Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Luna County, New Mexico
County in New Mexico · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 25.6K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Luna County, New Mexico. That was 70.0% fewer than in 2023 (10) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 11.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 19.2 in New Mexico and 11.5 in the United States. Luna County had the 24th most traffic deaths among New Mexico's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 58 people died, an average of 12 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
11.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 60 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 19.2
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
45.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in New Mexico: 20.7
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-70%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
10 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- New Mexico: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 6 |
| 2021 | 22 | 18 |
| 2022 | 15 | 11 |
| 2023 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 31.4 |
| 2021 | 86.4 |
| 2022 | 58.5 |
| 2023 | 39.2 |
| 2024 | 11.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in New Mexico: 22%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Luna County | Share in New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 22% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 33% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 33% | 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%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in New Mexico: 17%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Luna County | New Mexico | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 17.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 25.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in New Mexico: 60%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.3 times the share in New Mexico: 26%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 3 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 5 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 4 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 4 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 7 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 10 |
| Fri | 11 |
| Sat | 12 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 6 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 5 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 44 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 20 |
| Daylight | 20 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| 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-1015
- SR-266
- SR-115
- US-1803
- SR-4272
- SR-1431
- W 2ND ST1
- CR-MCCANE RD1
- SR-377/CR401
- POPULAR ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 19 |
| Pickup trucks | 15 |
| Cars | 15 |
| SUVs | 14 |
| Other vehicles | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Vans | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Ram5
- Freightliner Cascadia5
- Volvo Truck VNL4
- Toyota Tacoma2
- Toyota Sienna2
- Peterbilt 5792
- Nissan Sentra2
- Chevrolet Blazer2
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Chongqing Huansong Industries Chongqing Huansong Industries2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2024 | — | SR-11 COLUMBUS RD | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | — | SR-377/CR40 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Deming | MU-S COLUMBUS | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | — | SR-11 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | — | CR-C030 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | — | SR-26 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | — | SR-26 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Deming | US-180 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Deming | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | — | SR-26 | 2 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Deming | S 8TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Deming | SR-26 | 2 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | — | SR-11 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2022 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2022 | Deming | CR-HERMANAS RD | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | — | SR-26 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Deming | I-10 | 1 |
| May 21, 2022 | — | I-10 | 3 |
| May 15, 2022 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | — | SR-143 | 2 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Deming | POPULAR ST | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2021 | Deming | 3RD ST | 1 |
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| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Deming | 0 | — |
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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.