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Traffic deaths in Maine in 2021

Deaths, 2021: 153
Fatal crashes: 135
Population: 1.4M

In 2021, 153 people died in 135 fatal crashes in Maine. That was 6.7% fewer than in 2020 (164) and the fewest since 2018. The death rate was 11.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.0 in the United States. Maine had the 41st most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 35th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 12% of deaths, and 16% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

11.1

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2021

About 85 percent of the rate in the United States: 13.0

-7%

change in deaths from 2020 to 2021

164 deaths in 2020, 153 in 2021

The United States: +11%

Maine traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

12%

of deaths were pedestrians

About 70 percent of the share in the United States: 17%

Who died in 2021

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	111
Pedestrians	19
Motorcyclists	21
Cyclists	2

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Deaths by type, 2021
Type	Deaths	Share in Maine	Share in the US
Pedestrians	19	12%	17%
Motorcyclists	21	14%	14%
Cyclists	2	1%	2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	44	29%	31%
Speeding-related crashes	26	17%	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

16%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About 55 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

37%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 26%

Crash factors in 2021

Category	Maine	United States
Speeding-related	37.0%	26.3%
Alcohol-involved	15.6%	28.2%
At night	42.2%	53.9%
At weekends	38.5%	32.8%

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: 54%

39%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

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

All crashes 2021.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	25
Mon	10
Tue	17
Wed	15
Thu	18
Fri	23
Sat	27

All crashes 2021.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	6
Feb	7
Mar	5
Apr	5
May	14
Jun	13
Jul	16
Aug	16
Sep	15
Oct	16
Nov	9
Dec	13

All crashes 2021.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	101
Cloudy	22
Rain	7
Fog, Smog, Smoke	3
Snow	2

All crashes 2021. 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	73
Dark - Not Lighted	42
Dark - Lighted	10
Dusk	5
Dawn	2
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

All crashes 2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2021

Roads with the most fatal crashes

US-110
I-958
SR-1963
SR-263
SR-43
SR-93
US-1A3
SR-1973
SR-73
SR-52

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	59
Pickup trucks	44
SUVs	43
Motorcycles	21
Medium and heavy trucks	18
Vans	8
Other vehicles	2

All crashes 2021.

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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 2021. 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 31, 2021	Dover, Lincoln County	SR-130	1
Dec 23, 2021	Hollis Center, York County	SR-4A	1
Dec 22, 2021	Blue Hill, Hancock County	SR-15	1
Dec 17, 2021	Bangor, Penobscot County	SR-15B	1
Dec 14, 2021	Skowhegan, Somerset County	COWETTE ST	1
Dec 13, 2021	Gorham, Cumberland County	SR-25	1
Dec 10, 2021	West Stonington, Hancock County	BURNT COVE RD	1
Dec 7, 2021	Palmyra, Somerset County	BADGERBORO RD	1
Dec 7, 2021	Damariscotta, Lincoln County	US-1	1
Dec 7, 2021	Topsham, Sagadahoc County	SR-196	1
Dec 6, 2021	Winthrop, Kennebec County	US-202	1
Dec 5, 2021	Westbrook, Cumberland County	COUNTY RD	1
Dec 5, 2021	Island Falls, Aroostook County	SOUTH SHORE RD	1
Nov 28, 2021	Paris, Oxford County	SR-119	1
Nov 20, 2021	West Garginer, Kennebec County	I-95	1
Nov 18, 2021	Hampden, Penobscot County	US-1A	2
Nov 14, 2021	Jay, Franklin County	SR-4	2
Nov 14, 2021	Phillips, Franklin County	SR-142	1
Nov 13, 2021	Berwick, York County	SR-236	1
Nov 7, 2021	Portland, Cumberland County	US-1A	1
Nov 6, 2021	Portland, Cumberland County	SR-9	1
Nov 5, 2021	Limington, York County	SR-117	1
Oct 31, 2021	Benton, Kennebec County	SR-11	1
Oct 31, 2021	Troy, Waldo County	SR-220	1
Oct 28, 2021	Palmyra, Somerset County	I-95	1

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Counties in Maine in 2021

Area	Deaths, 2021	Per 100,000
Androscoggin County	9	8.0
Aroostook County	7	10.4
Cumberland County	21	6.9
Franklin County	8	26.4
Hancock County	15	26.6
Kennebec County	14	11.1
Knox County	5	12.2
Lincoln County	5	13.9
Oxford County	11	18.7
Penobscot County	11	7.2
Piscataquis County	8	46.4
Sagadahoc County	4	10.8
Somerset County	8	15.8
Waldo County	4	10.0
Washington County	5	16.0
York County	18	8.4

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.