The deadliest roads in Maryland
I-95 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Maryland from 2015 to 2024: 218, with 235 deaths. The 60 roads listed held 50% of all fatal crashes in Maryland from 2015 to 2024; 10 are interstates, 8 US routes, 42 state highways.
357 numbered roads in Maryland recorded a fatal crash in those years; the 60 with 5 or more are ranked below, and 16 have a page of their own. All fatal crashes in Maryland.
Every numbered road in Maryland, ranked by fatal crashes
| Road | Kind | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | Counties with the most | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-95 | Interstate | 218 | 235 | 82 | Prince George's, Howard, Cecil |
| 2 | US 40 | US route | 165 | 177 | 58 | Baltimore, Harford, Cecil |
| 3 | US 1 | US route | 145 | 161 | 49 | Baltimore city, Howard, Prince George's |
| 4 | US 301 | US route | 128 | 144 | 40 | Prince George's, Charles, Queen Anne's |
| 5 | State Highway 5 | State highway | 108 | 112 | 37 | Prince George's, St. Mary's, Charles |
| 6 | US 50 | US route | 105 | 112 | 27 | Wicomico, Prince George's, Worcester |
| 7 | I-70 | Interstate | 105 | 110 | 35 | Frederick, Washington, Howard |
| 8 | State Highway 295 | State highway | 84 | 88 | 32 | Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Baltimore |
| 9 | State Highway 2 | State highway | 81 | 86 | 32 | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Baltimore city |
| 10 | I-695 | Interstate | 78 | 87 | 29 | Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Baltimore city |
| 11 | State Highway 4 | State highway | 72 | 79 | 28 | Prince George's, Calvert, St. Mary's |
| 12 | State Highway 140 | State highway | 60 | 65 | 14 | Carroll, Baltimore, Baltimore city |
| 13 | State Highway 26 | State highway | 59 | 62 | 24 | Baltimore, Frederick, Baltimore city |
| 14 | State Highway 214 | State highway | 53 | 54 | 20 | Prince George's, Anne Arundel |
| 15 | State Highway 210 | State highway | 44 | 47 | 14 | Prince George's, Cecil, Charles |
| 16 | State Highway 97 | State highway | 44 | 45 | 14 | Montgomery, Carroll, Howard |
| 17 | I-83 | Interstate | 42 | 47 | 10 | Baltimore, Baltimore city |
| 18 | State Highway 355 | State highway | 41 | 41 | 17 | Montgomery, Frederick |
| 19 | US 15 | US route | 39 | 39 | 10 | Frederick |
| 20 | I-270 | Interstate | 38 | 41 | 15 | Montgomery, Frederick |
| 21 | State Highway 202 | State highway | 34 | 35 | 12 | Prince George's |
| 22 | State Highway 450 | State highway | 33 | 35 | 15 | Prince George's, Anne Arundel |
| 23 | State Highway 193 | State highway | 33 | 34 | 13 | Prince George's, Montgomery |
| 24 | State Highway 150 | State highway | 32 | 35 | 10 | Baltimore, Baltimore city |
| 25 | I-68 | Interstate | 31 | 34 | 8 | Allegany, Garrett, Washington |
| 26 | US 13 | US route | 30 | 31 | 8 | Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester |
| 27 | State Highway 235 | State highway | 28 | 32 | 6 | St. Mary's |
| 28 | State Highway 32 | State highway | 28 | 28 | 8 | Howard, Carroll, Anne Arundel |
| 29 | US 29 | US route | 27 | 29 | 9 | Montgomery, Howard |
| 30 | State Highway 27 | State highway | 26 | 29 | 9 | Carroll, Montgomery, Howard |
| 31 | State Highway 3 | State highway | 26 | 29 | 6 | Anne Arundel, Prince George's |
| 32 | I-97 | Interstate | 26 | 28 | 9 | Anne Arundel, Montgomery |
| 33 | State Highway 650 | State highway | 26 | 27 | 8 | Montgomery, Prince George's |
| 34 | State Highway 213 | State highway | 25 | 28 | 10 | Cecil, Queen Anne's, Kent |
| 35 | State Highway 6 | State highway | 25 | 28 | 9 | Charles, St. Mary's |
| 36 | I-495 | Interstate | 24 | 24 | 10 | Montgomery, Prince George's |
| 37 | State Highway 7 | State highway | 24 | 24 | 4 | Baltimore, Harford, Carroll |
| 38 | State Highway 313 | State highway | 23 | 27 | 10 | Caroline, Dorchester, Kent |
| 39 | I-595 | Interstate | 22 | 23 | 5 | Prince George's, Anne Arundel |
| 40 | State Highway 175 | State highway | 22 | 23 | 7 | Howard, Anne Arundel |
| 41 | State Highway 100 | State highway | 21 | 24 | 4 | Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery |
| 42 | State Highway 151 | State highway | 21 | 23 | 4 | Baltimore, Baltimore city |
| 43 | State Highway 704 | State highway | 21 | 23 | 8 | Prince George's |
| 44 | State Highway 414 | State highway | 21 | 21 | 8 | Prince George's |
| 45 | State Highway 404 | State highway | 20 | 25 | 5 | Caroline, Talbot, Queen Anne's |
| 46 | State Highway 201 | State highway | 20 | 21 | 6 | Prince George's |
| 47 | State Highway 198 | State highway | 19 | 20 | 6 | Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Montgomery |
| 48 | State Highway 28 | State highway | 19 | 20 | 1 | Montgomery, Frederick |
| 49 | State Highway 173 | State highway | 19 | 19 | 7 | Anne Arundel, Baltimore city |
| 50 | US 113 | US route | 16 | 17 | 4 | Worcester |
| 51 | State Highway 45 | State highway | 16 | 16 | 7 | Baltimore, Baltimore city |
| 52 | State Highway 197 | State highway | 15 | 16 | 8 | Prince George's |
| 53 | State Highway 223 | State highway | 15 | 15 | 6 | Prince George's |
| 54 | State Highway 10 | State highway | 14 | 15 | 5 | Anne Arundel |
| 55 | State Highway 108 | State highway | 14 | 15 | 0 | Howard, Montgomery |
| 56 | State Highway 16 | State highway | 14 | 15 | 4 | Dorchester, Caroline |
| 57 | State Highway 170 | State highway | 14 | 15 | 3 | Anne Arundel |
| 58 | I-795 | Interstate | 14 | 14 | 4 | Baltimore |
| 59 | State Highway 231 | State highway | 14 | 14 | 8 | Calvert, Charles |
| 60 | State Highway 586 | State highway | 14 | 14 | 7 | Montgomery |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Download every numbered road in Maryland as CSV. Free to reuse with credit: “Fatal Crash Data, fatalcrashdata.com/deadliest-roads/maryland/, from NHTSA FARS (2024 Annual Report File).”
Interstates in Maryland per mile
Fatal crashes a year per 100 miles of road, 2015 to 2024, for interstates with 20 miles or more in Maryland. Crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle. Mileage from the FHWA Interstate route log.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about the deadliest roads in Maryland
- What is the deadliest road in Maryland?
- I-95 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Maryland from 2015 to 2024: 218, with 235 deaths. US 40 was second with 165 and US 1 third with 145. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- Which interstate in Maryland is the most dangerous per mile?
- I-95, with 19.8 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024 on 110 miles. That is crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle.
- How many fatal crashes in Maryland happen on numbered roads?
- 3,619 of 5,195 fatal crashes in Maryland from 2015 to 2024 (70%) were filed on an interstate, US or state route; the rest were on county roads, city streets and unnamed roads, which are in the state's total but not ranked here.
Where the Maryland road numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash filed on a numbered interstate, US or state route in Maryland, read from the road name NHTSA filed, with ramps, frontage and service roads left out. A road gets its own page with 15 or more fatal crashes from 2022 to 2024. The full method.