Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Knox County, Maine
County in Maine · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 41K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Knox County, Maine. That was 50.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 7.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.6 in Maine and 11.5 in the United States. Knox County had the 14th most traffic deaths among Maine's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 22 people died, an average of 4.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
7.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 60 percent of the rate in Maine: 12.6
- About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5
10.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Maine: 11.7
- About 90 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3
+50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Maine: +31%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 14.8 |
| 2021 | 12.2 |
| 2022 | 14.5 |
| 2023 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 7.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 times the share in Maine: 7%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Knox County | Share in Maine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 33% | 7% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 67% | 20% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- 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 the same as the share in Maine: 34%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Knox County | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 33.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 22.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 35.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 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 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 1.3 times the share in Maine: 25%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 7 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 17 |
| Cloudy | 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 | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dusk | 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-13
- SR-172
- COLONEL STAIRS RD1
- JOHN ST1
- NORTH HAVEN ROAD1
- ROUND THE ISLAND RD1
- SR- 17 HEALD HWY1
- SR-105 LIBERTY RD1
- SR-131 RIVER ROAD1
- SR-235 DEPOT ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 12 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Corolla Matrix3
- Ford F-1502
- Ford Fusion2
- Toyota RAV42
- Toyota Tundra2
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chrysler Pacifica1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Ranger1
- Harley-Davidson Fat Boy1
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 4, 2024 | Camden | JOHN ST | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Rockland | US-1 PARK STREET | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Washington | SR-105 LIBERTY RD | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Vinalhaven | ROUND THE ISLAND RD | 1 |
| May 31, 2023 | Cushing | TS-SPEARS MILL RD | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Thomaston | US-1 NEW COUNTY RD | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Rockland | SUFFOLK ST | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Vinalhaven | NORTH HAVEN ROAD | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | St. George | SR-131 RIVER ROAD | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | Union | SR-235 DEPOT ST | 1 |
| May 24, 2022 | Warren | US-1 ATLANTIC HWY | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Rockport | US-1 | 2 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Warren | SR-90 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Friendship | COLONEL STAIRS RD | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Rockport | SR-17 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Warren | WESTERN RD | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Thomaston | US-1 | 2 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Union | SR-17 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Warren | US-1 | 1 |
| May 19, 2020 | Union | SR- 17 HEALD HWY | 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.