Taos, NM Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Taos, NM Summary

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

  • There were 468 total crimes committed in Taos the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,077.0 total crimes per 100K people in Taos.
  • The overall crime rate in Taos is 204.49% above the national average.
  • Taos ranks #65 safest out of 65 cities in New Mexico.
  • Taos ranks #9,725 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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Taos Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Taos is 7,077.0 per 100,000 people. That's 204.49% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 95.49% higher than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Taos
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 468 7,077.0 3,620.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 6.3
Robbery 7 105.9 99.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 544.4 615.9 268.2
Violent Crime 46 695.6 778.3 369.8
Burglary 129 1,950.7 648.8 269.8
Larceny 256 3,871.2 1,765.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 37 559.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 422 6,381.4 2,841.9 1,954.4

Taos 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 Taos

46
Violent Crimes
695.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
88.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 46 violent crimes in Taos in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Taos is 695.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 143.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Taos each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 88.10% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -10.62% lower than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Taos

422
Property Crimes
6,381.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
226.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 422 property crimes in Taos in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Taos is 6,381.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 15.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Taos each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 226.51% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 124.55% higher than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 per 100,000 people.

Taos SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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