Albuquerque, New Mexico Crime Rate
5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 558,745
Key Insights
- →Albuquerque has a safety grade of F- with a violent crime rate of 1181.8 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 10.3% from the previous year.
- →103 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 18.4 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 5 years of data.
- →Safer than 2% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.26 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
1181.8
-10.3% YoY
Murder Rate
18.4
103 murders
Property Crime Rate
4628.8
25,863 total
vs National Avg
↑ 229%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 6,603
Murder103
Rape349
Robbery890
Aggravated Assault5,261
Property Crime: 25,863
Burglary4,316
Larceny-Theft15,864
Motor Vehicle Theft5,683
Arson52
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 558,745 | 6,603 | 1181.8 | 103 | 25,863 | 4628.8 |
| 2023 | 559,094 | 7,363 | 1317.0 | 108 | 26,304 | 4704.8 |
| 2022 | 560,557 | 7,737 | 1380.2 | 125 | 26,883 | 4795.8 |
| 2021 | 564,147 | 7,831 | 1388.1 | 120 | 24,551 | 4351.9 |
| 2020 | 562,065 | 7,552 | 1343.6 | 80 | 28,171 | 5012.1 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F-
Safety Grade for Albuquerque
Based on violent crime rate of 1181.8 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 2% of cities
Crime Personality: Balanced
Crime in this city follows a typical distribution across crime types — no single category dominates.
Explore all city crime DNA profiles →National Arrest Demographics
The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.
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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.