Santa Fe County Crime & Safety

Santa Fe County has a total crime rate of 3754.5 per 100,000 residents, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data. This includes both violent crimes (616.9 per 100K) and property crimes (3137.6 per 100K).

Santa Fe County has a safety score of 4/100, rated "High Crime". A higher safety score indicates lower crime rates relative to other counties nationwide. It ranks #30 out of 32 counties in New Mexico for safety (1 = safest).

Santa Fe’s safety score of 94.1 sits below the New Mexico state average of 97.4. The county's total crime rate is also significantly higher than the state average of 1,638.5.

Property crime accounts for 3,137.6 incidents per 100K, while violent crime sits at 616.9. These numbers suggest that residents are more likely to encounter theft than violent offenses.

Crime data for Santa Fe County comes from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. Local law enforcement agencies submit data on violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) and property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft) to the FBI. Rates are calculated per 100,000 residents to allow fair comparison between counties of different sizes. The safety score (0-100) is derived from these rates, with higher scores indicating safer counties.

Santa Fe County has a safety score of 4/100, which is below the New Mexico average of 45/100. Many counties with above-average crime rates invest in community policing, crime prevention programs, neighborhood watch initiatives, and social services aimed at reducing crime over time.