Ruidoso, NM Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ruidoso, NM Summary

Crime in Ruidoso research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Ruidoso 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 Ruidoso:

  • There were 216 total crimes committed in Ruidoso the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,760.0 total crimes per 100K people in Ruidoso.
  • The overall crime rate in Ruidoso is 18.75% above the national average.
  • Ruidoso ranks #44 safest out of 65 cities in New Mexico.
  • Ruidoso ranks #7,839 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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Ruidoso Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ruidoso is 2,760.0 per 100,000 people. That's 18.75% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -23.76% lower than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ruidoso
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 216 2,760.0 3,620.2 2,324.2
Murder 1 12.8 7.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 99.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 281.1 615.9 268.2
Violent Crime 28 357.8 778.3 369.8
Burglary 71 907.2 648.8 269.8
Larceny 106 1,354.5 1,765.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 115.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 188 2,402.2 2,841.9 1,954.4

Ruidoso 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 Ruidoso

28
Violent Crimes
357.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-3.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Ruidoso in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ruidoso is 357.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 279.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ruidoso each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -3.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.03% lower than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ruidoso

188
Property Crimes
2,402.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
22.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 188 property crimes in Ruidoso in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ruidoso is 2,402.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ruidoso each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 22.91% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.47% lower than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ruidoso

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Alamogordo, NM 31,832 827 2,598.0 2,280.7 317.3
Tularosa, NM 2,988 57 1,907.6 1,706.8 200.8
Ruidoso Downs, NM 2,575 119 4,621.4 3,961.2 660.2
Capitan, NM 1,414 25 1,768.0 1,414.4 353.6

Ruidoso SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
10
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