Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in New Mexico in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 398
- Fatal crashes
- 365
- Population
- 2.1M
In 2020, 398 people died in 365 fatal crashes in New Mexico. The death rate was 18.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. New Mexico had the 30th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 6th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 20% of deaths, and 39% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
20%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 265 |
| Pedestrians | 79 |
| Motorcyclists | 46 |
| Cyclists | 8 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in New Mexico | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 79 | 20% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 46 | 12% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 8 | 2% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 130 | 33% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 160 | 40% | 29% |
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
39%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 29%
29%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | New Mexico | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 29.0% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 39.2% | 28.6% |
| At night | 54.0% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 32.3% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
54%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in the United States: 53%
32%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 8 |
| 1am | 9 |
| 2am | 11 |
| 3am | 9 |
| 4am | 9 |
| 5am | 6 |
| 6am | 14 |
| 7am | 11 |
| 8am | 10 |
| 9am | 4 |
| 10am | 10 |
| 11am | 14 |
| 12pm | 15 |
| 1pm | 18 |
| 2pm | 21 |
| 3pm | 13 |
| 4pm | 12 |
| 5pm | 26 |
| 6pm | 29 |
| 7pm | 28 |
| 8pm | 28 |
| 9pm | 26 |
| 10pm | 18 |
| 11pm | 16 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 52 |
| Mon | 41 |
| Tue | 56 |
| Wed | 51 |
| Thu | 46 |
| Fri | 53 |
| Sat | 66 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 36 |
| Feb | 26 |
| Mar | 26 |
| Apr | 27 |
| May | 26 |
| Jun | 40 |
| Jul | 30 |
| Aug | 28 |
| Sep | 38 |
| Oct | 25 |
| Nov | 27 |
| Dec | 36 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 338 |
| Rain | 10 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 7 |
| Snow | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 162 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 126 |
| Dark - Lighted | 60 |
| Dusk | 8 |
| Dawn | 5 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 4 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-4034
- I-2532
- US-6413
- I-1011
- CENTRAL AVE11
- US-848
- SR-458
- US-2858
- US-606
- SR-686
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 171 |
| Pickup trucks | 115 |
| SUVs | 111 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 56 |
| Motorcycles | 46 |
| Other vehicles | 26 |
| Vans | 14 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-15020
- GMC Sierra13
- Chevrolet Silverado12
- Volvo Truck VNL11
- Dodge Ram10
- Ford F-2509
- Toyota Corolla9
- Ford Mustang8
- Honda Civic8
- Chevrolet Equinox7
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2020 | Arroyo Seco, Taos County | SR-150 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2020 | Silver City, Grant County | US-180 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2020 | Roswell, Chaves County | N MAIN ST | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Cibola County | SR-53 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2020 | Bernalillo, Sandoval County | I-25 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2020 | Artesia, Eddy County | US-285 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2020 | Eddy County | US-82 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | ISLETA BLVD | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Santa Fe County | I-25 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | SR-556 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Santa Fe, Santa Fe County | US-84 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Chaves County | US-285 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Vado, Doña Ana County | PLAZA AVE | 2 |
| Feb 18, 2020 | San Miguel County | SR-518 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2020 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | 2ND ST NW | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2020 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | CENTRAL AVE W | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Las Cruces, Doña Ana County | 380 BAMERT | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | I-25 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Bernalillo County | I-40 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2020 | Santa Fe, Santa Fe County | US-84 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2020 | San Juan County | NAVAJO ROUTE 3003 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2020 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | LOMAS BLVD | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2020 | Gallup, McKinley County | SR-602 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2020 | Las Cruces, Doña Ana County | BATAAN MEMORIAL WEST | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2020 | Lovington, Lea County | SR-18 | 1 |
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Counties in New Mexico in 2020
| Area | Deaths, 2020 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | 109 | 16.1 |
| Catron County | 1 | 27.7 |
| Chaves County | 12 | 18.4 |
| Cibola County | 15 | 55.6 |
| Colfax County | 3 | 24.3 |
| Curry County | 7 | 14.5 |
| De Baca County | 0 | — |
| Doña Ana County | 20 | 9.1 |
| Eddy County | 10 | 16.0 |
| Grant County | 9 | 31.9 |
| Guadalupe County | 7 | 157.7 |
| Harding County | 0 | — |
| Hidalgo County | 3 | 72.1 |
| Lea County | 14 | 18.8 |
| Lincoln County | 4 | 19.7 |
| Los Alamos County | 2 | 10.3 |
| Luna County | 8 | 31.4 |
| McKinley County | 24 | 33.1 |
| Mora County | 1 | 23.9 |
| Otero County | 6 | 8.8 |
| Quay County | 3 | 34.4 |
| Rio Arriba County | 14 | 34.8 |
| Roosevelt County | 2 | 10.4 |
| San Juan County | 24 | 19.8 |
| San Miguel County | 8 | 29.5 |
| Sandoval County | 14 | 9.4 |
| Santa Fe County | 33 | 21.3 |
| Sierra County | 2 | 17.3 |
| Socorro County | 11 | 66.5 |
| Taos County | 15 | 43.5 |
| Torrance County | 6 | 39.8 |
| Union County | 2 | 49.1 |
| Valencia County | 9 | 11.8 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.