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Traffic deaths in Maine in 2023

Deaths, 2023: 135
Fatal crashes: 127
Population: 1.4M

In 2023, 135 people died in 127 fatal crashes in Maine. That was 25.8% fewer than in 2022 (182) and the fewest since 2014. The death rate was 9.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 in the United States. Maine had the 43rd most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 39th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths, and 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

9.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

About 80 percent of the rate in the United States: 12.2

-26%

change in deaths from 2022 to 2023

182 deaths in 2022, 135 in 2023

The United States: -4%

Maine traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

14%

of deaths were pedestrians

About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2023

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	100
Pedestrians	19
Motorcyclists	16
Cyclists	0

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Deaths by type, 2023
Type	Deaths	Share in Maine	Share in the US
Pedestrians	19	14%	18%
Motorcyclists	16	12%	16%
Cyclists	0	0%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	39	29%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	39	29%	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

29%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

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

35%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

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

Crash factors in 2023

Category	Maine	United States
Speeding-related	34.6%	25.6%
Alcohol-involved	29.1%	28.2%
At night	35.4%	54.1%
At weekends	26.0%	33.5%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

35%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%

26%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 34%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

Category	Fatal crashes
12am	6
1am	3
2am	3
3am	2
4am	0
5am	5
6am	6
7am	7
8am	3
9am	5
10am	5
11am	4
12pm	5
1pm	4
2pm	11
3pm	8
4pm	14
5pm	10
6pm	6
7pm	2
8pm	6
9pm	4
10pm	5
11pm	3

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	16
Mon	17
Tue	15
Wed	23
Thu	20
Fri	19
Sat	17

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	3
Feb	4
Mar	7
Apr	5
May	11
Jun	12
Jul	14
Aug	15
Sep	19
Oct	19
Nov	8
Dec	10

All crashes 2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	81
Cloudy	22
Rain	16
Snow	5
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1
Sleet or Hail	1

All crashes 2023. 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	75
Dark - Not Lighted	32
Dark - Lighted	9
Dusk	6
Dawn	4

All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

I-959
US-13
US-2 FARMINGTON FALLS RD2
SR-4 TURNER RD2
PAYNE RD2
US-2022
SR-15 BROADWAY2
SR-26 PARK ST1
PHILLIPS RD1
I-2951

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	61
SUVs	39
Pickup trucks	30
Medium and heavy trucks	18
Motorcycles	16
Vans	6
Other vehicles	2

All crashes 2023.

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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 2023. 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
Jul 23, 2023	Windham Center, Cumberland County	SWETT RD	1
Jul 21, 2023	Benton, Kennebec County	SR-139 UNITY RD	1
Jul 19, 2023	Blaine, Aroostook County	US-1 MILITARY RD	1
Jul 12, 2023	Vinalhaven, Knox County	ROUND THE ISLAND RD	1
Jul 12, 2023	South Berwick, York County	OGUNQUIT RD	1
Jul 10, 2023	Town of Readfield, Kennebec County	SR-17 MAIN ST	1
Jul 7, 2023	Jefferson, Lincoln County	SR-126 GARDINER RD	1
Jul 7, 2023	Paris, Oxford County	SR-26 PARK ST	3
Jul 5, 2023	Bangor, Penobscot County	HOWARD ST	1
Jul 3, 2023	Bangor, Penobscot County	SR-15 BROADWAY	1
Jun 24, 2023	Norridgewock, Somerset County	SR-8 MECHANIC ST	1
Jun 19, 2023	Boothbay, Lincoln County	TS-RIVER RD	1
Jun 17, 2023	Hampden, Penobscot County	I-95	1
Jun 14, 2023	Auburn, Androscoggin County	TS-MERROW RD	1
Jun 13, 2023	Dayton, York County	SR-5 NEW COUNTY RD	1
Jun 11, 2023	Blue Hill, Hancock County	SR-177 HINCKLEY RIDGE RD	1
Jun 10, 2023	Fort Kent, Aroostook County	TS-FIRST AVE	1
Jun 10, 2023	Southwest Harbor, Hancock County	SR-102 MAIN ST	1
Jun 8, 2023	Portland, Cumberland County	TS-TENNEY HILL RD	2
Jun 6, 2023	Damariscotta, Lincoln County	TS-BISCAY RD	1
Jun 4, 2023	Madison, Somerset County	US-201 LAKEWOOD RD	1
Jun 4, 2023	Kittery, York County	TS-DENNETT RD	1
May 31, 2023	Cushing, Knox County	TS-SPEARS MILL RD	1
May 29, 2023	Falmouth, Cumberland County	I-295	3
May 26, 2023	Carrabassett Valley, Franklin County	SR-16 CARRABASSETT DRIVE	1

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Counties in Maine in 2023

Area	Deaths, 2023	Per 100,000
Androscoggin County	13	11.3
Aroostook County	6	8.9
Cumberland County	20	6.4
Franklin County	5	16.2
Hancock County	10	17.6
Kennebec County	12	9.4
Knox County	2	4.9
Lincoln County	6	16.5
Oxford County	8	13.3
Penobscot County	19	12.1
Piscataquis County	3	17.2
Sagadahoc County	0	—
Somerset County	6	11.7
Waldo County	3	7.4
Washington County	4	12.7
York County	18	8.2

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.