What the Data Shows

Prince George`S County, Maryland recorded 893 total road fatalities across 838 reported crashes during the 2016-2023 reporting window, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System. The most recent year covered by the data logged 140 deaths on county roads, and the annual average works out to approximately 99.2 fatalities per year. Adjusted for population, the fatality rate is 10.5 per 100,000 residents — a per-capita figure that enables fair comparison against other counties in Maryland and nationwide.

Cause-code breakdowns are not individually published for Prince George`S County in the current FARS release, so readers looking for contributing-factor data should use the Maryland state page, which aggregates county-level case files into statewide totals. Either way, the underlying records are drawn from a census of fatal crashes, not a statistical sample, so the counts are actual deaths rather than estimates.

The directional trend for Prince George`S County is increasing, which means annual fatalities have risen across the reporting period and may warrant closer attention from local transportation and enforcement agencies. Residents, insurers, and policy analysts can use this baseline alongside population density, highway mile data, and rural-versus-urban road mix to judge whether Prince George`S County's 893-death total is proportionate to its exposure. All numbers are for research and informational use only.