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Traffic fatalities in Maryland

Traffic fatalities in Maryland was 578 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 6.9% from 2023. That is the 27th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count578 Provisional
Change on 2023-6.9%
Rank27th of 51US states ranked
Series high8141987
Series low4422014
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Traffic fatalities in Maryland, 1975 to 2024

40050060070080090019751983199119992007201520241975: 670 count1976: 660 count1977: 661 count1978: 711 count1979: 671 count1980: 756 count1981: 781 count1982: 640 count1983: 656 count1984: 643 count1985: 729 count1986: 784 count1987: 814 count1988: 781 count1989: 726 count1990: 707 count1991: 694 count1992: 659 count1993: 666 count1994: 651 count1995: 671 count1996: 608 count1997: 611 count1998: 606 count1999: 590 count2000: 588 count2001: 659 count2002: 661 count2003: 650 count2004: 643 count2005: 614 count2006: 652 count2007: 614 count2008: 591 count2009: 549 count2010: 496 count2011: 485 count2012: 511 count2013: 465 count2014: 442 count2015: 520 count2016: 522 count2017: 558 count2018: 512 count2019: 535 count2020: 573 count2021: 563 count2022: 566 count2023: 621 count2024: 578 count
count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-24.
All 50 values
Periodcount
2024578 Provisional
2023621
2022566
2021563
2020573
2019535
2018512
2017558
2016522
2015520
2014442
2013465
2012511
2011485
2010496
2009549
2008591
2007614
2006652
2005614
2004643
2003650
2002661
2001659
2000588
1999590
1998606
1997611
1996608
1995671
1994651
1993666
1992659
1991694
1990707
1989726
1988781
1987814
1986784
1985729
1984643
1983656
1982640
1981781
1980756
1979671
1978711
1977661
1976660
1975670

Compared with United States

Place2024
Maryland578
United States39,254

Rankings

Definition

People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison.

How to cite

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states (Traffic fatalities, Maryland, 1975 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

MLA 9

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, Maryland, 1975 to 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/maryland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Traffic fatalities, Maryland, 1975 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/maryland.

Harvard

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, Maryland, 1975 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/maryland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the traffic fatalities in Maryland?

Traffic fatalities in Maryland was 578 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 6.9% from 2023. That is the 27th highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest traffic fatalities in Maryland?

814 in 1987, the highest value since 1975 in this series.

Traffic fatalities elsewhere in United States

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