Baltimore city, Maryland Car Accident Statistics
61 people died in 58 fatal crashes in Baltimore city in 2024, according to NHTSA: 10.7 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.2 for Maryland and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 318 traffic deaths in 303 crashes, and 40% of the people killed were pedestrians.
Traffic deaths in Baltimore city by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61 | 58 |
| 2023 | 46 | 45 |
| 2022 | 46 | 45 |
| 2021 | 48 | 47 |
| 2020 | 68 | 63 |
| 2019 | 49 | 45 |
Who died
People killed in Baltimore city crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| US-1 | 20 | 21 |
| I-83 | 9 | 10 |
| US-40 | 8 | 9 |
| US-1 BELAIR RD | 6 | 7 |
| Mu-1022 | 5 | 7 |
| SR-140 REISTERSTOWN RD | 5 | 5 |
| Mu-6169 | 5 | 5 |
| I-95 RAMP | 4 | 4 |
| I-95 | 4 | 4 |
| Mu-1370 | 4 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 271 | 284 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Sunday)
58% of fatal crashes in Baltimore city happened in the dark, and 1% 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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