Las Cruces, NM crime rate
In 2025 the Las Cruces Police Department reported 499.3 violent crimes and 3,681.3 property crimes per 100,000 residents it covers. The FBI's estimates for New Mexico and the US for the same year are beside each number.
Data as of 2025 (FBI), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
How does Las Cruces compare with New Mexico and the US?
Arson has no FBI state or US estimate, so its row shows Las Cruces only.
What offenses were reported in Las Cruces, 2025?
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | New Mexico | US | vs 2024 | vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | ||||||
| Violent crime | 591 | 499.3 | 621.6 | 327.6 | down 31.2% | down 17.3% |
| Murder | 14 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 4.1 | down 2.5% | up 55.3% |
| Rape | 47 | 39.7 | 50.7 | 36.1 | down 34.3% | down 27.6% |
| Robbery | 52 | 43.9 | 51.2 | 49.4 | down 26.2% | down 21.3% |
| Aggravated assault | 478 | 403.9 | 511.2 | 238.0 | down 32.0% | down 16.9% |
| Property crime | ||||||
| Property crime | 4,357 | 3,681.3 | 2,239.5 | 1,534.8 | down 24.9% | down 22.7% |
| Burglary | 627 | 529.8 | 404.9 | 193.6 | down 28.5% | down 37.0% |
| Larceny-theft | 3,045 | 2,572.7 | 1,513.7 | 1,144.1 | down 25.5% | down 22.0% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 672 | 567.8 | 320.9 | 197.0 | down 18.7% | down 7.7% |
| Arson | 13 | 11.0 | Not estimated | Not estimated | up 27.9% | up 5.8% |
Reported = offenses known to the Las Cruces Police Department and sent to the FBI. New Mexico and US are FBI estimates for the same year. Changes compare rates of full years only.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Las Cruces | United States | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 603.9 | 387.0 | 820.8 |
| 2022 | 621.4 | 388.7 | 776.8 |
| 2023 | 589.6 | 379.5 | 746.9 |
| 2024 | 726.0 | 362.9 | 725.3 |
| 2025 | 499.3 | 327.6 | 621.6 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Las Cruces | United States | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4,763.5 | 1,832.3 | 2,772.4 |
| 2022 | 5,361.9 | 1,973.8 | 2,976.2 |
| 2023 | 5,439.2 | 1,934.1 | 2,876.1 |
| 2024 | 4,900.1 | 1,761.1 | 2,787.6 |
| 2025 | 3,681.3 | 1,534.8 | 2,239.5 |
Is Las Cruces safe?
We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe. What the FBI's numbers show: in 2025 the violent crime rate the Las Cruces Police Department reported, 499.3 per 100,000 residents, was lower than New Mexico's 621.6, and higher than the US rate of 327.6 (FBI estimates). It fell 31.2% from 2024.
What these numbers can't tell you:
- How crime differs between neighborhoods (the FBI publishes agency totals only).
- Crimes nobody reported to the police.
- How many offenses involved visitors and commuters, who are not in the population count.
Las Cruces had 591 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a rate of 499.3 per 100,000 residents covered by the Las Cruces Police Department. That rate was below the New Mexico estimate of 621.6, and 1.5 times the US rate of 327.6. Property crime was a different picture: 3,681.3 per 100,000, 1.6 times the state's 2,239.5 and 2.4 times the national 1,534.8.
Violent crime fell 31.2% from 2024 and 17.3% from 2021. Property crime is down 24.9% from 2024 and 22.7% from 2021, when the rate was 4,763.5. Rape fell the most of the violent offenses in both periods: 34.3% from 2024 and 27.6% from 2021.
At 403.9 per 100,000, aggravated assault was below the state estimate of 511.2, and it made up 81% of violent crime. Burglary fell the most of the property offenses, 28.5% from 2024 and 37.0% from 2021. The murder rate was 11.8 per 100,000, 14 homicides, down 2.5% from 2024.
All 12 months were reported in each of the 5 years shown, and the department has reported to NIBRS since 2018. The Dona Ana County Sheriff's Office reports separately. There were 2.37 police employees per 1,000 residents in 2025.
Written from the numbers on this page. Every figure and every comparison is checked against the stored FBI data before publishing.
Police employees, 2025: 2.37 per 1,000 residents (200 officers, 80 civilians), FBI Crime Data Explorer. Shown as context, not as a measure of crime.
Other New Mexico cities
The nearest New Mexico cities with a page, in alphabetical order. VC = violent crime per 100,000, 2025.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Las Cruces Police Department (ORI NM0070100), offenses known to law enforcement and police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026. Crime Data Explorer
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, New Mexico and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (11)
- Las Cruces Police Department (NM0070100): violent crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NM0070100_violent_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Las Cruces Police Department (NM0070100): murder, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NM0070100_homicide__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Las Cruces Police Department (NM0070100): rape, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NM0070100_rape__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Las Cruces Police Department (NM0070100): robbery, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NM0070100_robbery__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Las Cruces Police Department (NM0070100): aggravated assault, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NM0070100_aggravated_assault__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Las Cruces Police Department (NM0070100): property crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NM0070100_property_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Las Cruces Police Department (NM0070100): burglary, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NM0070100_burglary__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Las Cruces Police Department (NM0070100): larceny-theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NM0070100_larceny__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Las Cruces Police Department (NM0070100): motor vehicle theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NM0070100_motor_vehicle_theft__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Las Cruces Police Department (NM0070100): arson, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NM0070100_arson__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Las Cruces Police Department (NM0070100): police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/pe_agency_NM0070100__from-2021-to-2025.json)