Safest Cities in New Mexico (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. New Mexico has 44 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 717.1 per 100K.

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Cities Tracked

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Safest City Rate

482.1

Median City Rate

1503.6

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in New Mexico

#CityPopulationViolent RateMurder RateProperty RateGrade
1Jal2,0750.00.0144.6A+
2Hurley1,2210.00.00.0A+
3Red River5350.00.0186.9A
4Los Alamos19,60956.10.0397.8B+
5Anthony8,73380.20.0240.5B
6Tularosa2,614114.80.0382.6C+
7Peralta3,452144.80.0724.2C+
8Bosque Farms4,094146.60.0659.5C+
9Santa Clara1,598187.70.01189.0C
10Milan2,456203.60.0936.5D+
11Capitan1,391215.70.0647.0D+
12Corrales8,653231.111.6392.9D+
13Rio Rancho112,817318.27.11339.3D
14Sunland Park17,996327.90.0577.9D
15Alamogordo31,401334.40.02847.0D
16Questa1,797389.50.0445.2F
17Edgewood6,113392.60.01243.3F
18Grants8,953424.40.01619.6F
19Aztec6,109458.316.41456.9F
20Raton5,961469.70.01006.5F
21Santa Rosa2,743473.90.0911.4F
22Bernalillo9,144481.20.01312.3F
23Eunice2,904482.10.02651.5F
24Artesia12,152493.70.02156.0F
25Clayton2,559508.00.01094.2F

Most Dangerous Cities in New Mexico

#CityPopulationViolent RateMurder RateGrade
1Gallup20,0191503.635.0F
2Albuquerque558,7451181.818.4F
3Belen7,5081158.80.0F
4Farmington46,150951.24.3F
5Taos6,406936.60.0F
6Roswell46,677848.412.8F
7Santa Fe89,652842.14.5F
8Lordsburg2,164831.80.0F
9Truth or Consequences5,985818.716.7F
10Hobbs38,972790.320.5F
11Portales11,772781.58.5F
12Las Cruces115,977720.012.1F
13Bloomfield7,330709.40.0F
14Las Vegas12,816655.47.8F
15Los Lunas19,707583.55.1F

All 44 Cities in New Mexico

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 44 cities
#CityPop.Violent RateGrade
1Jal2,0750.0A+
2Hurley1,2210.0A+
3Red River5350.0A
4Los Alamos19,60956.1B+
5Anthony8,73380.2B
6Tularosa2,614114.8C+
7Peralta3,452144.8C+
8Bosque Farms4,094146.6C+
9Santa Clara1,598187.7C
10Milan2,456203.6D+
11Capitan1,391215.7D+
12Corrales8,653231.1D+
13Rio Rancho112,817318.2D
14Sunland Park17,996327.9D
15Alamogordo31,401334.4D
16Questa1,797389.5F
17Edgewood6,113392.6F
18Grants8,953424.4F
19Aztec6,109458.3F
20Raton5,961469.7F
21Santa Rosa2,743473.9F
22Bernalillo9,144481.2F
23Eunice2,904482.1F
24Artesia12,152493.7F
25Clayton2,559508.0F
26Carlsbad31,243524.9F
27Bayard2,046537.6F
28Clovis37,601553.2F
29Hatch1,575571.4F
30Los Lunas19,707583.5F
31Las Vegas12,816655.4F
32Bloomfield7,330709.4F
33Las Cruces115,977720.0F
34Portales11,772781.5F
35Hobbs38,972790.3F
36Truth or Consequences5,985818.7F
37Lordsburg2,164831.8F
38Santa Fe89,652842.1F
39Roswell46,677848.4F
40Taos6,406936.6F
41Farmington46,150951.2F
42Belen7,5081158.8F
43Albuquerque558,7451181.8F
44Gallup20,0191503.6F

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.