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Traffic deaths in Maine

State in United States

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

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

7%

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

  1. I-9547
  2. US-137
  3. SR-99
  4. US-2028
  5. SR-118
  6. I-2957
  7. SR-47
  8. US-27
  9. SR-37
  10. 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

  1. Chevrolet Silverado58
  2. GMC Sierra35
  3. Toyota Camry24
  4. Ford F-15022
  5. Ram 150021
  6. Subaru Outback17
  7. Toyota RAV416
  8. Ford Focus16
  9. Subaru Impreza15
  10. Ford F-35015

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 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Sep 5, 2022 Albion, Kennebec County 1
Sep 1, 2022 Waterville, Kennebec County 1
Aug 30, 2022 Saco, York County 1
Aug 29, 2022 Carmel, Penobscot County 2
Aug 29, 2022 Sanford, York County 1
Aug 28, 2022 Harrison, Cumberland County 1
Aug 26, 2022 Turner, Androscoggin County 1
Aug 25, 2022 Bar Harbor, Hancock County 1
Aug 21, 2022 Sanford, York County 1
Aug 20, 2022 Blue Hill, Hancock County 1
Aug 20, 2022 Fort Kent, Aroostook County 1
Aug 18, 2022 Vinalhaven, Knox County 1
Aug 17, 2022 Dixmont, Penobscot County 2
Aug 14, 2022 Brunswick, Cumberland County 1
Aug 14, 2022 Berwick, York County 2
Aug 6, 2022 Town of Readfield, Kennebec County 1
Aug 6, 2022 Canaan, Somerset County 1
Aug 3, 2022 Scarborough, Cumberland County 1
Aug 2, 2022 Winslow, Kennebec County 1
Aug 1, 2022 Hartford, Oxford County 1
Jul 30, 2022 Peru, Oxford County 1
Jul 27, 2022 Hudson, Penobscot County 1
Jul 27, 2022 West Southport, Lincoln County 1
Jul 23, 2022 Turner, Androscoggin County 1
Jul 23, 2022 Berwick, York County 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

Cities

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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.