Maryland Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Maryland recorded 578 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 1.6 a day, 9.2 per 100,000 people (well below the US average, rank #39 of 51). 2 Maryland accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States. It borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east, as well as with the Atlantic Ocean to its east, and the national capital and federal district of Washington, D.C. to the southwest. With a total area of 12,407 square miles (32,130 km2), Maryland is the ninth-smallest state by land area, and its population of 6.1 million ranks it the 19th-most populous state and the …
- Capital
- Annapolis
- Population
- 6,165,129 (2021)
- Area
- 32,131 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 578
- Deaths / 100k
- 9.2
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Maryland Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Road Safety in Maryland
With a population of 6,263,220 and 57,049 million vehicle miles travelled, Maryland recorded 578 crash deaths in 2024: 9.2 per 100,000 people and 1.01 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 20% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 26%, motorcyclists 16%, bicyclists 2%.
About 167 deaths (29%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 30 of those killed were teenagers aged 15–19. Compare: drunk driving deaths by state · teen deaths by state.
Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 via IIHS state-by-state tables. National context: US road deaths by year.
Maryland on this site
- Montgomery County, MD official crash map
- United States accidents today — national live map
- All 50 states ranked by crash death rate
- US driving laws · recall checker · car problems checker
- Accidents today worldwide · daily digests
States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #39 | 578 | 9.2 | 1.01 |
| Alaska | #36 | 70 | 9.5 | 1.27 |
| New Hampshire | #37 | 133 | 9.4 | 0.96 |
| Illinois | #38 | 1,177 | 9.3 | 1.13 |
| Washington | #40 | 730 | 9.2 | 1.21 |
| Vermont | #41 | 59 | 9.1 | 0.82 |
| Pennsylvania | #42 | 1,127 | 8.6 | 1.18 |