Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Aroostook County, Maine
County in Maine · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 10
- Population
- 66.9K
In 2024, 10 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Aroostook County, Maine. That was 66.7% more than in 2023 (6) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 14.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.6 in Maine and 11.5 in the United States. Aroostook County had the 8th most traffic deaths among Maine's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 42 people died, an average of 8.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 20% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
14.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.2 times the rate in Maine: 12.6
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
12.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Maine: 11.7
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
+67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- Maine: +31%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 11 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.9 |
| 2021 | 10.4 |
| 2022 | 16.4 |
| 2023 | 8.9 |
| 2024 | 14.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Maine: 7%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 4 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Aroostook County | Share in Maine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Motorcyclists | 4 | 40% | 20% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 10% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 20% | 24% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
20%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 90 percent of the share in Maine: 23%
- About 70 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 60 percent of the share in Maine: 34%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Aroostook County | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 33.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 20.0% | 22.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 20.0% | 35.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 30.0% | 25.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
20%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 55 percent of the share in Maine: 35%
- About 35 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
30%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.2 times the share in Maine: 25%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 5 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 4 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 7 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 7 |
| Thu | 9 |
| Fri | 7 |
| Sat | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 6 |
| Jun | 9 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 27 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Snow | 3 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 22 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-17
- I-953
- US-1 VAN BUREN RD3
- US-1 HOULTON RD2
- SR-112
- US-1 NORTH ST1
- US-1 CALAIS RD1
- US-1 E MAIN ST1
- US-1 MILITARY RD1
- US-1A PRESQUE ISLE ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 14 |
| SUVs | 11 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 4 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Toyota Corolla2
- Harley-Davidson Fat Boy2
- Freightliner M22
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Honda GL1200 (GOLDWING)1
- Honda Element1
- Honda CR-V1
- GMC Yukon1
- GMC Sierra1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2024 | Caribou | VANCE RD | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2024 | Weston | BANCROFT RD | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Orient | US-1 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Fort Fairfield | SR-167 PRESQUE ISLE RD | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Houlton | US-1 NORTH ST | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | — | SR-11 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Fort Fairfield | US-1A PRESQUE ISLE ST | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Mars Hill | W RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Caribou | US-1 VAN BUREN RD | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fort Kent | US-1 E MAIN ST | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Presque Isle | SR-163 CONNECTOR RD | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Woodland | CARSON RD | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Blaine | US-1 MILITARY RD | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Fort Kent | TS-FIRST AVE | 1 |
| May 4, 2023 | Hodgdon | US-1 CALAIS RD | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Caribou | US-1 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Sherman Mills | I-95 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Westfield | US-1 HOULTON RD | 2 |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Caribou | US-1 VAN BUREN RD | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2022 | New Limerick | US-2 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Portage | SR-11 PORTAGE RD | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Fort Kent | SR-11 AROOSTOOK RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2022 | — | SR-11 | 1 |
| May 6, 2022 | Presque Isle | US-1 HOULTON RD | 1 |
| May 4, 2022 | Masardis | SR-11 MASARDIS RD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.