Anne Arundel County, Maryland Car Accident Statistics
52 people died in 51 fatal crashes in Anne Arundel County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 8.6 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.2 for Maryland and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 274 traffic deaths in 262 crashes, and 22% of the people killed were pedestrians.
Traffic deaths in Anne Arundel County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52 | 51 |
| 2023 | 44 | 41 |
| 2022 | 48 | 46 |
| 2021 | 39 | 34 |
| 2020 | 50 | 50 |
| 2019 | 41 | 40 |
Who died
People killed in Anne Arundel County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| SR-295 | 17 | 18 |
| I-97 | 14 | 15 |
| SR-2 | 13 | 13 |
| SR-2 GOV RITCHIE HWY | 9 | 10 |
| SR-170 | 7 | 8 |
| SR-2 SOLOMONS ISLAND RD | 7 | 7 |
| SR-100 | 7 | 9 |
| SR-10 | 6 | 7 |
| SR-648E | 5 | 5 |
| SR-3 | 5 | 5 |
As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.
Fatal crashes inside city limits
| City | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Acres | 2 | 2 |
| Annapolis | 2 | 2 |
| Jessup | 2 | 2 |
| Friendship | 1 | 1 |
| Severn | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Burnie | 1 | 1 |
| Naval Facility Ft. Meade | 1 | 1 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Saturday)
56% of fatal crashes in Anne Arundel County happened in the dark, and 8% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Maryland
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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.
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