Ranking of New Mexico Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among New Mexico cities with a population of at least 10K, Espanola had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,671.98), followed by Gallup (1,725.6), Albuquerque (1,112.08), Artesia (894.91), and Las Vegas (882.62).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of New Mexico cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in New Mexico, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for New Mexico cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Ranking of New Mexico Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
Espanola
Gallup
Albuquerque
Artesia
Las Vegas
Los Lunas
Farmington
Roswell
Deming
Hobbs
Ranking of New Mexico Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Espanola 2671.98
2 Gallup 1725.60
3 Albuquerque 1112.08
4 Artesia 894.91
5 Las Vegas 882.62
6 Los Lunas 837.77
7 Farmington 693.16
8 Roswell 640.50
9 Deming 601.79
10 Hobbs 561.64
11 Clovis 561.36
12 Carlsbad 450.27
13 Portales 419.43
14 Santa Fe 382.69
15 Alamogordo 373.77
16 Las Cruces 245.24
17 Rio Rancho 225.24
18 Lovington 150.38
19 Sunland Park 147.23
20 Los Alamos 101.89