Albuquerque, NM Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Albuquerque, NM Summary

Crime in Albuquerque research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Albuquerque over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Albuquerque:

  • There were 34,620 total crimes committed in Albuquerque the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,176.0 total crimes per 100K people in Albuquerque.
  • The overall crime rate in Albuquerque is 165.73% above the national average.
  • Albuquerque ranks #63 safest out of 65 cities in New Mexico.
  • Albuquerque ranks #9,624 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Albuquerque Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Albuquerque is 6,176.0 per 100,000 people. That's 165.73% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 70.60% higher than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Albuquerque
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 34,620 6,176.0 3,620.2 2,324.2
Murder 125 22.3 7.8 6.3
Robbery 1,651 294.5 99.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5,617 1,002.0 615.9 268.2
Violent Crime 7,737 1,380.2 778.3 369.8
Burglary 4,555 812.6 648.8 269.8
Larceny 16,431 2,931.2 1,765.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 5,897 1,052.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 26,883 4,795.8 2,841.9 1,954.4

Albuquerque Crime Compared To New Mexico Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Mexico.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Albuquerque

7,737
Violent Crimes
1,380.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
273.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 7,737 violent crimes in Albuquerque in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Albuquerque is 1,380.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Albuquerque each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 273.24% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 77.34% higher than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Albuquerque

26,883
Property Crimes
4,795.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
145.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 26,883 property crimes in Albuquerque in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Albuquerque is 4,795.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Albuquerque each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 145.38% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 68.75% higher than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Albuquerque

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rio Rancho, NM 107,435 2,287 2,128.7 1,671.7 457.0
Bernalillo, NM 10,353 290 2,801.1 2,038.1 763.1
Corrales, NM 8,652 61 705.0 554.8 150.3
Bosque Farms, NM 4,099 67 1,634.5 1,317.4 317.2
Peralta, NM 3,432 48 1,398.6 1,049.0 349.7

Albuquerque SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
2
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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