reported2,7985,165 fatal crasheswith the condition reported49.2%

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 .

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Maryland: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
WeekdayMidnight to 6 a.m.6 a.m. to noonNoon to 6 p.m.6 p.m. to midnightAll
Sunday278104216273871
Monday134138182234688
Tuesday113127166209615
Wednesday105132190229656
Thursday117133198258706
Friday140130190267727
Saturday276114221319930
All days1,1638781,3631,7895,193

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.Maryland: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate66412.9%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways3496.8%4.4%
Other principal arterial1,76134.3%29.8%
Minor arterial1,08921.2%22.1%
Major collector67813.2%15.5%
Minor collector1252.4%3.4%
Local4649.0%12.2%
Not reported65n/an/a

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

Routes

47 signed routes in Maryland have a page. A route page needs 20 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.

All routes in Maryland

Interstate routes

Official channels

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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. Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, table VM-2. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to .

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Maryland in ten years?

FARS records 5,548 deaths in 5,195 fatal crashes in Maryland from 2015 to 2024. It records 5,419 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

What part of the deaths in the United States was in Maryland?

Maryland had 578 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 1.5 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 1,449 of 5,195 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 1,359 of them.

How many pages does Maryland have?

Maryland has 24 county pages, 47 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.