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Montgomery County Traffic Crashes
Motor vehicle crashes reported by police, with the people killed or injured where the city publishes them. From dataMontgomery.
- Crashes
- 10,338
- Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
- Change from the year before
- +1.4%
- 10,198 in the 12 months before
- Monthly average
- 862
- 12 months to Sep 2026
- Latest month
- 866
- Sep 2026
Each crash report filed by county, municipal or state police counts once.
Traffic Crashes by month
Oct 2023 to Sep 2026. The current month is left out until it ends.
Most common crash types
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, as recorded by Montgomery County, Maryland
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| # | Crash type | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Front to Rear | 2,497 | 24.2% |
| 2 | Single Vehicle | 2,214 | 21.4% |
| 3 | Angle | 2,070 | 20.0% |
| 4 | Sideswipe, Same Direction | 1,650 | 16.0% |
| 5 | Front to Front | 481 | 4.7% |
| 6 | Other | 470 | 4.5% |
| 7 | Sideswipe, Opposite Direction | 373 | 3.6% |
| 8 | Rear To Side | 315 | 3.0% |
| 9 | Rear To Rear | 127 | 1.2% |
| 10 | Type not reported | 141 | 1.4% |
Frequently asked questions
- How many traffic crashes were there in Montgomery County?
- dataMontgomery lists 10,338 crashes in Montgomery County from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, up 1.4% from the 12 months before. The latest full month, Sep 2026, had 866.
- Does this include every crash?
- It includes the crashes the city publishes. Some cities publish only crashes with injuries, and crashes on highways may be reported by state police instead of the city.
Source: dataMontgomery: Crash Reporting - Incidents Data · Last updated 10/26/2026 · Counts checked 10/26/2026. Months with too few records to be complete are left out.