New Mexico Crime Rates & City Safety Scores
Population-adjusted FBI reporting rates; see the city profiles below.
Key facts
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New Mexico displays a 45.93-point adjusted-score range in its 2025 source-year cohort: Rio Rancho, New Mexico at 58.9 points out of 100 versus Albuquerque, New Mexico at 12.97.
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New Mexico displays 3 jurisdiction profiles from a scoring run containing 73 reportable jurisdictions in its 2025 source-year directory; 3 displayed profiles have scores.
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New Mexico has 2 displayed jurisdictions with decreasing reported trajectories versus 0 increasing and 1 stable, comparing weighted 2024 reporting with 2025.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico has a reporting population of 562,488 residents versus 106,533 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, in the 2025 source-year displayed cohort.
Quick answer
In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, the highest-scoring city in New Mexico is Rio Rancho with an adjusted safety score of 58.9 out of 100, ranked across 3 tracked jurisdictions using 2025 FBI reporting.
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New Mexico city safety rankings
Ranked by adjusted Safety Atlas score. The table lists the 3 most populous jurisdictions in this directory; each rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
| City / Jurisdiction | Cohort Rank | Population | Safety Score | Overall Trend | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Rancho | #1 of 3 | 106,533 | 58.9 | → Stable | View Report → |
| Las Cruces | #2 of 3 | 112,612 | 21.79 | ↓ Decreasing | View Report → |
| Albuquerque | #3 of 3 | 562,488 | 12.97 | ↓ Decreasing | View Report → |
* Trajectory trends compare weighted year-over-year reporting from 2024 to 2025. Scores describe relative reported rates, not personal risk. Cohort rank covers only the 3 jurisdictions listed above.
Data, definitions and reuse
Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Monthly counts are summed over the agencies that reported each month, and agency coverage changes over time.
| Month | Violent | Property | Agencies reporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1792 | 7401 | 86 |
| Feb | 1607 | 6253 | 81 |
| Mar | 1744 | 6292 | 82 |
| Apr | 1796 | 6505 | 79 |
| May | 1756 | 6090 | 81 |
| Jun | 2026 | 7746 | 81 |
| Jul | 2050 | 7867 | 79 |
| Aug | 2144 | 7042 | 80 |
| Sep | 1969 | 7293 | 78 |
| Oct | 1818 | 7195 | 78 |
| Nov | 1558 | 6503 | 78 |
| Dec | 1590 | 6531 | 78 |
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<img src="https://www.safetyatlas.us/img/charts/new-mexico-crime-trend-2025.webp" alt="Chart of New Mexico crime statistics: New Mexico agencies reported 21,850 violent offenses in 2025. Between 78 to 86 agencies reported each month, so the total is not compared with 2024. Shows violent and property offenses per month." width="1200" height="675" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto">
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/nm/">Safety Atlas, New Mexico</a>. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC BY 4.0</a>.</p>
New Mexico in 7 numbers
- Every major offense fell in 2025. Motor vehicle theft -38% (19,053 to 11,832), homicide -22%, robbery -22%, burglary -21%, aggravated assault and larceny -14% each.
- Almost half of all reports are property crime. 98,333 of 226,942 reports (43.3%); larceny-theft alone is 56,003 (24.7%).
- Clearances skew toward violent crime. 65% of homicides cleared vs 6% of motor vehicle thefts and 10% of burglaries (2025, reports cleared divided by reports received, reporting agencies only).
- Homicides fell by nearly a fifth. 327 reports in 2025 vs 418 in 2024 (-22%) across reporting agencies.
- The biggest volume is not violent. Simple assault (40,964) alone outweighs the entire personal-safety total (24,135, 10.6% of reports).
- Watch the monthly shape. Larceny-theft peaked in Jul (5,378) and troughed in May (4,105), a 1.3× swing inside a single year.
- These are reporting-agency sums. 38 of 108 agencies reported motor vehicle theft in December 2025 (vs 42 in January); totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
Takeaways are computed from summed FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, 108 agencies in file). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.
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New Mexico monthly trend: reporting-agency sums through December 2025
Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month summed across reporting agencies for three indicator offenses. Counts only; there is no honest monthly denominator at this grain, so no rates are shown.
Larceny-theft, month by month
↓ Decreasing, 56003 reports vs 64910 in 2024 (down 14% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 4,740 | 42 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 4,185 | 40 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 4,150 | 41 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 4,337 | 40 | Full |
| May 2025 | 4,105 | 40 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 5,052 | 42 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 5,378 | 41 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 4,876 | 40 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 4,962 | 39 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 5,012 | 37 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 4,577 | 38 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 4,629 | 38 | Full |
Simple assault, month by month
→ Stable, 40964 reports vs 42586 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 3,120 | 41 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 2,951 | 39 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 3,137 | 40 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 3,557 | 39 | Full |
| May 2025 | 3,298 | 39 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 3,499 | 41 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 3,838 | 40 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 3,858 | 39 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 3,684 | 38 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 3,597 | 36 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 3,158 | 37 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 3,267 | 37 | Full |
Vandalism, month by month
↓ Decreasing, 33806 reports vs 45007 in 2024 (down 25% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 3,185 | 41 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 2,696 | 39 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 3,000 | 40 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 2,944 | 39 | Full |
| May 2025 | 2,507 | 39 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 3,267 | 41 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 3,047 | 40 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 3,000 | 39 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 2,884 | 38 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 2,707 | 36 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 2,248 | 37 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 2,321 | 37 | Full |
Clearances: what got cleared in 2025
65% of homicides cleared vs 6% of motor vehicle thefts, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.
| Offense | Reported | Cleared | Clearance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 327 | 211 | 64.5% |
| Aggravated Assault | 17,885 | 6,780 | 37.9% |
| Robbery | 1,976 | 346 | 17.5% |
| Burglary | 14,467 | 1,383 | 9.6% |
| Larceny-theft | 56,003 | 7,333 | 13.1% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 11,832 | 652 | 5.5% |
Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.
Monthly counts summed over reporting agencies, FBI CDE source year 2025. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
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New Mexico city reports
- Rio Rancho safety report: #1 of 3, population 106,533, score 58.9, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
- Las Cruces safety report: #2 of 3, population 112,612, score 21.79, and the displayed trajectory is ↓ Decreasing.
- Albuquerque safety report: #3 of 3, population 562,488, score 12.97, and the displayed trajectory is ↓ Decreasing.
Reading the comparison
Scores compare reported rates; they do not predict personal risk. Methodology · Coverage
Monthly count comparisons
New Mexico reporting agencies recorded 5,378 larceny-theft offenses in Jul 2025 versus 4,105 in May 2025, a difference of 1,273 reports; 41 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 40 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 56,003 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
New Mexico reporting agencies recorded 3,858 simple assault offenses in Aug 2025 versus 2,951 in Feb 2025, a difference of 907 reports; 39 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 39 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 40,964 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
New Mexico reporting agencies recorded 3,267 vandalism offenses in Jun 2025 versus 2,248 in Nov 2025, a difference of 1,019 reports; 41 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 37 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 33,806 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
New Mexico reporting agencies recorded 211 cleared homicide offenses against 327 reports received in 2025 (64.5%), compared with 652 cleared motor vehicle theft offenses against 11,832 reports (5.5%), a 59.0-percentage-point difference between the displayed clearance ratios; clearances can concern earlier reports.
Rio Rancho, New Mexico records 58.9 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 27.68 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 31.22; its reporting population of 106,533 residents accounts for 13.6% of the 781,633 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Albuquerque, New Mexico records 12.97 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 18.25 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 31.22; its reporting population of 562,488 residents accounts for 72.0% of the 781,633 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Las Cruces, New Mexico records 21.79 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 9.43 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 31.22; its reporting population of 112,612 residents accounts for 14.4% of the 781,633 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
New Mexico reporting-agency sums contain 56,003 larceny-theft reports in 2025 versus 64,910 in 2024, 8,907 reports (13.7%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 37 to 42 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
New Mexico reporting-agency sums contain 40,964 simple assault reports in 2025 versus 42,586 in 2024, 1,622 reports (3.8%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 36 to 41 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
New Mexico reporting-agency sums contain 33,806 vandalism reports in 2025 versus 45,007 in 2024, 11,201 reports (24.9%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 36 to 41 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
How to read the New Mexico directory
The scoring run contains 73 reportable jurisdictions in New Mexico. This public directory displays the 3 most populous jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set, and each displayed city's rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
Within the displayed cohort, Rio Rancho has the highest adjusted score at 58.9, and Albuquerque has the lowest at 12.97. The public-cohort range is 45.93 points; use the offense-rate tables on each city profile to understand that spread.
Current trajectories in the displayed cohort: 2 decreasing, 1 stable, and 0 increasing. Trends compare weighted 2024 and 2025 reporting and do not forecast future incidents.
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