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Fatal crashes in New Mexico

Every fatal crash in New Mexico is counted by NHTSA, by year since 1975 and by county. These are deaths on the road, not claims, and they are not our numbers.

Fatal crashes in New Mexico, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 588 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 378 409
2023 405 440
2022 419 466
2021 429 483
2020 365 398
2019 369 425
2018 351 392
2017 341 380
2016 361 405
2015 269 298
2014 340 386
2013 275 311
2012 338 366
2011 305 350
2010 317 349
2009 319 361
2008 324 366
2007 371 413
2006 424 484
2005 420 488
2004 439 521
2003 367 439
2002 398 449
2001 415 464
2000 386 432
1999 388 460
1998 374 424
1997 400 484
1996 416 485
1995 425 485
1994 388 447
1993 386 431
1992 398 460
1991 422 469
1990 440 499
1989 469 538
1988 433 487
1987 493 568
1986 436 499
1985 453 535
1984 426 497
1983 467 531
1982 489 577
1981 480 544
1980 513 606
1979 555 633
1978 588 669
1977 567 668
1976 461 549
1975 466 555

The fifteen New Mexico counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Bernalillo 35001 112 117
Lea 35025 30 31
Doña Ana 35013 20 23
Eddy 35015 18 21
San Juan 35045 18 20
Santa Fe 35049 17 18
Chaves 35005 14 14
McKinley 35031 14 17
Torrance 35057 12 14
Otero 35035 11 11
Sandoval 35043 11 13
Valencia 35061 11 11
Socorro 35053 10 14
Guadalupe 35019 9 10
Rio Arriba 35039 9 9

Which roads, in New Mexico2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Share is of the crashes this source assigned a road class to, not of every crash in the state.

Road class Fatal crashes Deaths Share
State Highway 97 101 26%
Municipal 78 82 21%
Interstate 73 83 20%
U.S. Highway 72 80 19%
County 34 36 9%
Not Signed 16 16 4%
Parkway Marker or Forest Route Marker [Specify:] 1 1 0%
Other 1 1 0%
Off-Interstate Business Marker 1 1 0%

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