Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
County in Maryland · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 53.7K
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. That was 36.4% fewer than in 2023 (11) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 13.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.3 in Maryland and 11.5 in the United States. Queen Anne's County had the 18th most traffic deaths among Maryland's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 32 people died, an average of 6.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths, and 43% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
13.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.4 times the rate in Maryland: 9.3
- About 1.1 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
12.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.3 times the average in Maryland: 9.4
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
-36%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
11 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Maryland: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
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 | 12.0 |
| 2021 | 7.9 |
| 2022 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 20.9 |
| 2024 | 13.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
14%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About half the share in Maryland: 26%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Queen Anne's County | Share in Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 14% | 26% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 29% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 29% | 29% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 43% | 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
43%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About double the share in Maryland: 20%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 28%
29%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Maryland: 28%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Queen Anne's County | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 28.6% | 27.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 42.9% | 19.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 28.6% | 61.6% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 42.9% | 35.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
29%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Maryland: 62%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
43%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.2 times the share in Maryland: 35%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 3 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 4 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 6 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 6 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 22 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Other | 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
- US-301 BLUE STAR MEM HWY5
- US-503
- US-3012
- SR-2132
- SR-82
- SR-8 ROMANCOKE RD2
- US-50 OCEAN GATEWAY2
- CR-3861
- CR-611
- CR-631
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 23 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford F-1502
- Honda Civic2
- Kia Soul2
- Acura TL1
- Acura TSX1
- BMW 328i1
- BMW X31
- Buick LaCrosse1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2024 | — | US-301 BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HWY | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | — | SR-213 CHURCH HILL RD | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | — | SR-304 RUTHSBURG RD | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2024 | — | SR-8 ROMANCOKE RD | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | — | US-301 BLUE STAR MEM HWY | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | — | CR-89 WILLOW BRANCH RD | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2024 | — | US-50 OCEAN GTWY | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | — | US-50 OCEAN GATEWAY | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | — | SR-404 QUEEN ANNE HWY | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2023 | — | US-301 BLUE STAR MEM HWY | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | — | SR-8 ROMANCOKE RD | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | — | SR-18A LOVE POINT RD | 1 |
| May 22, 2023 | — | SR-404 QUEEN ANNES HWY | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2023 | — | US-301 BLUE STAR MEM HWY | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2023 | — | US-50 BLUE STAR MEM HWY | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | — | SR-8 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2023 | — | US-301 BLUE STAR MEM HWY | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2023 | — | US-301 BLUE STAR MEM HWY | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | — | SR-18A | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | — | SR-213 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2022 | — | US-301 | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | — | SR-213 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2021 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| May 27, 2021 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2021 | — | CR-63 | 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.