New Mexico fatal crashes in 1976
FARS records 549 deaths in 461 fatal crashes in New Mexico in 1976.
In 1975 it records 555 deaths in 466 fatal crashes.
This site gives no rate for the years before 2000.
Deaths in New Mexico fell by 1.1% from 1975 to 1976. In the United States they rose by 2.2%.
To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .
This site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years. Release dates
1976 beside 1975
| Figure | New Mexico, 1976 | New Mexico, 1975 | United States, 1976 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 549 | 555 | 45,523 |
| Fatal crashes | 461 | 466 | 39,747 |
| Deaths for each 100,000 residents | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fatal crashes with a driver recorded as drinking | 0 | 5 | 8,147 |
Note: this site has no rate for the years before 2000.
Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA's definitions
NHTSA says that the alcohol data of the early years, especially 1975 and 1976, must be used with care.
For the years before 2015 the count is from the FARS element DRUNK_DR. It counts a blood alcohol concentration of .01 g/dL or more. From 2015 the count is from DR_DRINK and counts .001 g/dL or more.
Counties in 1976
| County | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | 74 | 66 |
| Catron County | 6 | 3 |
| Chaves County | 17 | 16 |
| Colfax County | 6 | 5 |
| Curry County | 5 | 5 |
| De Baca County | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 |
| Doña Ana County | 28 | 24 |
| Eddy County | 6 | 6 |
| Grant County | 8 | 8 |
| Guadalupe County | 4 | 4 |
| Hidalgo County | 10 | 9 |
| Lea County | 15 | 11 |
| Lincoln County | 13 | 12 |
| Los Alamos County | 4 | 3 |
| Luna County | 6 | 4 |
| McKinley County | 78 | 66 |
| Mora County | 3 | 3 |
| Otero County | 18 | 16 |
| Quay County | 6 | 4 |
| Rio Arriba County | 20 | 16 |
| Roosevelt County | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 |
| San Juan County | 58 | 51 |
| San Miguel County | 17 | 12 |
| Sandoval County | 32 | 28 |
| Santa Fe County | 27 | 21 |
| Sierra County | 8 | 4 |
| Socorro County | 9 | 8 |
| Taos County | 18 | 12 |
| Torrance County | 4 | 3 |
| Valencia County | 45 | 37 |
Note: a county with no fatal crash in 1976 is not in the table. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2".
Time of day and weekday
| Time of day | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 6 a.m. | 107 | 23.3% |
| 6 a.m. to noon | 55 | 12.0% |
| Noon to 6 p.m. | 114 | 24.8% |
| 6 p.m. to midnight | 184 | 40.0% |
| Weekday | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 73 | 15.8% |
| Monday | 48 | 10.4% |
| Tuesday | 48 | 10.4% |
| Wednesday | 43 | 9.3% |
| Thursday | 69 | 15.0% |
| Friday | 77 | 16.7% |
| Saturday | 103 | 22.3% |
Note: the tables have the fatal crashes with a known hour or weekday.
Cite this page
Fatal Roads. New Mexico fatal crashes in 1976. https://fatalroads.com/state/new-mexico/1976/. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, FARS 2024 annual file. Data to .
The address of this page does not change.
Source of the figures
Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national file of 1976. This site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Data to .
How the figures are made. Data sources and licences. Corrections.
Questions
Which file does the 1976 page use?
This site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years.
What part of the deaths in the United States in 1976 was in New Mexico?
New Mexico had 549 of the 45,523 deaths in the United States in 1976. That is 1.2 percent.
In how many counties of New Mexico did FARS record a fatal crash in 1976?
FARS records one or more fatal crashes in 30 counties of New Mexico in 1976.
How many fatal crashes in New Mexico in 1976 had a driver recorded as drinking?
FARS records a driver as drinking in 0 of 461 fatal crashes in 1976.