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Fatal crashes in Maryland

Every fatal crash in Maryland is counted by NHTSA, by year since 1975 and by county. These are deaths on the road, not claims, and they are not our numbers.

Fatal crashes in Maryland, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 729 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 552 578
2023 577 621
2022 534 566
2021 524 563
2020 546 573
2019 496 535
2018 485 512
2017 518 558
2016 484 522
2015 479 520
2014 416 442
2013 431 465
2012 462 511
2011 455 485
2010 463 496
2009 515 549
2008 538 591
2007 558 614
2006 594 652
2005 577 614
2004 576 643
2003 594 650
2002 604 661
2001 600 659
2000 545 588
1999 548 590
1998 549 606
1997 571 611
1996 558 608
1995 601 671
1994 601 651
1993 599 666
1992 584 659
1991 629 694
1990 661 707
1989 654 726
1988 710 781
1987 729 814
1986 716 784
1985 656 729
1984 588 643
1983 607 656
1982 575 640
1981 691 781
1980 682 756
1979 605 671
1978 644 711
1977 601 661
1976 582 660
1975 598 670

The fifteen Maryland counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Prince George's 24033 97 101
Baltimore 24005 73 74
Baltimore City 24510 58 61
Anne Arundel 24003 51 52
Montgomery 24031 46 47
Charles 24017 32 37
Cecil 24015 23 24
Frederick 24021 22 23
Howard 24027 20 21
Carroll 24013 16 16
Wicomico 24045 15 17
Calvert 24009 14 14
Washington 24043 14 14
Harford 24025 12 13
St. Mary's 24037 12 13

Which roads, in Maryland2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Share is of the crashes this source assigned a road class to, not of every crash in the state.

Road class Fatal crashes Deaths Share
State Highway 261 272 47%
County 92 93 17%
U.S. Highway 80 89 15%
Interstate 77 81 14%
Municipal 33 34 6%
Other 6 6 1%
Not Signed 1 1 0%

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