Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Talbot County, Maryland
County in Maryland · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 38.3K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Talbot County, Maryland. That was 25.0% fewer than in 2023 (4) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 7.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.3 in Maryland and 11.5 in the United States. Talbot County had the 22nd most traffic deaths among Maryland's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
7.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 85 percent of the rate in Maryland: 9.3
- About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5
9.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Maryland: 9.4
- About three-quarters of the average in the United States: 12.3
-25%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Maryland: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 13.3 |
| 2022 | 10.6 |
| 2023 | 10.5 |
| 2024 | 7.8 |
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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Talbot County | Share in Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 26% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 67% | 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%
67%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Maryland: 28%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Talbot County | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 66.7% | 27.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 19.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 61.6% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 35.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Maryland: 62%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Maryland: 35%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dawn | 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-506
- SR-3312
- CR-102 BAILEYS NECK RD1
- CR-171
- CR-28 BLACK DOG ALLEY1
- SR-3091
- SR-328 MATTHERSTOWN RD1
- SR-331
- SR-331 DOVER RD1
- SR-333 OXFORD RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Spark1
- Ford C-max1
- Ford Escape1
- Ford Expedition1
- Ford Focus1
- Ford Fusion1
- Ford Ranger1
- Hino XJC710 / XFC7101
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2024 | — | US-50 OCEAN GATEWAY | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | — | CR-28 BLACK DOG ALLEY | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | — | SR-331 DOVER RD | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2023 | — | SR-331 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | — | SR-328 MATTHERSTOWN RD | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | — | CR-102 BAILEYS NECK RD | 1 |
| May 20, 2023 | — | SR-333 OXFORD RD | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | — | CR-17 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2022 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | — | SR-331 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | — | SR-33 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| May 28, 2021 | — | SR-309 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2021 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2021 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | — | US-50 | 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.