Traffic fatalities fell an estimated 18% statewide last year, according to preliminary data outlined in a press release last week by Maryland Governor Wes Moore.

Motor vehicle crash deaths declined from 582 in 2024 to 480 in 2025, marking the first time fatalities have fallen below 500 since 2014.

The 2025 total is also among the five lowest annual traffic fatality counts since 1960.

The largest gains were seen among vulnerable road users.

Pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities dropped 33%, from 173 in 2024 to 116 in 2025.

Motorcyclist fatalities declined 46%, from 90 to 48, during the same period.

The reductions reflect expanded investments in education, enforcement, and engineering, supported by increased federal and state highway safety funding, the governor said.

Strengthened enforcement focused on impaired and aggressive driving, automated speed enforcement expansion, increased seatbelt use campaigns, and community-based safety programs.