Fatal crashes in Androscoggin County, Maine
In 2024, 14 people died in 13 fatal crashes in Androscoggin County, 7.7% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 113 fatal crashes and 118 deaths, the 5th most of any county in Maine.
12.1 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.6 across Maine in 2024; 10.7 against 11.7 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 115,272, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Maine.
Deaths in Androscoggin County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 14 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 12 | 13 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 |
| 2016 | 14 | 15 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Androscoggin County
State Highway 4 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Androscoggin County from 2015 to 2024: 22, with 22 deaths. The 4 roads listed held 38% of all fatal crashes in Androscoggin County from 2015 to 2024; 1 US route, 3 state highways. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Highway 4 | 22 | 22 | 9 | |
| 2 | State Highway 196 | 9 | 11 | 3 | no page |
| 3 | State Highway 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | no page |
| 4 | US 202 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Auburn 24, Lewiston 22, Turner 16, Sabattus 7, Livermore 7, Greene 6, Poland 6. The city is not filed for crashes outside a city.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Androscoggin County
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.1 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.1%
- Feb4.4%
- Mar4.4%
- Apr8.0%
- May9.7%
- Jun11.5%
- Jul8.0%
- Aug6.2%
- Sep13.3%
- Oct9.7%
- Nov8.8%
- Dec8.8%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Androscoggin County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 44%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 28%, a pedestrian in 15%, a rollover in 4.4%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 50 | 44% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 32 | 28% |
| Pedestrian | 17 | 15% |
| Rollover | 5 | 4.4% |
| Other | 5 | 4.4% |
| Cyclist | 2 | 1.8% |
| Parked vehicle | 2 | 1.8% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Androscoggin County compare with Maine
A drinking driver was recorded in 32% of fatal crashes in Androscoggin County from 2015 to 2024, below the Maine share of 37%; speeding in 27%, about the Maine share; a hit-and-run in 4.4%, above the Maine share of 1.3%; a driver recorded as distracted in 12%, above the Maine share of 7.6%; 47% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Maine share of 52%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Maine. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Androscoggin | Maine | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 60% | 81% | below the Maine share |
| At or near an intersection | 26% | 15% | above the Maine share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 22% | 30% | below the Maine share |
| A drinking driver | 32% | 37% | below the Maine share |
| Speeding | 27% | 28% | about the same as the Maine share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 12% | 7.6% | above the Maine share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 47% | 52% | below the Maine share |
| Hit-and-run | 4.4% | 1.3% | above the Maine share |
| A motorcycle involved | 23% | 17% | above the Maine share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 15% | 10% | above the Maine share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Androscoggin County
- How many people died in car accidents in Androscoggin County in 2024?
- 14 people died in 13 fatal crashes in Androscoggin County, Maine, in 2024, 7.7% more than in 2023. That is 12.1 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.6 across Maine.
- What is the deadliest road in Androscoggin County?
- State Highway 4 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Androscoggin County from 2015 to 2024: 22, with 22 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Androscoggin County involved a drinking driver?
- 36 of 113 fatal crashes in Androscoggin County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 32%, against 37% across Maine.
Other counties in Maine with a page
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- Aroostook County
- Waldo County
- Washington County
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Where the Androscoggin County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Androscoggin County (county code 1). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.