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Crime in New Mexico

In 2025, 651.1 violent and 2,363.5 property crimes per 100,000 people were reported in New Mexico, above the U.S. violent rate of 332.5.

Reported statistics for an agency's area; they do not describe any person or address.

Violent crime rate
651.1
per 100K · -12.5% vs 2024
Property crime rate
2,363.5
per 100K · -18.2% vs 2024
Violent crimes
13,060
2025
Rank (violent rate)
#3
1 = highest rate

Trend

Crimes per 100,000 people, New Mexico and the U.S.

New Mexico violentU.S. violent

Crimes by type, 2025

New Mexico compared with the U.S. rate

OffenseReportedPer 100Kvs 2024
Violent crime13,060651.1-12.5%
Property crime47,4072,363.5-18.2%
Murder and manslaughter1829.1-17.9%
Rape1,10054.8-4.3%
Robbery1,07753.7-20.9%
Aggravated assault10,701533.5-12.3%
Burglary8,413419.4-19.7%
Larceny-theft31,9701,593.9-13.0%
Motor vehicle theft6,741336.1-35.6%
Arson28314.1+10.2%

Agencies serving 94.4% of New Mexico residents reported data for 2025.

Police agencies

135 agencies, largest population served first, page 3 of 4

AgencyViolentProperty
Guadalupe County Sheriff's OfficeCounty · Guadalupe2130/100K13
Capitan Police DepartmentCity · Lincoln6425/100K5
Loving Police DepartmentCity · Eddy--
Union County Sheriff's OfficeCounty · Union--
Dexter Police DepartmentCity · Chaves00/100K0
Hurley Police DepartmentCity · Grant182/100K14
Angel Fire Police DepartmentCity · Colfax185/100K9
Carrizozo Police DepartmentCity · Lincoln1103/100K1
Hagerman Police DepartmentCity · Chaves00/100K0
Logan Police DepartmentCity · Quay4418/100K8
Springer Police DepartmentCity · Colfax1108/100K0
Texico Police DepartmentCity · Curry00/100K2
Cimarron Police DepartmentCity · Colfax--
Mountainair Police DepartmentCity · Torrance--
Tatum Police DepartmentCity · Lea--
Magdalena Police DepartmentCity · Socorro00/100K0
Cloudcroft Police DepartmentCity · Otero--
Cuba Police DepartmentCity · Sandoval--
Red River Police DepartmentCity · Taos00/100K2
Lake Arthur Police DepartmentCity · Chaves00/100K0
San Ysidro Police DepartmentCity · Sandoval1488/100K0
Hope Police DepartmentCity · Eddy00/100K0
Taos Ski Valley Police DepartmentCity · Taos00/100K5
Acoma TribalTribal · Not Specified117
Albuquerque Fire and RescueOther · Bernalillo--
Department of Game and FishOther State Agency · Not Specified00
Eastern New Mexico UniversityUniversity or College · Roosevelt418
Harding County Sheriff's OfficeCounty · Harding--
Isleta TribalTribal · Not Specified1329
Jemez PuebloTribal · Not Specified15
Jicarilla Apache TribalTribal · Not Specified00
Laguna TribalTribal · Not Specified220
Mescalero TribalTribal · Not Specified73
New Mexico Highlands UniversityUniversity or College · San Miguel--
New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyUniversity or College · Socorro337
New Mexico Military InstituteUniversity or College · Chaves00
New Mexico State PoliceState Police · Unmapped County732669
New Mexico State UniversityUniversity or College · Dona Ana6175
Northern Pueblos AgencyTribal · Not Specified00
Ohkay Owingeh TribalTribal · Not Specified1230

Counts for 2025. A dash means the agency did not report, or its statistics have not loaded yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the crime rate in New Mexico?
In 2025, New Mexico reported 651.1 violent crimes and 2,363.5 property crimes per 100,000 people.
Is New Mexico more dangerous than average?
New Mexico's reported violent crime rate (651.1) was higher than the national rate (332.5) in 2025. Crime varies a lot between neighborhoods, so check local agency numbers too.
Where does this data come from?
From the FBI's Crime Data Explorer, which compiles crimes that local, state, tribal and federal agencies report through the Uniform Crime Reporting program.

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Uniform Crime Reporting Program · Last updated 12/31/2025