In the interest of improving the crash reporting systems, the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) provides a grant to the New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) and Sensible IT Solutions to develop, deploy, and support the usage of TraCS in New Mexico. The goal is to deploy TraCS in a manner such that local agencies collect electronic crash data at their agencies using TraCS, and then submit the electronic data to the NMDOT repository. Primary benefits of this implementation will be reducing redundant data entry, improving accuracy, improving timeliness.

The NMDPS TraCS team has worked closely with NMDOT to establish protocols for the electronic submission of crash data. In NM, TraCS began submitting electronic crash reports in June 2007 and currently has 71 agencies that submit crash reports electronically to NMDOT.

TraCS is available for use on a voluntary basis, and thus resources are devoted to marketing and promoting the use of the software.

• LEAD AGENCY: NMDOT
• PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY: NMDOT Internal Staff, in partnership with the New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) and Sensible IT Solutions.
• TRACS SOFTWARE DEPLOYMENT: Statewide Agency: New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) has successfully installed TraCS software in all 12 NMDPS Districts, along with other law enforcement agencies across the state.
• FUTURE DEPLOYMENT PLANS: The TraCS New Mexico software is available for agencies to use free of charge on a voluntary basis. Staff guide interested agencies through the phases of deployment including evaluation, server setup, and training. Staff makes onsite visits as necessary to assist agencies with deployment and training.
• LAST UPDATED: 2024/08