Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Guadalupe County, New Mexico
County in New Mexico · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 4.4K
In 2024, 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Guadalupe County, New Mexico. That was 42.9% more than in 2023 (7) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 229.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 19.2 in New Mexico and 11.5 in the United States. Guadalupe County had the 14th most traffic deaths among New Mexico's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 43 people died, an average of 8.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 10% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
229.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 12 times the rate in New Mexico: 19.2
- About 20 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
196.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 9 times the average in New Mexico: 20.7
- About 16 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+43%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- New Mexico: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 12 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 157.7 |
| 2021 | 158.1 |
| 2022 | 277.1 |
| 2023 | 161.9 |
| 2024 | 229.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
10%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About half the share in New Mexico: 22%
- About 55 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Guadalupe County | Share in New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 10% | 22% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 10% | 12% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 20% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 4 | 40% | 36% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in New Mexico: 36%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
11%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About two-thirds of the share in New Mexico: 17%
- About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Guadalupe County | New Mexico | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 11.1% | 17.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 44.4% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 25.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
44%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in New Mexico: 60%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in New Mexico: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 4 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 4 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 7 |
| Mon | 8 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 6 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 5 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 5 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 27 |
| Snow | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-4018
- US-547
- US-605
- US-641
- US-2851
- SR-911
- SR-2191
- EL RINCON RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 31 |
| SUVs | 12 |
| Pickup trucks | 9 |
| Cars | 8 |
| Vans | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia11
- Peterbilt 5795
- Volvo Truck VNL5
- Ford F-1503
- Kenworth T6803
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Honda Pilot2
- BMW X31
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2024 | — | US-60 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | — | US-285 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Santa Rosa | I-40 | 2 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | — | US-54 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | — | US-54 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Santa Rosa | I-40 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2024 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | — | US-54 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2023 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | — | US-54 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2023 | Santa Rosa | US-60 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Vaughn | US-60 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2022 | — | US-64 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | — | I-40 | 2 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Santa Rosa | I-40 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2022 | — | I-40 | 2 |
| Jul 18, 2022 | — | US-54 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | — | I-40 | 2 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | — | US-60 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.