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Total fatalities for 2007 - 608
Maryland Statewide General & Program Area Objectives vs. Actual Numbers
Maryland Traffic Crash Statistics
Program Goal
To substantially reduce motor vehicle-related crashes and the resulting fatalities, injuries, and property damage.
POSITIVE CHANGE IN DATA
NEGATIVE CHANGE IN DATA
General
Statewide |
2004
(Actual) |
2008
(Actual) |
2010
(Goal) |
Total Number of Crashes |
104,103 |
95,349 |
99,981 |
Total Number of Fatal Crashes |
576 |
539 |
527 |
Total Number of Injury Crashes |
36,611 |
32,769 |
33,067 |
Total Number of Fatalities |
643 |
592 |
608 |
Total Number of Injuries |
53,753 |
48,143 |
52,469 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
188.8 |
169.8 |
177.3 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
1.04 |
0.96 |
0.85 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
66.4 |
58.4 |
53.4 |
Fatality Rate (per 100M VMT) |
1.17 |
1.05 |
0.98 |
Injury Rate (per 100M VMT) |
97.50 |
85.7 |
84.8 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
1,873.01 |
1,692.51 |
1,848.95 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
10.36 |
9.57 |
8.89 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
658.7 |
581.67 |
557.3 |
Fatality Rate (per 100K Population) |
11.57 |
10.51 |
10.26 |
Injury Rate (per 100K Population) |
967.1 |
854.57 |
884.31 |
Aggressive Driving
Statewide |
2004
(Actual) |
2008
(Actual) |
2010
(Goal) |
Total Number of Crashes |
3,909 |
6,111 |
3,754 |
Total Number of Fatal Crashes |
52 |
56 |
46 |
Total Number of Injury Crashes |
1,623 |
2,579 |
1,559 |
Total Number of Fatalities |
58 |
62 |
52 |
Total Number of Injuries |
2,262 |
4,183 |
2,552 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
7.09 |
10.88 |
6.81 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.08 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
2.94 |
4.59 |
2.83 |
Fatality Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.11 |
0.11 |
0.08 |
Injury Rate (per 100M VMT) |
4.76 |
7.45 |
4.58 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
70.33 |
108.47 |
67.55 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
0.94 |
0.99 |
0.78 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
29.20 |
45.78 |
28.04 |
Fatality Rate (per 100K Population) |
1.04 |
1.10 |
0.88 |
Injury Rate (per 100K Population) |
47.25 |
74.25 |
45.38 |
The number of aggressive driving crashes increased dramatically in 2005. Better data collection by police officers has resulted in a dramatic decrease in the use of a somewhat “non-specific” code on the Maryland crash citation, namely Code 07 which is labeled as “Failure to give full time and attention.” A decrease in the use of this code has increased the use of other, more specific codes directly related to aggressive driving behaviors.
Alcohol / Drug-Impaired Driving
| Alcohol/Drug Impaired Driver Crashes |
2004
(Actual) |
2008
(Actual) |
2010
(Goal) |
Total Number of Crashes |
8,556 |
8,145 |
8,173 |
Total Number of Fatal Crashes |
183 |
155 |
176 |
Total Number of Injury Crashes |
3,082 |
2,834 |
2,364 |
Total Number of Fatalities *** |
215 |
171 |
206 |
Total Number of Injuries |
4,572 |
4,291 |
3,069 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
15.5 |
14.51 |
13.2 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.33 |
0.28 |
0.33 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
5.6 |
5.05 |
4.0 |
Fatality Rate (per 100M VMT) *** |
0.39 |
0.30 |
0.37 |
Injury Rate (per 100M VMT) |
8.3 |
7.64 |
5.0 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
153.9 |
144.58 |
137.8 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
3.3 |
2.75 |
3.2 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
55.4 |
50.31 |
39.8 |
Fatality Rate (per 100K Population) *** |
3.9 |
3.04 |
3.7 |
Injury Rate (per 100K Population) |
82.3 |
76.17 |
51.7 |
Please note that these figures reflect crashes where drivers were reported as alcohol / drug -impaired and do not reflect crashes with only impaired pedestrians.) ***Fatality figures are alcohol only and obtained from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
Inattentive Driving
Statewide |
2004
(Actual) |
2008
(Actual) |
2010
(Goal) |
Total Number of Crashes |
44,972 |
23,707 |
43,191 |
Total Number of Fatal Crashes |
134 |
34 |
112 |
Total Number of Injury Crashes |
16,539 |
7,956 |
16,154 |
Total Number of Fatalities |
187 |
35 |
139 |
Total Number of Injuries |
24,860 |
11,636 |
21,655 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
81.6 |
42.22 |
78.4 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.29 |
0.06 |
0.18 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
30.0 |
14.17 |
27.9 |
Fatality Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.34 |
0.06 |
0.22 |
Injury Rate (per 100M VMT) |
45.1 |
20.72 |
35.0 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
809.13 |
420.81 |
777.09 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
2.90 |
0.60 |
1.89 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
297.6 |
141.22 |
290.8 |
Fatality Rate (per 100K Population) |
3.36 |
0.62 |
2.34 |
Injury Rate (per 100K Population) |
447.3 |
206.55 |
365.0 |
The number of inattentive driving crashes decreased in 2006. The decreasing use of the “Failure to give full time and attention” code on the crash report is the principal underlying cause of this change.
Motorcycle Safety
Motorcycle Involved Crashes |
2004
(Actual) |
2008
(Actual) |
2010
(Goal) |
Total Number of Crashes |
1,570 |
1803 |
1508 |
Total Number of Injury Crashes |
1,212 |
1367 |
1,164 |
Total Number of Fatalities |
68 |
83 |
65 |
Total Number of Injuries |
1,388 |
1568 |
1,333 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
2.9 |
3.21 |
2.7 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.12 |
0.14 |
0.11 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
2.2 |
2.43 |
2.1 |
Fatality Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.12 |
0.15 |
0.12 |
Injury Rate (per 100M VMT) |
2.5 |
2.79 |
2.4 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
28.3 |
32.00 |
27.1 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
1.17 |
1.38 |
1.12 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
21.8 |
24.27 |
20.9 |
Fatality Rate (per 100K Population) |
1.22 |
1.47 |
1.18 |
Injury Rate (per 100K Population) |
25.0 |
27.83 |
24.0 |
Occupant Protection
Statewide Seat Belt Usage |
2000
(Actual) |
2008
(Actual) |
2010
(Goal) |
Autos |
87.0 |
94.2 |
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Pick-Ups |
73.5 |
88.3 |
|
Combined |
85.0 |
93.3 |
94.5 |
Older Driver Safety
Older Driver (Age 65-100) Involved Crashes |
2004
(Actual) |
2008
(Actual) |
2010
(Goal) |
Total Number of Crashes |
10,226 |
9,884 |
10,168 |
Total Number of Fatal Crashes |
90 |
78 |
70 |
Total Number of Injury Crashes |
4,348 |
4,278 |
3,631 |
Total Number of Fatalities |
104 |
85 |
85 |
Total Number of Injuries |
6,726 |
6,545 |
5,066 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
18.6 |
17.60 |
16.4 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.16 |
0.14 |
0.11 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
7.89 |
7.62 |
5.87 |
Fatality Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.19 |
0.15 |
0.14 |
Injury Rate (per 100M VMT) |
12.2 |
11.66 |
8.19 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 10K Licensed Drivers age 65+) |
205.7 |
175.45 |
193.15 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 10K Licensed Drivers age 65+) |
1.81 |
1.38 |
1.33 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 10K Licensed Drivers age 65+) |
87.48 |
75.94 |
68.97 |
Fatality Rate (per 10K Lic Drivers aged 65+) |
2.09 |
1.51 |
1.67 |
Injury Rate (per 10K Licensed Drivers aged 65+) |
135.32 |
116.18 |
96.23 |
Pedalcyclist Safety
Pedalcyclist Involved Crashes |
2004
(Actual) |
2006
(Actual) |
2010
(Goal) |
Total Number of Crashes |
875 |
794 |
733 |
Total Number of Fatal Crashes |
12 |
7 |
10 |
Total Number of Injury Crashes |
665 |
642 |
517 |
Total Number of Fatalities |
12 |
7 |
10 |
Total Number of Injuries |
702 |
671 |
552 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
Fatality Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
Injury Rate (per 100M VMT) |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
15.7 |
14.1 |
12.4 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
0.22 |
0.12 |
0.17 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
12.0 |
11.4 |
8.7 |
Fatality Rate (per 100K Population) |
0.22 |
0.12 |
0.17 |
Injury Rate (per 100K Population) |
12.6 |
12.0 |
9.3 |
Pedestrian Safety
Pedestrian (On Foot) Involved Crashes |
2004
(Actual) |
2006
(Actual) |
2010
(Goal) |
Total Number of Crashes |
2,843 |
2,960 |
2,528 |
Total Number of Fatal Crashes |
95 |
95 |
86 |
Total Number of Injury Crashes |
2,405 |
2,473 |
2,131 |
Total Number of Fatalities |
96 |
97 |
85 |
Total Number of Injuries |
2,626 |
2,765 |
2,237 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
5.2 |
5.2 |
4.1 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.17 |
0.17 |
0.14 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
4.4 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
Fatality Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.17 |
0.17 |
0.14 |
Injury Rate (per 100M VMT) |
4.8 |
4.9 |
3.6 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
51.2 |
52.7 |
42.6 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100K Population) |
43.3 |
44.0 |
35.9 |
Fatality Rate (per 100K Population) |
1.73 |
1.73 |
1.43 |
Injury Rate (per 100K Population) |
47.2 |
49.2 |
37.7 |
Young Driver Safety
Younger Driver (Age 16-20) Involved Crashes |
2004
(Actual) |
2008
(Actual) |
2010
(Goal) |
Total Number Crashes |
20,882 |
17,344 |
20,283 |
Total Number of Fatal Crashes |
109 |
90 |
88 |
Total Number of Injury Crashes |
8,524 |
6,579 |
7,597 |
Total Number of Fatalities |
122 |
106 |
100 |
Total Number of Injuries |
13,927 |
10,309 |
9,643 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
37.9 |
30.9 |
32.8 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.20 |
0.16 |
0.14 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 100M VMT) |
15.5 |
11.7 |
12.3 |
Fatality Rate (per 100M VMT) |
0.22 |
0.19 |
0.16 |
Injury Rate (per 100M VMT) |
25.3 |
18.4 |
15.6 |
Overall Crash Rate (per 10K Licensed Drivers aged 16-20) |
921.70 |
766.6 |
768.50 |
Fatal Crash Rate (per 10K Licensed Drivers aged 16-20) |
4.81 |
4.0 |
3.35 |
Injury Crash Rate (per 10K Licensed Drivers aged 16-20) |
367.01 |
290.8 |
267.19 |
Fatality Rate (per 10K Licensed Drivers aged 16-20) |
5.38 |
4.7 |
3.78 |
Injury Rate (per 10K Licensed Drivers aged 16-20) |
572.92 |
455.7 |
365.38 |
POSITIVE CHANGE IN DATA
NEGATIVE CHANGE IN DATA
Produced for the Maryland Highway Safety Office by the National Study Center for Trauma & EMS (December, 2007) |
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