Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in New Mexico
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
19.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
-7%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
440 deaths in 2023, 409 in 2024
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 555 | 466 |
| 1976 | 549 | 461 |
| 1977 | 668 | 567 |
| 1978 | 669 | 588 |
| 1979 | 633 | 555 |
| 1980 | 606 | 513 |
| 1981 | 544 | 480 |
| 1982 | 577 | 489 |
| 1983 | 531 | 467 |
| 1984 | 497 | 426 |
| 1985 | 535 | 453 |
| 1986 | 499 | 436 |
| 1987 | 568 | 493 |
| 1988 | 487 | 433 |
| 1989 | 538 | 469 |
| 1990 | 499 | 440 |
| 1991 | 469 | 422 |
| 1992 | 460 | 398 |
| 1993 | 431 | 386 |
| 1994 | 447 | 388 |
| 1995 | 485 | 425 |
| 1996 | 485 | 416 |
| 1997 | 484 | 400 |
| 1998 | 424 | 374 |
| 1999 | 460 | 388 |
| 2000 | 432 | 386 |
| 2001 | 464 | 415 |
| 2002 | 449 | 398 |
| 2003 | 439 | 367 |
| 2004 | 521 | 439 |
| 2005 | 488 | 420 |
| 2006 | 484 | 424 |
| 2007 | 413 | 371 |
| 2008 | 366 | 324 |
| 2009 | 361 | 319 |
| 2010 | 349 | 317 |
| 2011 | 350 | 305 |
| 2012 | 366 | 338 |
| 2013 | 311 | 275 |
| 2014 | 386 | 340 |
| 2015 | 298 | 269 |
| 2016 | 405 | 361 |
| 2017 | 380 | 341 |
| 2018 | 392 | 351 |
| 2019 | 425 | 369 |
| 2020 | 398 | 365 |
| 2021 | 483 | 429 |
| 2022 | 466 | 419 |
| 2023 | 440 | 405 |
| 2024 | 409 | 378 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7 |
| 2001 | 25.3 |
| 2002 | 24.2 |
| 2003 | 23.4 |
| 2004 | 27.4 |
| 2005 | 25.3 |
| 2006 | 24.7 |
| 2007 | 20.8 |
| 2008 | 18.2 |
| 2009 | 17.7 |
| 2010 | 16.9 |
| 2011 | 16.8 |
| 2012 | 17.5 |
| 2013 | 14.9 |
| 2014 | 18.5 |
| 2015 | 14.3 |
| 2016 | 19.4 |
| 2017 | 18.2 |
| 2018 | 18.7 |
| 2019 | 20.3 |
| 2020 | 18.8 |
| 2021 | 22.8 |
| 2022 | 22.1 |
| 2023 | 20.8 |
| 2024 | 19.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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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 | 70 |
| 1am | 63 |
| 2am | 69 |
| 3am | 47 |
| 4am | 52 |
| 5am | 85 |
| 6am | 77 |
| 7am | 63 |
| 8am | 51 |
| 9am | 53 |
| 10am | 51 |
| 11am | 60 |
| 12pm | 78 |
| 1pm | 79 |
| 2pm | 99 |
| 3pm | 79 |
| 4pm | 75 |
| 5pm | 113 |
| 6pm | 123 |
| 7pm | 129 |
| 8pm | 130 |
| 9pm | 137 |
| 10pm | 118 |
| 11pm | 92 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 305 |
| Mon | 234 |
| Tue | 250 |
| Wed | 285 |
| Thu | 249 |
| Fri | 322 |
| Sat | 351 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 146 |
| Feb | 155 |
| Mar | 150 |
| Apr | 147 |
| May | 174 |
| Jun | 172 |
| Jul | 183 |
| Aug | 183 |
| Sep | 201 |
| Oct | 162 |
| Nov | 162 |
| Dec | 161 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1,799 |
| Rain | 55 |
| Cloudy | 38 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 22 |
| Snow | 21 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 9 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 844 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 665 |
| Dark - Lighted | 339 |
| Dusk | 60 |
| Dawn | 51 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 32 |
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-40210
- I-25173
- US-6446
- I-1045
- US-28543
- SR-4538
- US-6032
- US-55032
- US-7031
- US-5430
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 890 |
| Pickup trucks | 645 |
| SUVs | 601 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 466 |
| Motorcycles | 266 |
| Other vehicles | 113 |
| Vans | 64 |
| Other light trucks | 7 |
| Buses | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-150115
- Freightliner Cascadia114
- Chevrolet Silverado107
- Dodge Ram75
- GMC Sierra61
- Ford F-25053
- Volvo Truck VNL51
- Toyota Camry45
- Nissan Altima38
- Chevrolet Tahoe35
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2024 | San Juan County | SR-516 | 1 |
| May 28, 2024 | McKinley County | I-40 | 1 |
| May 27, 2024 | Doña Ana County | I-10 | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | Las Cruces, Doña Ana County | FR-BATAAN MEMORIAL | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | Jal, Lea County | SR-18 | 1 |
| May 23, 2024 | San Miguel County | I-25 | 1 |
| May 22, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | CR-4868 2ND ST SW | 1 |
| May 20, 2024 | Los Lunas, Valencia County | CR-MESA ESTATES RD | 1 |
| May 19, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | MU-CHICO RD | 1 |
| May 18, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | MU-EUBANK BLVD | 1 |
| May 18, 2024 | Carlsbad, Eddy County | US-62 | 1 |
| May 17, 2024 | Portales, Roosevelt County | CR-S ROOSEVELT RD | 1 |
| May 15, 2024 | Alamogordo, Otero County | US-82 | 1 |
| May 14, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | MU-ARTISCO DR | 1 |
| May 14, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | MU-CANDELARIA | 1 |
| May 14, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | MU-98TH ST | 1 |
| May 14, 2024 | Rio Arriba County | US-550 | 1 |
| May 13, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | I-40 | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | Hobbs, Lea County | MU-W BROADWAY | 1 |
| May 6, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | MU-LOMAS BLVD | 1 |
| May 6, 2024 | Clovis, Curry County | MU-W 7TH ST | 1 |
| May 6, 2024 | Torrance County | I-40 | 1 |
| May 5, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County | MU-5095 OLD COORS DR SW | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Santa Rosa, Guadalupe County | I-40 | 2 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Guadalupe County | US-54 | 1 |
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Counties in New Mexico
| 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 |
Cities
Cities with at least 10 fatal crashes across the loaded years are listed.
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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.