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Traffic deaths in Maine in 2022

Deaths, 2022: 182
Fatal crashes: 171
Population: 1.4M

In 2022, 182 people died in 171 fatal crashes in Maine. That was 19.0% more than in 2021 (153) and the most since 2007. The death rate was 13.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Maine had the 41st most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 25th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 12% of deaths, and 27% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

13.1

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

About the same as the rate in the United States: 12.8

+19%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

153 deaths in 2021, 182 in 2022

The United States: -1%

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 two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2022

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	127
Pedestrians	21
Motorcyclists	32
Cyclists	2

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Deaths by type, 2022
Type	Deaths	Share in Maine	Share in the US
Pedestrians	21	12%	18%
Motorcyclists	32	18%	15%
Cyclists	2	1%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	64	35%	32%
Speeding-related crashes	53	29%	28%

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

27%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About the same as the share in the United States: 28%

40%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 26%

Crash factors in 2022

Category	Maine	United States
Speeding-related	39.8%	26.2%
Alcohol-involved	26.9%	27.7%
At night	40.9%	53.9%
At weekends	32.7%	33.3%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

41%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%

33%

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	7
1am	4
2am	3
3am	1
4am	4
5am	2
6am	4
7am	9
8am	6
9am	9
10am	9
11am	4
12pm	5
1pm	11
2pm	13
3pm	13
4pm	11
5pm	7
6pm	7
7pm	11
8pm	8
9pm	7
10pm	6
11pm	10

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	19
Mon	24
Tue	25
Wed	28
Thu	16
Fri	22
Sat	37

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	13
Feb	13
Mar	6
Apr	10
May	18
Jun	22
Jul	13
Aug	18
Sep	12
Oct	17
Nov	15
Dec	14

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	124
Cloudy	24
Rain	17
Snow	4
Sleet or Hail	1
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

All crashes 2022. 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	93
Dark - Not Lighted	57
Dark - Lighted	11
Dusk	5
Dawn	3
Dark - Unknown Lighting	2

All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2022

Roads with the most fatal crashes

US-19
I-958
I-2954
US-23
SR-4 AUBURN RD3
SR-93
US-1 HOULTON RD2
LOG CABIN RD2
SR-112
SR-196 LISBON ST2

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	95
SUVs	49
Pickup trucks	49
Motorcycles	33
Medium and heavy trucks	12
Vans	11
Other vehicles	2
Buses	2

All crashes 2022.

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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 2022. 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, 2022	Steuben, Washington County	STANLEY POINT RD	1
Dec 30, 2022	Richmond, Sagadahoc County	I-295	1
Dec 29, 2022	Turner, Androscoggin County	SR-4 AUBURN RD	1
Dec 24, 2022	Hancock, Hancock County	US-1	1
Dec 24, 2022	Cornville, Somerset County	MOLUNKUS RD	1
Dec 19, 2022	Belmont Corner, Waldo County	SR-131 MORRILL RD	1
Dec 14, 2022	Oxford County	POWHATAN RD	1
Dec 11, 2022	Turner, Androscoggin County	SR-4 AUBURN RD	1
Dec 11, 2022	Sherman Mills, Aroostook County	I-95	1
Dec 10, 2022	Castine, Hancock County	SR-166 THE SHORE RD	4
Dec 10, 2022	Freeport, Cumberland County	I-295	1
Dec 7, 2022	Lewiston, Androscoggin County	SR-196 LISBON ST	1
Dec 7, 2022	Hancock, Hancock County	US-1	1
Dec 2, 2022	Bangor, Penobscot County	I-95 OFF RAMP	1
Nov 30, 2022	Lincoln, Penobscot County	US-2 MAIN ST	1
Nov 28, 2022	Westfield, Aroostook County	US-1 HOULTON RD	2
Nov 27, 2022	Naples, Cumberland County	SR-35 HARRISON RD	1
Nov 25, 2022	Waterville, Kennebec County	I-95	1
Nov 23, 2022	Caribou, Aroostook County	US-1 VAN BUREN RD	1
Nov 21, 2022	Mount Vernon, Kennebec County	BEAN RD	1
Nov 18, 2022	Belgrade, Kennebec County	SR-135 MANCHESTER RD	1
Nov 17, 2022	New Limerick, Aroostook County	US-2	1
Nov 17, 2022	Bangor, Penobscot County	OHIO ST	1
Nov 16, 2022	Portage, Aroostook County	SR-11 PORTAGE RD	1
Nov 15, 2022	Nobleboro, Lincoln County	E POND RD	1

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Counties in Maine in 2022

Area	Deaths, 2022	Per 100,000
Androscoggin County	11	9.7
Aroostook County	11	16.3
Cumberland County	24	7.8
Franklin County	3	9.8
Hancock County	16	28.3
Kennebec County	19	14.9
Knox County	6	14.5
Lincoln County	5	13.8
Oxford County	8	13.4
Penobscot County	22	14.2
Piscataquis County	1	5.8
Sagadahoc County	2	5.3
Somerset County	11	21.5
Waldo County	8	19.9
Washington County	9	28.6
York County	26	12.0

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.