NHTSA FARS 2020–2024
Deadliest Highways and Roads in New Mexico
Quick answer: I-40 is the deadliest road in New Mexico: 251 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Bernalillo County (19 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-25 (211) and I-10 (55).
| # | Road | Deaths | Fatal crashes | 2020 · 2024 | Deadliest ~7-mile stretch | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-40 Interstate · live page |
251 | 218 | 42 → 35 | near Bernalillo County: 19 deaths map | Bernalillo County, McKinley County, Cibola County, Torrance County |
| 2 | I-25 Interstate |
211 | 188 | 37 → 41 | near Bernalillo County: 26 deaths map | Bernalillo County, Socorro County, Santa Fe County, San Miguel County |
| 3 | I-10 Interstate · live page |
55 | 45 | 14 → 7 | near Grant County: 8 deaths map | Luna County, Grant County, Doña Ana County, Hidalgo County |
| 4 | US-285 U.S. Highway |
51 | 48 | 8 → 18 | near Chaves County: 9 deaths map | Chaves County, Eddy County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County |
| 5 | US-64 U.S. Highway |
47 | 46 | 13 → 5 | near San Juan County: 5 deaths map | San Juan County, Rio Arriba County, Taos County, Guadalupe County |
| 6 | SR-45 State Highway |
46 | 44 | 9 → 10 | near Bernalillo County: 27 deaths map | Bernalillo County |
| 7 | US-60 U.S. Highway |
39 | 32 | 9 → 7 | near Torrance County: 4 deaths map | Socorro County, Curry County, Torrance County, Guadalupe County |
| 8 | US-54 U.S. Highway |
36 | 32 | 6 → 7 | near Guadalupe County: 5 deaths map | Otero County, Guadalupe County, Lincoln County, Quay County |
| 9 | US-550 U.S. Highway |
35 | 33 | 5 → 10 | near Sandoval County: 5 deaths map | Sandoval County, San Juan County, Rio Arriba County |
| 10 | US-70 U.S. Highway |
34 | 34 | 3 → 6 | near Doña Ana County: 6 deaths map | Otero County, Chaves County, Doña Ana County, Roosevelt County |
| 11 | US-84 U.S. Highway |
30 | 22 | 10 → 3 | near Rio Arriba County: 8 deaths map | Rio Arriba County, Santa Fe County, De Baca County |
| 12 | SR-68 State Highway |
24 | 20 | 7 → 4 | near Santa Fe County: 5 deaths map | Rio Arriba County, Taos County, Santa Fe County |
| 13 | SR-18 State Highway |
22 | 19 | 3 → 5 | near Lea County: 5 deaths map | Lea County |
| 14 | US-62 U.S. Highway |
18 | 17 | 1 → 8 | near Eddy County: 8 deaths map | Eddy County, Lea County |
| 15 | SR-14 State Highway |
18 | 18 | 4 → 2 | near Santa Fe County: 4 deaths map | Santa Fe County, Sandoval County, Bernalillo County |
| 16 | US-180 U.S. Highway |
17 | 15 | 3 → 4 | near Grant County: 4 deaths map | Grant County, Luna County, Catron County, Lea County |
| 17 | US-380 U.S. Highway |
17 | 14 | 6 → 5 | near Chaves County: 4 deaths map | Chaves County, Lea County, Lincoln County |
| 18 | SR-500 State Highway |
17 | 16 | 2 → 4 | near Bernalillo County: 10 deaths map | Bernalillo County, San Juan County |
| 19 | SR-128 State Highway |
16 | 15 | 3 → 3 | near Lea County: 4 deaths map | Lea County, Eddy County |
| 20 | SR-314 State Highway |
16 | 16 | 3 → 4 | near Valencia County: 8 deaths map | Valencia County, Bernalillo County |
| 21 | US-82 U.S. Highway |
15 | 13 | 3 → 4 | near Lea County: 3 deaths map | Eddy County, Otero County, Lea County |
| 22 | SR-556 State Highway |
15 | 15 | 2 → 6 | near Bernalillo County: 10 deaths map | Bernalillo County |
| 23 | US-491 U.S. Highway |
15 | 14 | 2 → 1 | near McKinley County: 4 deaths map | McKinley County, San Juan County |
| 24 | SR-423 State Highway |
13 | 13 | 2 → 2 | near Bernalillo County: 8 deaths map | Bernalillo County |
| 25 | SR-371 State Highway |
12 | 9 | 6 → 0 | near San Juan County: 5 deaths map | San Juan County, McKinley County |
| 26 | SR-528 State Highway |
12 | 12 | 3 → 1 | near Sandoval County: 4 deaths map | Sandoval County, Bernalillo County |
| 27 | SR-47 State Highway |
11 | 10 | 4 → 1 | near Valencia County: 4 deaths map | Valencia County, Bernalillo County |
| 28 | SR-41 State Highway |
10 | 8 | 2 → 2 | near Santa Fe County: 3 deaths map | Torrance County, Santa Fe County |
| 29 | SR-53 State Highway |
9 | 8 | 1 → 2 | — | Cibola County, McKinley County |
| 30 | SR-185 State Highway |
9 | 8 | 1 → 0 | near Doña Ana County: 3 deaths map | Doña Ana County |
| 31 | SR-118 State Highway |
9 | 7 | 0 → 0 | near McKinley County: 3 deaths map | McKinley County |
| 32 | SR-345 State Highway |
9 | 8 | 0 → 2 | near Bernalillo County: 9 deaths map | Bernalillo County |
| 33 | SR-26 State Highway |
8 | 6 | 1 → 0 | — | Luna County |
| 34 | SR-28 State Highway |
8 | 7 | 1 → 4 | near Doña Ana County: 5 deaths map | Doña Ana County |
| 35 | SR-522 State Highway |
8 | 8 | 0 → 3 | near Taos County: 3 deaths map | Taos County |
| 36 | SR-170 State Highway |
8 | 6 | 0 → 1 | near San Juan County: 3 deaths map | San Juan County |
| 37 | SR-176 State Highway |
7 | 6 | 2 → 2 | — | Lea County |
| 38 | SR-599 State Highway |
7 | 5 | 3 → 0 | near Santa Fe County: 5 deaths map | Santa Fe County |
| 39 | SR-11 State Highway |
7 | 6 | 2 → 1 | near Luna County: 4 deaths map | Luna County |
| 40 | SR-337 State Highway |
7 | 7 | 1 → 2 | near Bernalillo County: 6 deaths map | Bernalillo County |
| 41 | SR-333 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 2 → 1 | — | Bernalillo County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County |
| 42 | SR-264 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 1 → 1 | — | McKinley County |
| 43 | SR-206 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 0 → 1 | — | Roosevelt County, Lea County |
| 44 | SR-122 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 0 → 1 | — | McKinley County, Cibola County |
| 45 | SR-120 State Highway |
5 | 3 | 1 → 0 | near Mora County: 3 deaths map | Mora County |
| 46 | SR-602 State Highway |
5 | 4 | 1 → 0 | — | McKinley County |
| 47 | SR-518 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 1 → 2 | — | Mora County, Taos County, San Miguel County |
| 48 | SR-313 State Highway |
5 | 4 | 2 → 1 | near Sandoval County: 3 deaths map | Sandoval County, Bernalillo County |
| 49 | SR-76 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 0 → 0 | — | Santa Fe County, Rio Arriba County, Taos County |
| 50 | SR-104 State Highway |
5 | 4 | 0 → 0 | — | San Miguel County |
| 51 | US-56 U.S. Highway |
4 | 3 | 1 → 0 | — | Colfax County, Union County |
| 52 | SR-117 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 2 → 0 | — | Cibola County |
| 53 | SR-516 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 2 | near San Juan County: 4 deaths map | San Juan County |
| 54 | SR-478 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 2 → 1 | — | Doña Ana County |
| 55 | SR-469 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 0 → 2 | — | Quay County |
| 56 | SR-136 State Highway |
4 | 3 | 0 → 1 | — | Doña Ana County |
| 57 | SR-31 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 1 | — | Eddy County |
| 58 | SR-75 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 0 | — | Taos County, Rio Arriba County |
| 59 | SR-536 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 0 | near Bernalillo County: 3 deaths map | Bernalillo County |
| 60 | SR-4 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 0 | — | Sandoval County |
Deaths = people killed in crashes on the road, 2020–2024. A crash counts for the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its location; county and unsigned roads are not ranked because their numbers repeat. The stretch is the ~7-mile square with the most deaths on that road. Source: NHTSA FARS.
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Questions
Deadliest roads — FAQ
What is the deadliest highway in New Mexico?
I-40 is the deadliest road in New Mexico: 251 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Bernalillo County (19 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-25 (211) and I-10 (55). Long, busy highways lead on totals; the deadliest-stretch column shows where on each road the deaths cluster.
Why is there no deaths-per-mile figure?
FARS records where each fatal crash happened but not how long each route is or how much traffic it carries, so we show totals and the worst ~7-mile stretch rather than a rate we would have to estimate.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, which records every fatal crash on US public roads, for 2020–2024. Each crash is credited to the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its trafficway.