Ranking of New Mexico Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among New Mexico cities with a population of at least 10K, Espanola had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,614), followed by Gallup (1,873.46), Artesia (1,062.43), Farmington (1,061.15), and Las Vegas (913.88).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2012, 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 2012
Espanola
Gallup
Artesia
Farmington
Las Vegas
Silver City
Albuquerque
Hobbs
Roswell
Deming
Ranking of New Mexico Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Espanola 2614.00
2 Gallup 1873.46
3 Artesia 1062.43
4 Farmington 1061.15
5 Las Vegas 913.88
6 Silver City 836.17
7 Albuquerque 749.71
8 Hobbs 668.73
9 Roswell 629.33
10 Deming 567.16
11 Carlsbad 535.35
12 Santa Fe 481.45
13 Lovington 403.73
14 Las Cruces 394.70
15 Los Alamos 323.27
16 Alamogordo 286.83
17 Rio Rancho 225.79
18 Sunland Park 41.58