crimebycounty

New Mexico Crime & Safety

Reported crime rates, safety scores, and FBI UCR coverage for all 33 counties.

FBI UCR data

Avg Violent Crime Rate

341.0

per 100K

Avg Property Crime Rate

1298.0

per 100K

Counties with Crime Rates

32/33

97% coverage

County crime atlas

New Mexico crime patterns by county

A state-level 2.5D view of reported county crime rates. Heights and color intensity are scaled within New Mexico, with extreme outliers capped visually so the county-by-county pattern stays readable without loading the full national explorer.

Counties

32

Coverage

97%

Data year

2022

State crime brief

What stands out in New Mexico

The average county-level total crime rate is 1638.0 per 100,000 residents, 30% below the national county benchmark.

Harding County reports 0.0 total crimes per 100,000 residents, while Bernalillo County reports 6067.8. That spread is why county-level lookup matters more than a single statewide average.

32 of 33 counties have full or partial FBI UCR coverage in the current build, with 108 reporting agencies represented.

Data coverage

32/33

counties with total crime rates

Reporting agencies

108

represented in the FBI UCR data

Primary year

2022

most common county crime data year

County average vs. national benchmark

Unweighted county averages, shown per 100,000 residents.

Total crime

30% below national benchmark.

1638.0

National 2335.1

Violent crime

10% below national benchmark.

341.0

National 380.7

Property crime

34% below national benchmark.

1298.0

National 1954.4

Safety score distribution

Low reported crime9 counties

27% of counties. Safety score 70 or higher.

Middle range6 counties

18% of counties. Safety score from 40 to 69.

Elevated reported crime17 counties

52% of counties. Safety score below 40.

Pending score1 counties

3% of counties. Safety score unavailable.

Reporting coverage

Partial agency coverage32

97%. Some agencies reported, so rates can understate local conditions.

Coverage not labeled1

3%. Coverage metadata is missing for this record.

Lowest reported total crime

  1. Harding County

    Rank #1 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  2. Luna County

    Rank #2 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  3. Rio Arriba County

    Rank #3 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  4. Sandoval County

    Rank #4 in this list

    47.5 per 100K

  5. Lincoln County

    Rank #5 in this list

    128.5 per 100K

Highest reported total crime

  1. Bernalillo County

    Rank #1 in this list

    6067.8 per 100K

  2. Lea County

    Rank #2 in this list

    4140.8 per 100K

  3. Santa Fe County

    Rank #3 in this list

    3754.5 per 100K

  4. Chaves County

    Rank #4 in this list

    3343.1 per 100K

  5. Eddy County

    Rank #5 in this list

    3147.0 per 100K

Highest reported violent crime

  1. Bernalillo County

    Rank #1 in this list

    1351.3 per 100K

  2. Chaves County

    Rank #2 in this list

    743.4 per 100K

  3. San Juan County

    Rank #3 in this list

    659.3 per 100K

  4. Lea County

    Rank #4 in this list

    637.5 per 100K

  5. Santa Fe County

    Rank #5 in this list

    616.9 per 100K

All New Mexico Counties

CountySafety Score
Harding County98/100
Luna County98/100
Rio Arriba County98/100
Sandoval County94/100
Lincoln County92/100
Grant County88/100
Los Alamos County84/100
Union County80/100
Cibola County75/100
Socorro County63/100
Mora County63/100
Catron County57/100
Quay County55/100
Guadalupe County48/100
Colfax County46/100
Taos County39/100
Otero County39/100
Sierra County36/100
Hidalgo County36/100
De Baca County29/100
San Miguel County27/100
San Juan County20/100
Roosevelt County18/100
McKinley County18/100
Torrance County16/100
Curry County9/100
Valencia County7/100
Eddy County7/100
Chaves County6/100
Santa Fe County4/100
Lea County3/100
Bernalillo County1/100
Doña Ana County—

Crime rates per 100K population. — = data pending.

Crime data questions

How to read New Mexico crime data

Frequently Asked Questions

Which New Mexico county has the lowest reported crime rate?
Harding County has the lowest reported total crime rate in the current New Mexico county dataset at 0.0 incidents per 100,000 residents. Use this as a reported county-level benchmark, not a neighborhood-level guarantee.
Which New Mexico county has the highest reported crime rate?
Bernalillo County has the highest reported total crime rate in the current New Mexico county dataset at 6067.8 incidents per 100,000 residents. Per-capita rates can be volatile in small counties, so compare the rate with coverage, agency count, and local law enforcement sources.
How does New Mexico compare with the national crime benchmark?
New Mexico's unweighted county-average total crime rate is 1638.0 per 100,000 residents, 30% below national benchmark. The national benchmark shown on this page is 2335.1 per 100,000 residents.
Is violent crime or property crime more common in New Mexico?
Property crime makes up about 79% of the average reported county crime mix in New Mexico, while violent crime makes up about 21%. These shares are based on county-level rates in the available FBI UCR dataset.
How complete is the FBI UCR data for New Mexico?
32 of 33 New Mexico counties have total crime rates in the current build. The page also lists coverage labels so readers can distinguish full, partial, homicide-only, unavailable, and unlabeled reporting.
Which New Mexico county has the highest reported violent crime rate?
Bernalillo County has the highest reported violent crime rate in the current New Mexico county dataset at 1351.3 incidents per 100,000 residents. Violent crime can be highly localized, so use county comparisons as a starting point for local research.

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Data Sources

Crime data sourced from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR) and County Health Rankings. Safety scores are derived composite metrics.

Data is informational only. Not legal or security advice. Coverage varies by county and reporting year.

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