Moore: MD traffic fatalities reach decade lows in 2025

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Based on data released by state officials, Maryland made considerable progress toward safer roads in 2025 as traffic fatalities fell roughly 18% statewide and motor vehicle crash deaths fell from 582 in 2024 to 480 last year, the office of Gov. Wes Moore announced.

Last year’s data indicates the first time Maryland’s traffic fatalities have fallen below 500 since 2014, state officials said. The 2025 total is among the five lowest annual traffic fatality counts since 1960, according to the governor’s office.

Pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities fell from 173 in 2024 to 116 in 2025 (33% decline), and motorcyclist fatalities fell nearly 50 % from 90 to 48 in the same time frame. 

“There is no greater priority than protecting our people. This requires strengthening enforcement, investing in infrastructure, and ensuring our streets are safer for everyone who uses them,” Moore said. 

“The decline we’re seeing in motor vehicle fatalities shows that when we act with urgency and data-driven strategies, we can save lives—and we will not let up because every Marylander should be able to move safely through our communities.”

Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller attributed the reductions to data-driven strategies – from targeted investments in high-risk corridors to focusing on reducing behaviors that could result in serious collisions.

“This progress reflects the power of coordinated action and sustained investment in our communities and throughout the transportation system,” Miller said. 

“While we are encouraged by the decline in motor vehicle fatalities, our work is not done until every person, whether they are driving, walking, or biking, can get where they are going safely.”

The Maryland Department of Transportation has implemented initiatives targeting traffic safety, including the Complete Streets policy, the Zero Deaths Maryland campaign, the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan and the recently launched Serious About Safety initiative.

Correspondingly, state transportation officials expect the 2026–2030 Strategic Highway Safety Plan to “guide continued progress” across Maryland’s roadways.