Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Portland, Maine
City in Cumberland County · Maine · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 69.8K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Portland, Maine. The death rate was 4.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.3 in Cumberland County, 12.6 in Maine and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 67% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
4.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 60 percent of the rate in Cumberland County, Maine: 7.3
- About one-third of the rate in Maine: 12.6
- About 35 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 8.8 |
| 2024 | 4.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
67%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 times the share in Cumberland County, Maine: 13%
- About 9 times the share in Maine: 7%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Portland | Share in Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 67% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 39% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 22% |
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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Cumberland County, Maine: 24%
- About 5 percent of the share in Maine: 23%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Cumberland County, Maine: 38%
- About 5 percent of the share in Maine: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Portland | Cumberland County | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 38.1% | 33.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 23.8% | 22.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 38.1% | 35.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 28.6% | 25.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.7 times the share in Cumberland County, Maine: 38%
- About 1.9 times the share in Maine: 35%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Cumberland County, Maine: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in Maine: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 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-302 FOREST AVE2
- SR-251
- SR-261
- SR-91
- I-2951
- I-951
- RIVERSIDE ST1
- SR-22 PARK AVE1
- SR-AUBURN ST1
- SR-STATE STREET1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 12 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Subaru Forester2
- Toyota RAV42
- BMW 325Ci1
- Chevrolet Spark1
- Chrysler Pacifica1
- GMC Sierra1
- Harley Davidson Street Glide Special1
- Hyundai Sonata1
- Infiniti G371
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2024 | US-302 FOREST AVE | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | US-1A FRANKLIN ST | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | US-302 FOREST AVE | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | I-295 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | SR-22 PARK AVE | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | SR-25 | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2022 | I-95 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | RIVERSIDE ST | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2022 | SR-26 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2021 | US-1A | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2021 | SR-9 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2020 | SR-AUBURN ST | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | SR-STATE STREET | 1 |
| May 7, 2020 | US- ROUTE 1 VERANDA ST | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | WESTLAND AVE | 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.