New report finds fatal pedestrian crashes down nationally, but not in Maryland

After a big surge in fatal crashes that claimed the lives of pedestrians in recent years, a new report from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association showed nationwide there was a more than 5% decline in such crashes in 2023 compared to 2022.

But as encouraging as that sounds, the numbers are still much higher than those recorded nationwide before the pandemic, and still over 77% higher compared to 2010.

While the nationwide numbers are lower, both Maryland and D.C. saw increases from 2022.