Car accident statistics for Prince George's County, Maryland (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Prince George's County by year

Car accident deaths in Prince George's County ranged from 85 to 124 a year between 2020 and 2024. The county recorded 92 deaths in 2020, 113 in 2021, 106 in 2022, 124 in 2023, and 85 in 2024. The highest year was 2023, with 124 car accident deaths, while the lowest was 2024, with 85. Deaths in 2024 stood 7 lower than in 2020. All traffic deaths followed a similar pattern each year, with the car accident share ranging from 84.2% to 88.6% across the five-year span.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Prince George's County car accidents

Of the 520 car accident deaths recorded in Prince George's County from 2020 through 2024, People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 321 deaths, a 61.7% share, making up the majority of the total. People in other vehicles accounted for 52 deaths, or 10.0%. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 147 deaths, a 28.3% share. A car accident lawyer reviewing this page should note that these three categories are drawn from passenger-vehicle-involved crashes and are not broken out by residency.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Among the manner-of-collision categories recorded for car accident deaths in Prince George's County from 2020 through 2024, Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounts for 294 deaths, a 56.5% share, the majority of the total. This category covers crashes whose first harmful event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport, including striking a pedestrian, a cyclist, a parked vehicle, a fixed object, or a rollover. Among collisions with another motor vehicle in transport, Angle (side impact) collisions account for 96 deaths (18.5%), Rear-end collisions for 61 (11.7%), Head-on collisions for 50 (9.6%), and Sideswipe collisions for 17 (3.3%). Other and Unknown manners each account for 1 death (0.2%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Of the 520 car accident deaths recorded in Prince George's County from 2020 through 2024, Nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) crashes account for 346 deaths, a 66.5% share, compared with 174 deaths, or 33.5%, during Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) hours. Urban-classified locations account for 508 deaths, a 97.7% share, while Rural locations account for 9 deaths (1.7%) and 3 deaths (0.6%) carry an Unknown land-use designation. Car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 27, a 5.2% share of the five-year total.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Maryland and the United States

Prince George's County's average annual rate of 10.8 deaths per 100,000 residents is higher than Maryland's statewide rate of 8.1 and the national rate of 10.5. Among the listed neighboring counties, the rate is higher than Fairfax County, Virginia (3.9), Anne Arundel County, Maryland (7.1), Montgomery County, Maryland (3.9), and the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (4.9). This measure reflects average annual deaths per 100,000 residents, calculated by dividing five-year deaths by the sum of annual population estimates; it does not adjust for miles driven or for visitors to the county.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

Recorded characteristics of all fatal crashes

Looking at all fatal crashes in Prince George's County, of any vehicle type, as shares of all traffic deaths, Roadway departure is recorded in 236 deaths, a 39.3% share, the largest of the characteristics listed. Pedestrian involved crashes account for 185 deaths (30.8%), Speeding-related crashes for 179 (29.8%), At an intersection crashes for 162 (27.0%), Motorcycle involved crashes for 83 (13.8%), Hit-and-run crashes for 72 (12.0%), Driver distraction reported for 39 (6.5%), and In a work zone for 6 (1.0%), the smallest share. Since a single crash can carry several characteristics, these rows overlap and do not add to 100%.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These are recorded characteristics, not findings of fault.

About these figures

These figures come from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on trafficways open to the public where someone dies within 30 days of the crash. Deaths are grouped by the county where the crash occurred, not by where those killed actually lived. Data for 2020 through 2023 come from FARS Final Files, while 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and may change once NHTSA issues the Final File for that year. Rates are calculated using Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimates. FARS covers fatal crashes exclusively; nonfatal crashes and injuries are not part of this count.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Montgomery County, Maryland (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Anne Arundel County, Maryland (2020-2024)
• Maryland car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Truck accident statistics for Prince George's County, Maryland (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)