Farmington, NM Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Farmington:

  • There were 1,598 total crimes committed in Farmington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,455.2 total crimes per 100K people in Farmington.
  • The overall crime rate in Farmington is 48.66% above the national average.
  • Farmington ranks #51 safest out of 65 cities in New Mexico.
  • Farmington ranks #8,590 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.

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 3,455.2 per 100,000 people. That's 48.66% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -4.56% lower than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Farmington
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,598 3,455.2 3,620.2 2,324.2
Murder 4 8.6 7.8 6.3
Robbery 29 62.7 99.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 384 830.3 615.9 268.2
Violent Crime 495 1,070.3 778.3 369.8
Burglary 164 354.6 648.8 269.8
Larceny 818 1,768.7 1,765.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 121 261.6 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,103 2,384.9 2,841.9 1,954.4

Farmington 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 Farmington

495
Violent Crimes
1,070.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
189.42%
Above The National Average
  • There were 495 violent crimes in Farmington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Farmington is 1,070.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 93.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Farmington each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 189.42% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 37.52% higher than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Farmington

1,103
Property Crimes
2,384.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
22.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,103 property crimes in Farmington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Farmington is 2,384.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.9 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 22.03% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.08% lower than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 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 7,335 153 2,085.9 1,567.8 518.1
Aztec, NM 6,130 113 1,843.4 1,370.3 473.1

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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