Belen, NM Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Belen, NM Summary

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

  • There were 405 total crimes committed in Belen in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,394.2 total crimes per 100K people in Belen.
  • The overall crime rate in Belen is 154.54% above the national average.
  • Belen ranks #39 safest out of 44 cities in New Mexico.
  • Belen ranks #9,627 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in New Mexico

Belen Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Belen is 5,394.2 per 100,000 people. That's 154.54% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 55.54% higher than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,468.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Belen
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 405 5,394.2 3,468.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.5 5.0
Robbery 1 13.3 65.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 85 1,132.1 587.5 256.0
Violent Crime 87 1,158.8 717.1 359.0
Burglary 71 945.7 500.3 229.0
Larceny 198 2,637.2 1,750.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 49 652.6 499.9 259.0
Property Crime 318 4,235.5 2,751.1 1,760.0

Belen Crime Compared To New Mexico Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Mexico.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Belen

87
Violent Crimes
1,158.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
222.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 87 violent crimes in Belen in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Belen is 1,158.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 86.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Belen each year. That compares to a 1 in 139.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 222.78% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 61.59% higher than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 717.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Belen

318
Property Crimes
4,235.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
140.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 318 property crimes in Belen in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Belen is 4,235.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Belen each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 140.65% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 53.96% higher than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,751.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Belen

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Los Lunas, NM 19,707 689 3,496.2 2,912.7 583.5
Bosque Farms, NM 4,094 33 806.1 659.5 146.6
Peralta, NM 3,452 30 869.1 724.2 144.8

Belen SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
8
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