Santa Fe, New Mexico Crime Rate

3 years of data (20222024) · Population: 89,652

Key Insights

  • Santa Fe has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 842.1 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
  • Violent crime dropped 1.4% from the previous year.
  • 4 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 4.5 per 100K.
  • Crime trajectory: improving — based on 3 years of data.
  • Safer than 4% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
  • Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.16 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
842.1
-1.4% YoY
Murder Rate
4.5
4 murders
Property Crime Rate
5156.6
4,623 total
vs National Avg
135%
National: 359.1

2024 Crime Breakdown

Violent Crime: 755

Murder4
Rape58
Robbery80
Aggravated Assault613

Property Crime: 4,623

Burglary873
Larceny-Theft3,031
Motor Vehicle Theft719
Arson27

Year-over-Year Comparison

YearPopulationViolent CrimeViolent RateMurdersProperty CrimeProperty Rate
202489,652755842.144,6235156.6
202389,657766854.454,4534966.7
202288,705819923.354,3334884.7

Crime Rate Trends

Murder Rate Trend

F
Safety Grade for Santa Fe

Based on violent crime rate of 842.1 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)

Crime Trajectory
📈 Improving
How is this calculated? →
Safety Percentile
Safer than 4% of cities

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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.