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Traffic deaths in New Mexico in 2024
State in United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 409
- Fatal crashes
- 378
- Population
- 2.1M
In 2024, 409 people died in 378 fatal crashes in New Mexico. That was 7.0% fewer than in 2023 (440) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 19.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. New Mexico had the 31st most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 3rd-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 22% of deaths, and 36% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
22%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 263 |
| Pedestrians | 90 |
| Motorcyclists | 50 |
| Cyclists | 6 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in New Mexico | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 90 | 22% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 50 | 12% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 6 | 1% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 115 | 28% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 148 | 36% | 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
36%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 28%
17%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | New Mexico | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 17.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
60%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%
26%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 21 |
| 1am | 14 |
| 2am | 19 |
| 3am | 8 |
| 4am | 11 |
| 5am | 24 |
| 6am | 11 |
| 7am | 11 |
| 8am | 5 |
| 9am | 11 |
| 10am | 8 |
| 11am | 8 |
| 12pm | 9 |
| 1pm | 12 |
| 2pm | 15 |
| 3pm | 17 |
| 4pm | 15 |
| 5pm | 29 |
| 6pm | 18 |
| 7pm | 16 |
| 8pm | 26 |
| 9pm | 19 |
| 10pm | 25 |
| 11pm | 24 |
All crashes 2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 53 |
| Mon | 45 |
| Tue | 49 |
| Wed | 63 |
| Thu | 56 |
| Fri | 68 |
| Sat | 44 |
All crashes 2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 25 |
| Feb | 34 |
| Mar | 34 |
| Apr | 37 |
| May | 28 |
| Jun | 30 |
| Jul | 33 |
| Aug | 39 |
| Sep | 45 |
| Oct | 24 |
| Nov | 28 |
| Dec | 21 |
All crashes 2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 333 |
| Cloudy | 14 |
| Rain | 13 |
| Snow | 6 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 2 |
| Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt | 2 |
All crashes 2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 138 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 137 |
| Dark - Lighted | 77 |
| Dusk | 16 |
| Dawn | 8 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
All crashes 2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-2532
- I-4030
- US-28511
- US-5508
- I-107
- MU-4016 CENTRAL AVE6
- SR-456
- US-706
- US-605
- US-545
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 167 |
| Pickup trucks | 142 |
| SUVs | 116 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 97 |
| Motorcycles | 52 |
| Other vehicles | 18 |
| Vans | 4 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia29
- Ford F-15026
- Chevrolet Silverado25
- Dodge Ram18
- GMC Sierra15
- Toyota Camry12
- Ford F-3509
- Chevrolet Tahoe8
- Ram 15008
- Ford F-2507
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2024 | San Juan County | CR-371 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Carrizozo, Lincoln County | SR-380 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2024 | McKinley County | NAVAJO SERVICE RTE 48 | 3 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | MU-4065 JUAN TABO BLVD NE | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Tijeras, Bernalillo County | SR-337 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | San Juan County | US-550 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Lea County | CR-18 | 2 |
| Sep 8, 2024 | Lea County | US-62 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | US-25/85 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Lea County | SR-18 N LOVINGTON HWY | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Los Alamos, Los Alamos County | MU-502 E RD | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | MU-4065 JUAN TABO BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | MU-CENTRAL AVE | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Alamogordo, Otero County | US-70 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | TRUMBULL AVE | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Hobbs, Lea County | SR-18 N LOVINGTON HWY | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | Santa Fe, Santa Fe County | I-25 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Colfax County | CR-16 ARAPHO TRL | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Ramah, McKinley County | SR-53 ICE CAVES RD | 2 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | SR-45 COORS BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | SW 1ST ST | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | San Cristobal, Taos County | SR-522 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Guadalupe County | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | CR-4016 CENTRAL AVE | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Carlsbad, Eddy County | CR-4271 MAIN ST | 1 |
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Counties in New Mexico in 2024
| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | 117 | 17.5 |
| Catron County | 1 | 26.2 |
| Chaves County | 14 | 22.0 |
| Cibola County | 6 | 22.4 |
| Colfax County | 5 | 40.6 |
| Curry County | 3 | 6.3 |
| De Baca County | 2 | 121.2 |
| Doña Ana County | 23 | 10.1 |
| Eddy County | 21 | 34.0 |
| Grant County | 7 | 25.5 |
| Guadalupe County | 10 | 229.3 |
| Harding County | 0 | — |
| Hidalgo County | 3 | 75.9 |
| Lea County | 31 | 41.6 |
| Lincoln County | 6 | 29.9 |
| Los Alamos County | 2 | 10.3 |
| Luna County | 3 | 11.7 |
| McKinley County | 17 | 24.8 |
| Mora County | 2 | 48.9 |
| Otero County | 11 | 15.6 |
| Quay County | 4 | 46.8 |
| Rio Arriba County | 9 | 22.5 |
| Roosevelt County | 3 | 16.0 |
| San Juan County | 20 | 16.6 |
| San Miguel County | 8 | 30.3 |
| Sandoval County | 13 | 8.2 |
| Santa Fe County | 18 | 11.4 |
| Sierra County | 4 | 35.0 |
| Socorro County | 14 | 87.9 |
| Taos County | 7 | 20.3 |
| Torrance County | 14 | 87.8 |
| Union County | 0 | — |
| Valencia County | 11 | 13.6 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.