New Mexico crime rate
The FBI estimates 621.6 violent crimes and 2,239.5 property crimes per 100,000 residents of New Mexico in 2025. The violent crime rate is above the US rate of 327.6 and fell 14.3% from 2024.
Data as of 2025 (FBI estimate), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
The FBI estimates 621.6 violent crimes per 100,000 New Mexico residents in 2025, 1.9 times the US rate of 327.6. Property crime was 2,239.5 per 100,000, 1.5 times the national 1,534.8. Both rates came down from 2021, violent crime by 24.3% from 820.8 and property crime by 19.2% from 2,772.4, while the US violent crime rate went from 387.0 to 327.6.
Robbery fell 56.9% in those years, to 51.2 per 100,000. Murder fell 33.3% to 8.6 per 100,000. On average, agencies covering 94% of New Mexico's population reported each month in 2025 (lowest month: 94%).
The state figures are estimates that fill in for agencies that did not report; the city pages listed here are each department's own reports.
Which New Mexico cities are covered?
| City | Residents | Violent per 100k | Property per 100k | 2025 coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | 559,192 | 1,029.7 | 4,062.8 | 12 of 12 months |
| Las Cruces | 118,356 | 499.3 | 3,681.3 | 12 of 12 months |
| Santa Fe | 91,268 | 521.5 | 2,933.1 | 12 of 12 months |
Alphabetical, on purpose: the FBI advises against ranking places by these figures. A year that is not complete has no rate here, and its page explains the gap.
What are the New Mexico crime rates by offense, 2025?
| Offense | New Mexico | US | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | |||
| Violent crime | 621.6 | 327.6 | down 14.3% |
| Murder | 8.6 | 4.1 | down 18.9% |
| Rape | 50.7 | 36.1 | down 8.5% |
| Robbery | 51.2 | 49.4 | down 21.6% |
| Aggravated assault | 511.2 | 238.0 | down 13.9% |
| Property crime | |||
| Property crime | 2,239.5 | 1,534.8 | down 19.7% |
| Burglary | 404.9 | 193.6 | down 20.9% |
| Larceny-theft | 1,513.7 | 1,144.1 | down 14.7% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 320.9 | 197.0 | down 36.0% |
| Arson | Not estimated | Not estimated | Not estimated |
Per 100,000 residents. The FBI does not estimate arson for states or the nation.
About this state's data
State rates are FBI estimates that fill in for agencies that did not report; city pages never are.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | New Mexico | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 820.8 | 387.0 |
| 2022 | 776.8 | 388.7 |
| 2023 | 746.9 | 379.5 |
| 2024 | 725.3 | 362.9 |
| 2025 | 621.6 | 327.6 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | New Mexico | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,772.4 | 1,832.3 |
| 2022 | 2,976.2 | 1,973.8 |
| 2023 | 2,876.1 | 1,934.1 |
| 2024 | 2,787.6 | 1,761.1 |
| 2025 | 2,239.5 | 1,534.8 |
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, New Mexico and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025; population coverage from the CDE crime trend data. FBI refresh October 15, 2026.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (2)
- FBI estimated crimes, nation and states, 1979 to 2025 (Summary Reporting System estimates), fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/bulk/estimated_crimes_1979_2025.csv)
- New Mexico: violent crime reported by agencies, with population coverage, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_state_NM_V__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)