Fatal crashes in Caroline County, Maryland
In 2024, 10 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Caroline County, 16.7% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 65 fatal crashes and 75 deaths, the 18th most of any county in Maryland.
29.2 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.2 across Maryland in 2024; 22.5 against 9.1 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 34,248, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Maryland.
Deaths in Caroline County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 10 | 11 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Caroline County
State Highway 313 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Caroline County from 2015 to 2024: 14, with 17 deaths. The 3 roads listed held 51% of all fatal crashes in Caroline County from 2015 to 2024; 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 313 | 14 | 17 | 7 | no page |
| 2 | State Highway 404 | 14 | 17 | 3 | no page |
| 3 | State Highway 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | no page |
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 Caroline 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 | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 4.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan4.6%
- Feb4.6%
- Mar10.8%
- Apr4.6%
- May7.7%
- Jun13.8%
- Jul7.7%
- Aug12.3%
- Sep7.7%
- Oct3.1%
- Nov9.2%
- Dec13.8%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Caroline County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 59%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 29%, a rollover in 7.7%, a pedestrian in 3.1%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 38 | 59% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 19 | 29% |
| Rollover | 5 | 7.7% |
| Pedestrian | 2 | 3.1% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.5% |
| Parked vehicle | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 Caroline County compare with Maryland
A drinking driver was recorded in 22% of fatal crashes in Caroline County from 2015 to 2024, below the Maryland share of 28%; speeding in 22%, below the Maryland share of 26%; a hit-and-run in 1.5%, below the Maryland share of 7.8%; a driver recorded as distracted in 14%, above the Maryland share of 9.6%; 39% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Maryland share of 43%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Maryland. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Caroline | Maryland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 91% | 19% | above the Maryland share |
| At or near an intersection | 28% | 29% | below the Maryland share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 28% | 24% | above the Maryland share |
| A drinking driver | 22% | 28% | below the Maryland share |
| Speeding | 22% | 26% | below the Maryland share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 14% | 9.6% | above the Maryland share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 39% | 43% | below the Maryland share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.5% | 7.8% | below the Maryland share |
| A motorcycle involved | 7.7% | 16% | below the Maryland share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 4.0% | 23% | below the Maryland 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 Caroline County
- How many people died in car accidents in Caroline County in 2024?
- 10 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Caroline County, Maryland, in 2024, 16.7% fewer than in 2023. That is 29.2 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.2 across Maryland.
- What is the deadliest road in Caroline County?
- State Highway 313 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Caroline County from 2015 to 2024: 14, with 17 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Caroline County involved a drinking driver?
- 14 of 65 fatal crashes in Caroline County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 22%, against 28% across Maryland.
Other counties in Maryland with a page
- Prince George's County
- Baltimore County
- Baltimore city
- Anne Arundel County
- Montgomery County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Charles County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Washington County
- Carroll County
All fatal crashes in Maryland, with every county ranked.
Where the Caroline County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Caroline County (county code 11). 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.