Maryland recorded 176 fatal motorcycle crashes at intersections between 2020 and 2024, ranking 10th in the nation among the deadliest states for riders, according to a study by California personal injury law firm Easton & Easton.
What’s Happening: The study used federal crash and registration data covering all 50 states over five years. Maryland’s rate of 33.78 deaths per 100,000 registered motorcycles is 40% above the national weighted average of 24.08.
What’s Important: Maryland averaged 35.2 fatal motorcycle intersection crashes per year during the study period. About 104,190 motorcycles were registered in the state annually over those five years.
By the Numbers:
- Maryland’s fatality rate: 33.78 per 100,000 registered motorcycles.
- National weighted average: 24.08 per 100,000.
- Total fatal intersection crashes in Maryland, 2020 to 2024: 176.
- Average annual registered motorcycles in Maryland: 104,190.
- Maryland’s national rank: 10th of 50 states.
How This Affects Real People: Maryland riders face a fatality rate more than three times higher than riders in the safest states. Montana ranked last with a rate of 2.50 per 100,000. New York, which has more than seven times as many registered motorcycles as Maryland, recorded a rate of just 9.49.
Catch Up Quick: Researchers used crash records from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System and registration data from the Federal Highway Administration. Only crashes involving a motorcycle at a coded intersection location were counted. Easton & Easton, the firm behind the study, represents motorcycle crash victims in personal injury and wrongful death cases.
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