A person in Albuquerque, N.M., approaches a recently installed crosswalk with warning lights for safety in 2024. New Mexico’s pedestrian fatalities dropped by almost half in early 2025 compared to the same period during the previous year. (Photo by Tim Henderson/Stateline)
Pedestrian deaths fell 11% in early 2025 over the previous year, the largest drop since the Governors Highway Safety Association began reporting them 15 years ago, but remain higher than pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
It could be evidence that recent state action could be having an effect, ranging from new technology to protect pedestrians to legislation making drivers responsible for stopping for people in crosswalks…