Fatal crash profile · State

Traffic deaths in Maine in 2020

Deaths, 2020: 164
Fatal crashes: 151
Population: 1.4M

In 2020, 164 people died in 151 fatal crashes in Maine. The death rate was 12.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Maine had the 41st most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 23rd-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 5% of deaths, and 28% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

12.0

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2020

About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.8

Maine traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

of deaths were pedestrians

About one-third of the share in the United States: 17%

Who died in 2020

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	124
Pedestrians	9
Motorcyclists	29
Cyclists	2

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Deaths by type, 2020
Type	Deaths	Share in Maine	Share in the US
Pedestrians	9	5%	17%
Motorcyclists	29	18%	14%
Cyclists	2	1%	2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	60	37%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	49	30%	29%

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

28%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About the same as the share in the United States: 29%

45%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 27%

Crash factors in 2020

Category	Maine	United States
Speeding-related	45.0%	26.7%
Alcohol-involved	28.5%	28.6%
At night	42.4%	53.4%
At weekends	29.8%	32.9%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

42%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 53%

30%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About the same as the share in the United States: 33%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

Category	Fatal crashes
12am	5
1am	2
2am	5
3am	1
4am	0
5am	4
6am	6
7am	4
8am	3
9am	6
10am	4
11am	5
12pm	7
1pm	10
2pm	7
3pm	12
4pm	13
5pm	10
6pm	6
7pm	7
8pm	5
9pm	11
10pm	7
11pm	11

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	15
Mon	13
Tue	28
Wed	26
Thu	21
Fri	18
Sat	30

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	11
Feb	5
Mar	7
Apr	9
May	14
Jun	17
Jul	14
Aug	23
Sep	14
Oct	11
Nov	14
Dec	12

All crashes 2020.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	106
Cloudy	29
Snow	6
Rain	5
Fog, Smog, Smoke	4

All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	85
Dark - Not Lighted	46
Dark - Lighted	14
Dawn	2
Dusk	2
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020

Roads with the most fatal crashes

US-19
I-956
SR-175
SR-93
SR-113
SR-33
SR-43
SR-1022
SR-1332
SR-152

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	75
SUVs	45
Pickup trucks	40
Motorcycles	28
Medium and heavy trucks	20
Vans	4
Other vehicles	2
Buses	1

All crashes 2020.

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Vehicles most often involved

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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Who died Time of day Day Weather Lighting Vehicle type involved Make involved

Alcohol-involved Speeding-related Distracted driver

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 26, 2020	Madawaska, Aroostook County	US-1	1
Dec 26, 2020	Jackson, Waldo County	SR-7	1
Dec 23, 2020	Jonesboro, Washington County	OLD US RTE 1	1
Dec 19, 2020	Auburn, Androscoggin County	SR-11	1
Dec 17, 2020	Fayette, Kennebec County	CAMPGROUND RD	1
Dec 16, 2020	Warren, Knox County	WESTERN RD	1
Dec 14, 2020	Augusta, Kennebec County	SR-17	1
Dec 13, 2020	Gorham, Cumberland County	HARDING BRIDGE RD	1
Dec 10, 2020	Bar Harbor, Hancock County	SR-3	1
Dec 5, 2020	Penobscot County	GRINDSTONE RD	1
Dec 4, 2020	Saco, York County	SR-112	1
Dec 3, 2020	Kennebunkport, York County	SR-111	1
Nov 30, 2020	Mexico, Oxford County	OSGOOD AV	1
Nov 25, 2020	Sanford, York County	SR-11	1
Nov 25, 2020	Hancock County	US-1	1
Nov 25, 2020	Waterville, Kennebec County	I-95	2
Nov 23, 2020	Verona, Hancock County	SR-E SIDE DR	1
Nov 17, 2020	Norridgewock, Somerset County	SR-139	1
Nov 16, 2020	Buxton, York County	US-202	1
Nov 16, 2020	Crawford, Washington County	SR-9	1
Nov 13, 2020	Wales, Androscoggin County	SR-9	1
Nov 7, 2020	Lyman, York County	SR-35	1
Nov 5, 2020	Auburn, Androscoggin County	MARSTON HILL RD	1
Nov 4, 2020	Palmyra, Somerset County	SR-152	1
Nov 3, 2020	Jay, Franklin County	SR-133	1

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Counties in Maine in 2020

Area	Deaths, 2020	Per 100,000
Androscoggin County	11	9.9
Aroostook County	8	11.9
Cumberland County	17	5.6
Franklin County	2	6.8
Hancock County	15	27.0
Kennebec County	19	15.2
Knox County	6	14.8
Lincoln County	5	14.2
Oxford County	6	10.4
Penobscot County	19	12.5
Piscataquis County	1	5.9
Sagadahoc County	2	5.4
Somerset County	8	15.9
Waldo County	11	27.7
Washington County	9	28.9
York County	25	11.8

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.