The deadliest roads in New Mexico
I-40 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in New Mexico from 2015 to 2024: 361, with 427 deaths. The 60 roads listed held 57% of all fatal crashes in New Mexico from 2015 to 2024; 3 are interstates, 12 US routes, 45 state highways.
206 numbered roads in New Mexico recorded a fatal crash in those years; the 60 with 5 or more are ranked below, and 11 have a page of their own. All fatal crashes in New Mexico.
Every numbered road in New Mexico, ranked by fatal crashes
| Road | Kind | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | Counties with the most | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-40 | Interstate | 361 | 427 | 128 | Bernalillo, McKinley, Cibola |
| 2 | I-25 | Interstate | 295 | 334 | 107 | Bernalillo, Socorro, Santa Fe |
| 3 | US 285 | US route | 97 | 104 | 35 | Chaves, Eddy, Santa Fe |
| 4 | I-10 | Interstate | 95 | 118 | 23 | Luna, Hidalgo, Doña Ana |
| 5 | US 64 | US route | 88 | 94 | 27 | San Juan, Rio Arriba, Taos |
| 6 | State Highway 45 | State highway | 87 | 90 | 20 | Bernalillo |
| 7 | US 550 | US route | 73 | 85 | 21 | Sandoval, San Juan, Rio Arriba |
| 8 | US 70 | US route | 71 | 75 | 25 | Chaves, Roosevelt, Doña Ana |
| 9 | US 60 | US route | 57 | 64 | 19 | Socorro, Torrance, De Baca |
| 10 | US 84 | US route | 52 | 65 | 13 | Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, Guadalupe |
| 11 | US 54 | US route | 49 | 60 | 26 | Otero, Guadalupe, Lincoln |
| 12 | US 62 | US route | 48 | 54 | 21 | Lea, Eddy |
| 13 | US 491 | US route | 44 | 52 | 8 | San Juan, McKinley |
| 14 | State Highway 68 | State highway | 38 | 44 | 8 | Rio Arriba, Taos, Santa Fe |
| 15 | State Highway 128 | State highway | 36 | 45 | 9 | Lea, Eddy |
| 16 | State Highway 14 | State highway | 35 | 35 | 11 | Santa Fe, Bernalillo, Sandoval |
| 17 | State Highway 47 | State highway | 32 | 33 | 5 | Valencia, Bernalillo |
| 18 | State Highway 18 | State highway | 31 | 38 | 13 | Lea |
| 19 | US 380 | US route | 26 | 30 | 9 | Chaves, Lea, Lincoln |
| 20 | State Highway 118 | State highway | 25 | 29 | 5 | McKinley |
| 21 | State Highway 500 | State highway | 25 | 27 | 8 | Bernalillo, San Juan |
| 22 | State Highway 556 | State highway | 25 | 27 | 13 | Bernalillo |
| 23 | US 82 | US route | 24 | 28 | 9 | Eddy, Otero, Lea |
| 24 | US 180 | US route | 22 | 27 | 8 | Grant, Luna, Catron |
| 25 | State Highway 53 | State highway | 21 | 23 | 6 | McKinley, Cibola |
| 26 | State Highway 528 | State highway | 20 | 21 | 5 | Sandoval, Bernalillo |
| 27 | State Highway 371 | State highway | 19 | 24 | 3 | San Juan, McKinley |
| 28 | State Highway 314 | State highway | 19 | 19 | 10 | Valencia, Bernalillo |
| 29 | State Highway 423 | State highway | 17 | 17 | 5 | Bernalillo |
| 30 | State Highway 26 | State highway | 13 | 19 | 5 | Luna, Doña Ana |
| 31 | State Highway 333 | State highway | 12 | 12 | 3 | Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance |
| 32 | State Highway 516 | State highway | 12 | 12 | 3 | San Juan |
| 33 | State Highway 41 | State highway | 11 | 13 | 5 | Torrance, Santa Fe |
| 34 | State Highway 28 | State highway | 11 | 12 | 5 | Doña Ana |
| 35 | State Highway 345 | State highway | 11 | 12 | 6 | Bernalillo |
| 36 | State Highway 522 | State highway | 11 | 12 | 5 | Taos |
| 37 | State Highway 264 | State highway | 11 | 11 | 5 | McKinley |
| 38 | State Highway 337 | State highway | 11 | 11 | 5 | Bernalillo, Torrance |
| 39 | State Highway 599 | State highway | 10 | 13 | 1 | Santa Fe |
| 40 | State Highway 11 | State highway | 9 | 10 | 3 | Luna |
| 41 | State Highway 185 | State highway | 9 | 10 | 6 | Doña Ana |
| 42 | State Highway 176 | State highway | 8 | 9 | 4 | Lea |
| 43 | State Highway 313 | State highway | 8 | 9 | 2 | Bernalillo, Sandoval |
| 44 | State Highway 122 | State highway | 8 | 8 | 4 | Cibola, McKinley |
| 45 | State Highway 206 | State highway | 8 | 8 | 4 | Roosevelt, Lea |
| 46 | State Highway 170 | State highway | 7 | 9 | 4 | San Juan |
| 47 | State Highway 104 | State highway | 7 | 8 | 4 | San Miguel |
| 48 | State Highway 38 | State highway | 7 | 8 | 1 | Taos |
| 49 | State Highway 448 | State highway | 7 | 8 | 2 | Bernalillo, Sandoval |
| 50 | State Highway 478 | State highway | 7 | 7 | 2 | Doña Ana |
| 51 | State Highway 120 | State highway | 6 | 9 | 1 | Mora, Harding, Colfax |
| 52 | State Highway 117 | State highway | 6 | 7 | 1 | Cibola |
| 53 | State Highway 136 | State highway | 6 | 7 | 3 | Doña Ana |
| 54 | State Highway 602 | State highway | 6 | 7 | 3 | McKinley |
| 55 | State Highway 209 | State highway | 6 | 6 | 2 | Curry, Quay |
| 56 | State Highway 466 | State highway | 6 | 6 | 2 | Santa Fe |
| 57 | State Highway 518 | State highway | 6 | 6 | 3 | San Miguel, Mora, Taos |
| 58 | State Highway 124 | State highway | 5 | 6 | 1 | Cibola |
| 59 | State Highway 31 | State highway | 5 | 6 | 2 | Eddy |
| 60 | State Highway 197 | State highway | 5 | 5 | 2 | Sandoval |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Download every numbered road in New Mexico as CSV. Free to reuse with credit: “Fatal Crash Data, fatalcrashdata.com/deadliest-roads/new-mexico/, from NHTSA FARS (2024 Annual Report File).”
Interstates in New Mexico per mile
Fatal crashes a year per 100 miles of road, 2015 to 2024, for interstates with 20 miles or more in New Mexico. Crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle. Mileage from the FHWA Interstate route log.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about the deadliest roads in New Mexico
- What is the deadliest road in New Mexico?
- I-40 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in New Mexico from 2015 to 2024: 361, with 427 deaths. I-25 was second with 295 and US 285 third with 97. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- Which interstate in New Mexico is the most dangerous per mile?
- I-40, with 9.7 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024 on 373 miles. That is crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle.
- How many fatal crashes in New Mexico happen on numbered roads?
- 2,364 of 3,687 fatal crashes in New Mexico from 2015 to 2024 (64%) were filed on an interstate, US or state route; the rest were on county roads, city streets and unnamed roads, which are in the state's total but not ranked here.
Where the New Mexico road numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash filed on a numbered interstate, US or state route in New Mexico, read from the road name NHTSA filed, with ramps, frontage and service roads left out. A road gets its own page with 15 or more fatal crashes from 2022 to 2024. The full method.