Española is the #1 ranked city in New Mexico with 29.34 (crime rate per 1k). This ranking includes 55 New Mexico cities with available data.
| # | City | Population | Crime Rate per 1K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Española | 10,472 | 29.34 |
| 2 | Gallup | 21,333 | 15.04 |
| 3 | Belen | 7,427 | 11.59 |
| 4 | Taos | 6,468 | 10.28 |
| 5 | Deming | 14,735 | 9.64 |
| 6 | Farmington | 46,339 | 9.56 |
| 7 | Santa Fe | 88,224 | 8.54 |
| 8 | Roswell | 47,823 | 8.51 |
| 9 | Lordsburg | 2,139 | 8.32 |
| 10 | Truth or Consequences | 6,026 | 8.19 |
| 11 | Hobbs | 39,887 | 7.93 |
| 12 | Portales | 12,023 | 7.82 |
| 13 | Ruidoso Downs | 2,629 | 7.38 |
| 14 | Las Cruces | 112,612 | 7.21 |
| 15 | Bloomfield | 7,391 | 7.09 |
| 16 | Socorro | 8,540 | 7.05 |
| 17 | Las Vegas | 13,120 | 6.55 |
| 18 | Angel Fire | 1,089 | 5.98 |
| 19 | Los Lunas | 17,932 | 5.84 |
| 20 | Hatch | 1,663 | 5.71 |
| 21 | Bayard | 2,370 | 5.38 |
| 22 | Carlsbad | 31,813 | 5.25 |
| 23 | Clayton | 2,680 | 5.08 |
| 24 | Artesia | 12,555 | 4.94 |
| 25 | Eunice | 2,989 | 4.82 |
| 26 | Santa Rosa | 2,447 | 4.74 |
| 27 | Raton | 6,013 | 4.70 |
| 28 | Aztec | 6,177 | 4.58 |
| 29 | Ruidoso | 7,701 | 3.96 |
| 30 | Edgewood | 6,122 | 3.93 |
| 31 | Questa | 2,112 | 3.90 |
| 32 | Alamogordo | 31,063 | 3.34 |
| 33 | Sunland Park | 17,085 | 3.28 |
| 34 | Rio Rancho | 106,533 | 3.18 |
| 35 | Moriarty | 2,074 | 3.04 |
| 36 | Loving | 1,317 | 2.85 |
| 37 | Clovis | 38,153 | 2.73 |
| 38 | Cloudcroft | 1,275 | 2.54 |
| 39 | Corrales | 8,557 | 2.31 |
| 40 | Springer | 1,098 | 2.16 |
| 41 | Capitan | 1,262 | 2.16 |
| 42 | Santa Clara | 1,751 | 1.88 |
| 43 | Bosque Farms | 4,042 | 1.47 |
| 44 | Peralta | 3,385 | 1.45 |
| 45 | Tularosa | 2,584 | 1.15 |
| 46 | Mesilla | 1,850 | 1.12 |
| 47 | Lovington | 11,444 | 1.06 |
| 48 | Dexter | 1,144 | 0.96 |
| 49 | Anthony | 8,701 | 0.80 |
| 50 | Estancia | 1,399 | 0.63 |
| 51 | Los Alamos | 13,471 | 0.61 |
| 52 | Jal | 2,069 | 0.00 |
| 53 | San Ysidro | 2,179 | 0.00 |
| 54 | Hurley | 1,137 | 0.00 |
| 55 | Tucumcari | 5,197 | 0.00 |
Cities in New Mexico are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.