Las Cruces NM Crime Rate 2003-2018
Interactive chart of the Las Cruces, New Mexico violent crime rate and statistics by year from 2003 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
- The Las Cruces NM crime rate for 2018 was 404.1 per 100,000 population, a 64.78% increase from 2016.
- The Las Cruces NM crime rate for 2016 was 245.24 per 100,000 population, a 6.45% decline from 2015.
- The Las Cruces NM crime rate for 2015 was 262.16 per 100,000 population, a 9.26% decline from 2014.
- The Las Cruces NM crime rate for 2014 was 288.9 per 100,000 population, a 11.24% decline from 2013.
| City Name |
Population |
Rate |
| Belen |
7,061 |
2,280.13 |
| Bloomfield |
7,922 |
1,603.13 |
| Gallup |
21,980 |
1,537.76 |
| Albuquerque |
560,235 |
1,364.78 |
| Farmington |
45,364 |
1,307.20 |
| Cimarron |
887 |
1,240.14 |
| Los Lunas |
15,568 |
1,214.03 |
| Bernalillo |
9,841 |
1,117.77 |
| Magdalena |
874 |
1,029.75 |
| San Ysidro |
197 |
1,015.23 |
| Deming |
14,094 |
1,000.43 |
| Texico |
1,113 |
988.32 |
| Las Vegas |
13,084 |
848.36 |
| Roswell |
47,678 |
830.57 |
| Ruidoso Downs |
2,557 |
782.17 |
| Angel Fire |
1,072 |
746.27 |
| Lordsburg |
2,421 |
743.49 |
| Cloudcroft |
689 |
725.69 |
| Socorro |
8,363 |
705.49 |
| Hobbs |
38,320 |
655.01 |
| Hatch |
1,607 |
622.28 |
| Bosque Farms |
3,789 |
580.63 |
| Portales |
11,768 |
560.84 |
| Aztec |
6,538 |
550.63 |
| Santa Rosa |
2,691 |
520.25 |
| Taos |
5,662 |
512.19 |
| Truth Or Consequences |
5,875 |
510.64 |
| Bayard |
2,166 |
507.85 |
| Carlsbad |
29,158 |
507.58 |
| Anthony |
9,313 |
440.24 |
| Red River |
466 |
429.18 |
| Peralta |
3,572 |
419.93 |
| Las Cruces |
102,203 |
404.10 |
| Santa Fe |
84,176 |
395.60 |
| Edgewood |
3,911 |
383.53 |
| Ruidoso |
7,718 |
375.75 |
| Capitan |
1,402 |
356.63 |
| Alamogordo |
31,332 |
306.40 |
| Tularosa |
2,939 |
272.20 |
| Hurley |
1,199 |
250.21 |
| Moriarty |
1,777 |
225.10 |
| Springer |
903 |
221.48 |
| Raton |
5,960 |
218.12 |
| Grants |
8,982 |
211.53 |
| Logan |
962 |
207.90 |
| Rio Rancho |
97,394 |
202.27 |
| Estancia |
1,581 |
189.75 |
| Clayton |
2,735 |
182.82 |
| Milan |
3,644 |
137.21 |
| Eunice |
2,961 |
135.09 |
| Lovington |
11,175 |
134.23 |
| Los Alamos |
18,883 |
127.10 |
| Santa Clara |
1,786 |
55.99 |
| Corrales |
8,577 |
34.98 |
| Questa |
1,749 |
0.00 |
| Hope |
105 |
0.00 |
| Taos Ski Valley |
67 |
0.00 |
| Mesilla |
1,826 |
0.00 |
| Tatum |
813 |
0.00 |
| Dexter |
1,242 |
0.00 |
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Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
|
| Year |
Las Cruces |
NM |
US |
| 2018 |
404.10 |
856.58 |
380.56 |
| 2016 |
245.24 |
699.38 |
397.52 |
| 2015 |
262.16 |
657.20 |
373.74 |
| 2014 |
288.90 |
597.68 |
361.55 |
| 2013 |
325.47 |
622.46 |
369.13 |
| 2012 |
394.69 |
559.62 |
387.75 |
| 2011 |
429.54 |
572.67 |
387.06 |
| 2010 |
420.34 |
587.97 |
404.50 |
| 2009 |
493.49 |
632.39 |
431.88 |
| 2008 |
533.80 |
653.46 |
458.61 |
| 2007 |
496.83 |
675.71 |
471.77 |
| 2006 |
614.60 |
654.71 |
479.34 |
| 2005 |
577.12 |
646.32 |
469.04 |
| 2004 |
450.31 |
687.39 |
463.16 |
| 2003 |
547.45 |
667.27 |
475.84 |
