Fatal crashes in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Queen Anne's County, 36.4% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 65 fatal crashes and 73 deaths, the 19th most of any county in Maryland.
Deaths in Queen Anne's County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 11 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Queen Anne's County
US 301 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Queen Anne's County from 2015 to 2024: 17, with 18 deaths. The 2 roads listed held 46% of all fatal crashes in Queen Anne's County from 2015 to 2024; 2 US routes. 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 | US 301 | 17 | 18 | 7 | |
| 2 | US 50 | 13 | 14 | 3 |
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 Queen Anne's 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 | 7.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 7.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.7%
- Feb6.2%
- Mar13.8%
- Apr12.3%
- May9.2%
- Jun4.6%
- Jul4.6%
- Aug10.8%
- Sep9.2%
- Oct13.8%
- Nov4.6%
- Dec3.1%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Queen Anne's County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 57%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 29%, a pedestrian in 9.2%, a rollover in 3.1%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 37 | 57% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 19 | 29% |
| Pedestrian | 6 | 9.2% |
| Rollover | 2 | 3.1% |
| Other | 1 | 1.5% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 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 Queen Anne's County compare with Maryland
A drinking driver was recorded in 35% of fatal crashes in Queen Anne's County from 2015 to 2024, above the Maryland share of 28%; speeding in 20%, below the Maryland share of 26%; a hit-and-run in 3.1%, below the Maryland share of 7.8%; a driver recorded as distracted in 14%, above the Maryland share of 9.6%; 35% 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.
| Queen Anne's | Maryland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 68% | 19% | above the Maryland share |
| At or near an intersection | 34% | 29% | above the Maryland share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 23% | 24% | about the same as the Maryland share |
| A drinking driver | 35% | 28% | above the Maryland share |
| Speeding | 20% | 26% | below the Maryland share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 14% | 9.6% | above the Maryland share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 35% | 43% | below the Maryland share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.1% | 7.8% | below the Maryland share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 16% | below the Maryland share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 8.2% | 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 Queen Anne's County
- How many people died in car accidents in Queen Anne's County in 2024?
- 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, in 2024, 36.4% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Queen Anne's County?
- US 301 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Queen Anne's County from 2015 to 2024: 17, with 18 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Queen Anne's County involved a drinking driver?
- 23 of 65 fatal crashes in Queen Anne's County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 35%, against 28% across Maryland.
Other counties in Maryland with a page
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- Anne Arundel County
- Montgomery County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Charles County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Washington County
- Carroll County
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Where the Queen Anne's County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Queen Anne's County (county code 35). 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.