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Traffic deaths in Maine

Deaths, 2024: 177
Fatal crashes: 167
Population: 1.4M

In 2024, 177 people died in 167 fatal crashes in Maine. That was 31.1% more than in 2023 (135) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 12.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Maine had the 41st most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 21st-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 7% of deaths, and 23% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

12.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5

+31%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

135 deaths in 2023, 177 in 2024

The United States: -4%

Traffic deaths by year, 1975–2024

Category	Deaths	Fatal crashes
1975	223	200
1976	228	202
1977	213	195
1978	237	206
1979	236	200
1980	265	236
1981	219	191
1982	166	151
1983	224	198
1984	232	211
1985	206	189
1986	214	191
1987	232	212
1988	256	231
1989	194	179
1990	213	196
1991	205	181
1992	214	189
1993	185	168
1994	188	166
1995	187	170
1996	169	157
1997	192	172
1998	192	176
1999	181	168
2000	169	157
2001	192	170
2002	216	186
2003	207	186
2004	194	178
2005	169	151
2006	188	171
2007	183	170
2008	155	144
2009	159	153
2010	161	144
2011	136	126
2012	164	151
2013	144	136
2014	131	115
2015	156	144
2016	160	150
2017	173	163
2018	136	127
2019	157	143
2020	164	151
2021	153	135
2022	182	171
2023	135	127
2024	177	167

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2000–2024

Category	Deaths per 100,000
2000	13.2
2001	14.9
2002	16.7
2003	15.8
2004	14.8
2005	12.8
2006	14.2
2007	13.8
2008	11.7
2009	12.0
2010	12.1
2011	10.2
2012	12.4
2013	10.8
2014	9.9
2015	11.7
2016	12.0
2017	13.0
2018	10.2
2019	11.7
2020	12.0
2021	11.1
2022	13.1
2023	9.6
2024	12.6

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Road users

Who died

of deaths were pedestrians

About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2024

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	128
Pedestrians	13
Motorcyclists	35
Cyclists	1

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Deaths by type, 2024
Type	Deaths	Share in Maine	Share in the US
Pedestrians	13	7%	18%
Motorcyclists	35	20%	16%
Cyclists	1	1%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	49	28%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	42	24%	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

23%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

34%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 25%

Crash factors in 2024

Category	Maine	United States
Speeding-related	33.5%	24.8%
Alcohol-involved	22.8%	28.1%
At night	35.3%	53.6%
At weekends	25.1%	32.6%

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%

25%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

Category	Fatal crashes
12am	25
1am	14
2am	17
3am	6
4am	8
5am	22
6am	25
7am	30
8am	22
9am	35
10am	35
11am	30
12pm	33
1pm	42
2pm	49
3pm	50
4pm	58
5pm	47
6pm	37
7pm	35
8pm	28
9pm	38
10pm	33
11pm	32

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	87
Mon	93
Tue	109
Wed	118
Thu	102
Fri	101
Sat	141

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	44
Feb	33
Mar	35
Apr	38
May	77
Jun	81
Jul	77
Aug	89
Sep	82
Oct	78
Nov	53
Dec	64

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	535
Cloudy	121
Rain	58
Snow	19
Fog, Smog, Smoke	10
Blowing Snow	3

All crashes 2020–2024. 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	425
Dark - Not Lighted	213
Dark - Lighted	58
Dusk	25
Dawn	20
Dark - Unknown Lighting	5

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

I-9547
US-137
SR-99
US-2028
SR-118
I-2957
SR-47
US-27
SR-37
SR-176

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	379
SUVs	225
Pickup trucks	209
Motorcycles	134
Medium and heavy trucks	96
Vans	35
Other vehicles	11
Buses	3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

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Crashes

Fatal crashes

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Fatal crashes in 2024. 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 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
Nov 13, 2022	Corinth, Penobscot County	SR-43 HUDSON RD	1
Nov 12, 2022	Oakland, Kennebec County	SR-137 SMITHFIELD RD	1
Nov 3, 2022	Sanford, York County	WHICHERS MILL RD	1
Nov 2, 2022	Thomaston, Knox County	US-1 NEW COUNTY RD	1
Oct 31, 2022	Portland, Cumberland County	US-302 ROOSEVELT TRL	1
Oct 31, 2022	Harpswell Center, Cumberland County	MOUNTAIN RD	1

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Counties in Maine

Area	Deaths, 2024	Per 100,000
Androscoggin County	14	12.1
Aroostook County	10	14.9
Cumberland County	23	7.3
Franklin County	5	16.2
Hancock County	6	10.5
Kennebec County	20	15.5
Knox County	3	7.3
Lincoln County	3	8.2
Oxford County	13	21.7
Penobscot County	24	15.3
Piscataquis County	2	11.5
Sagadahoc County	5	13.3
Somerset County	15	29.1
Waldo County	5	12.3
Washington County	4	12.7
York County	25	11.3

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	44
Feb	33
Mar	35
Apr	38
May	77
Jun	81
Jul	77
Aug	89
Sep	82
Oct	78
Nov	53
Dec	64

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	44
Feb	33
Mar	35
Apr	38
May	77
Jun	81
Jul	77
Aug	89
Sep	82
Oct	78
Nov	53
Dec	64

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	44
Feb	33
Mar	35
Apr	38
May	77
Jun	81
Jul	77
Aug	89
Sep	82
Oct	78
Nov	53
Dec	64