Safest Cities in New Mexico
Crime rate rankings for 43 cities • Latest FBI Data
🟢 Top 20 Safest Cities in New Mexico
| # | City | Score | Grade | Population | Violent/100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jal | 95 | A | 2,075 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Red River | 95 | A | 535 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Los Alamos | 93 | A | 19,609 | 56.1 |
| 4 | Anthony | 92 | A | 8,733 | 80.2 |
| 5 | Hurley | 90 | A | 1,221 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Tularosa | 87 | A | 2,614 | 114.8 |
| 7 | Bosque Farms | 81 | A | 4,094 | 146.6 |
| 8 | Peralta | 81 | A | 3,452 | 144.8 |
| 9 | Corrales | 80 | A | 8,653 | 231.1 |
| 10 | Capitan | 78 | B | 1,391 | 215.7 |
| 11 | Milan | 76 | B | 2,456 | 203.6 |
| 12 | Santa Clara | 76 | B | 1,598 | 187.7 |
| 13 | Sunland Park | 74 | B | 17,996 | 327.9 |
| 14 | Questa | 74 | B | 1,797 | 389.5 |
| 15 | Rio Rancho | 70 | B | 112,817 | 318.2 |
| 16 | Edgewood | 69 | B | 6,113 | 392.6 |
| 17 | Lordsburg | 69 | B | 2,164 | 831.8 |
| 18 | Raton | 68 | B | 5,961 | 469.7 |
| 19 | Santa Rosa | 68 | B | 2,743 | 473.9 |
| 20 | Clayton | 67 | B | 2,559 | 508.0 |
🔴 Most Dangerous Cities in New Mexico
| # | City | Score | Grade | Population | Violent/100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gallup | 50 | C | 20,019 | 1503.6 |
| 2 | Albuquerque | 51 | C | 558,745 | 1181.8 |
| 3 | Taos | 52 | C | 6,406 | 936.6 |
| 4 | Belen | 52 | C | 7,508 | 1158.8 |
| 5 | Santa Fe | 54 | C | 89,652 | 842.1 |
| 6 | Hobbs | 56 | C | 38,972 | 790.3 |
| 7 | Las Cruces | 56 | C | 115,977 | 720.0 |
| 8 | Farmington | 57 | C | 46,150 | 951.2 |
| 9 | Truth or Consequences | 58 | C | 5,985 | 818.7 |
| 10 | Portales | 58 | C | 11,772 | 781.5 |
About New Mexico Crime Data
This ranking includes 43 cities in New Mexico with crime data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program for 2024. Safety scores are calculated using violent crime rates, property crime rates, and population data.
All 43 Cities in New Mexico With Crime Data
Alamogordo · Albuquerque · Anthony · Artesia · Aztec · Bayard · Belen · Bernalillo · Bloomfield · Bosque Farms · Capitan · Carlsbad · Clayton · Corrales · Edgewood · Eunice · Farmington · Gallup · Grants · Hatch · Hobbs · Hurley · Jal · Las Cruces · Las Vegas · Lordsburg · Los Alamos · Los Lunas · Milan · Peralta · Portales · Questa · Raton · Red River · Rio Rancho · Roswell · Santa Clara · Santa Fe · Santa Rosa · Sunland Park · Taos · Truth or Consequences · Tularosa
New Mexico Counties
Bernalillo County · Catron County · Chaves County · Cibola County · Curry County · De Baca County · Guadalupe County · Hidalgo County · Lea County · Mckinley County · Mora County · San Juan County · Sandoval County · Santa Fe County · Socorro County · Torrance County · Valencia County