Farmington, NM Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Farmington, NM Summary

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

  • There were 1,574 total crimes committed in Farmington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,410.6 total crimes per 100K people in Farmington.
  • The overall crime rate in Farmington is 60.94% above the national average.
  • Farmington ranks #35 safest out of 44 cities in New Mexico.
  • Farmington ranks #8,930 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

Farmington Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Farmington is 3,410.6 per 100,000 people. That's 60.94% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -1.66% lower than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,468.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Farmington
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,574 3,410.6 3,468.2 2,119.2
Murder 2 4.3 10.5 5.0
Robbery 33 71.5 65.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 348 754.1 587.5 256.0
Violent Crime 439 951.2 717.1 359.0
Burglary 168 364.0 500.3 229.0
Larceny 848 1,837.5 1,750.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 119 257.9 499.9 259.0
Property Crime 1,135 2,459.4 2,751.1 1,760.0

Farmington 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 Farmington

439
Violent Crimes
951.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
164.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 439 violent crimes in Farmington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Farmington is 951.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 105.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Farmington each year. That compares to a 1 in 139.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 164.97% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 32.65% higher than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 717.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Farmington

1,135
Property Crimes
2,459.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,135 property crimes in Farmington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Farmington is 2,459.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Farmington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 39.74% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.60% lower than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,751.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Farmington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bloomfield, NM 7,330 159 2,169.2 1,459.8 709.4
Aztec, NM 6,109 117 1,915.2 1,456.9 458.3

Farmington SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9
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