Ranking of New Mexico Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the New Mexico city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Albuquerque (4,151), followed by Farmington (481), Gallup (419), Las Cruces (394), and Santa Fe (331).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of New Mexico cities with high number of Violent crimes.
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.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albuquerque | 4151 |
| 2 | Farmington | 481 |
| 3 | Gallup | 419 |
| 4 | Las Cruces | 394 |
| 5 | Santa Fe | 331 |
| 6 | Roswell | 306 |
| 7 | Espanola | 270 |
| 8 | Hobbs | 231 |
| 9 | Rio Rancho | 202 |
| 10 | Carlsbad | 141 |
| 11 | Las Vegas | 125 |
| 12 | Artesia | 121 |
| 13 | Alamogordo | 90 |
| 14 | Silver City | 86 |
| 15 | Deming | 85 |
| 16 | Socorro | 78 |
| 17 | Los Alamos | 59 |
| 18 | Taos | 56 |
| 19 | Lovington | 45 |
| 20 | Truth or Consequences | 38 |
| 21 | Santa Rosa | 27 |
| 22 | Aztec | 24 |
| 23 | Ruidoso Downs | 23 |
| 24 | Clayton | 16 |
| 24 | Lordsburg | 16 |
| 25 | Jal | 15 |
| 26 | Grants | 13 |
| 27 | Magdalena | 12 |
| 27 | Milan | 12 |
| 28 | Eunice | 9 |
| 28 | Raton | 9 |
| 28 | Tularosa | 9 |
| 29 | Edgewood | 8 |
| 30 | Dexter | 7 |
| 31 | Sunland Park | 6 |
| 32 | Corrales | 5 |
| 33 | Angel Fire | 4 |
| 33 | Bayard | 4 |
| 33 | Cimarron | 4 |
| 34 | Red River | 3 |
| 34 | Santa Clara | 3 |
| 34 | Texico | 3 |
| 35 | Questa | 2 |
| 36 | Capitan | 1 |
| 36 | Logan | 1 |
| 37 | Carrizozo | 0 |
| 37 | Taos Ski Valley | 0 |
