Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Caroline County, Maryland
County in Maryland · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 8
- Population
- 34.1K
In 2024, 10 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Caroline County, Maryland. That was 16.7% fewer than in 2023 (12) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 29.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.3 in Maryland and 11.5 in the United States. Caroline County had the 16th most traffic deaths among Maryland's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 36 people died, an average of 7.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
29.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Maryland: 9.3
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
21.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Maryland: 9.4
- About 1.7 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-17%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
12 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- Maryland: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 12 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 15.0 |
| 2021 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | 17.9 |
| 2023 | 35.5 |
| 2024 | 29.4 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Maryland: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 9 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Caroline County | Share in Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 26% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 10% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 10% | 29% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 20% |
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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Maryland: 20%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Maryland: 28%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Caroline County | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 27.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 19.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 37.5% | 61.6% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 35.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
38%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 60 percent of the share in Maryland: 62%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About two-thirds of the share in Maryland: 35%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 8 |
| Wed | 6 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 7 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 23 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
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
- SR-4046
- SR-313 FEDERALSBURG HWY5
- SR-3132
- SR-3182
- CR-461
- SR-318 FEDERALSBURG HWY1
- SR-404 SHORE HWY1
- SR-3311
- SR-3281
- SR-317 BURRISVILLE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 21 |
| Pickup trucks | 9 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Avalon3
- Ford Fusion2
- Ford F-2502
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Hino Conventional Type Truck1
- Harley Davidson FXBB / Street Bob1
- Harley Davidson FLHRC103 / Road King Classic 1031
- GMC Sierra1
- Freightliner Columbia1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
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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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2024 | — | SR-313 FEDERALSBURG HWY | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2024 | — | SR-318 FEDERALSBURG HWY | 2 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | — | SR-16 HARMONY RD | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2024 | — | SR-313 FEDERALSBURG HWY | 1 |
| May 29, 2024 | — | SR-404 SHORE HWY | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | — | SR-480 RDIGELEY RD | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | — | SR-313 FEDERALSBURG HWY | 2 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | — | SR-313 FEDERALSBURG HWY | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | — | SR-578 BETHLEHEM RD | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | — | CR-167 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | — | CR-163 AMERICAN CORNER RD | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | — | SR-317 BURRISVILLE RD | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2023 | — | SR-313 | 2 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | — | CR-459 AUCTION RD | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | — | SR-313 FEDERALSBURG HWY | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2023 | — | SR-404 | 4 |
| Dec 27, 2022 | — | SR-307 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | — | SR-313 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | — | CR-46 | 2 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | — | SR-404 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | — | SR-318 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | — | SR-318 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2021 | — | SR-404 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2021 | — | SR-331 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2020 | — | SR-404 | 1 |
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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.