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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
May 26, 2023	South Portland, Cumberland County	I-95	1
May 20, 2023	Norway, Oxford County	SR-117 LAKE ROAD	1
May 15, 2023	Newburgh, Penobscot County	US-202 WESTERN AVENUE	1
May 15, 2023	Waterville, Kennebec County	US-201 COLLEGE AVE	1
May 4, 2023	Hodgdon, Aroostook County	US-1 CALAIS RD	1
May 4, 2023	Palmyra, Somerset County	SR-152 ELL HILL RD	1
May 3, 2023	Falmouth, Cumberland County	I-95	1
May 2, 2023	New Sharon, Franklin County	US-2 FARMINGTON FALLS RD	1
Apr 29, 2023	Corinna, Penobscot County	TS-CORINNA CENTER RD	1
Apr 28, 2023	Gray, Cumberland County	SR-26 SHAKER RD	1
Apr 21, 2023	Ellsworth, Hancock County	US-1 BANGOR RD	1
Apr 16, 2023	Livermore, Androscoggin County	SR-108 CANTON RD	1
Apr 13, 2023	Auburn, Androscoggin County	SR-11 MINOT AVE	1
Mar 27, 2023	Lewiston, Androscoggin County	MU-RUSSELL ST	1
Mar 23, 2023	Caribou, Aroostook County	US-1	1
Mar 20, 2023	South Bristol, Lincoln County	SR-129	1
Mar 19, 2023	Hermon, Penobscot County	US-2 HAMMOND ST	1
Mar 11, 2023	Auburn, Androscoggin County	SR-4 TURNER RD	1
Mar 5, 2023	Naples, Cumberland County	SR-35 HARRISON RD	1
Mar 5, 2023	Wells, York County	I-95	1
Feb 23, 2023	Fryeburg, Oxford County	US-302	1
Feb 22, 2023	Saco, York County	TS-MAST HILL RD	1
Feb 14, 2023	Guilford, Piscataquis County	SR-6 WATER ST	1
Feb 3, 2023	Saco, York County	I-95	1
Jan 30, 2023	Dresden, Lincoln County	SR-27 GARDINER RD	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.