Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Scarborough, Maine
City in Cumberland County · Maine · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 24K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Scarborough, Maine. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 12.5 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, 11 people died, an average of 2.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
12.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.7 times the rate in Cumberland County, Maine: 7.3
- About the same as the rate in Maine: 12.6
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Cumberland County, Maine: +15%
- Maine: +31%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 13.5 |
| 2022 | 8.6 |
| 2023 | 12.6 |
| 2024 | 12.5 |
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 Cumberland County, Maine: 13%
- 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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Scarborough | Share in Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 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%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 85 percent of the share in Cumberland County, Maine: 38%
- About the same as the share in Maine: 34%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Scarborough | Cumberland County | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 38.1% | 33.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 23.8% | 22.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 38.1% | 35.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in Cumberland County, Maine: 38%
- About the same as the share in Maine: 35%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.2 times the share in Cumberland County, Maine: 29%
- About 1.3 times the share in Maine: 25%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| 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
- PAYNE RD2
- SR-114 GORHAM RD2
- US-12
- BROADTURN RD1
- PLEASANT HILL RD1
- SR-22 COUNTY RD1
- SR-9 PINE POINT RD1
- SR-HIGHLAND AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Dodge Avenger1
- Ford F-3501
- Ford Focus1
- Honda Accord1
- Honda CR-V1
- Indian Motorcycle Chief1
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
- Land Rover Defender1
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2024 | SR-114 GORHAM RD | 1 |
| May 27, 2024 | SR-22 COUNTY RD | 1 |
| May 10, 2024 | PLEASANT HILL RD | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2023 | PAYNE RD | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | PAYNE RD | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | BROADTURN RD | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | SR-114 GORHAM RD | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2022 | US-1 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2020 | US-1 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2020 | SR-HIGHLAND AVE | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2020 | SR-9 PINE POINT 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.