Gallup, NM Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Gallup, NM Summary

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

  • There were 1,081 total crimes committed in Gallup in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,399.9 total crimes per 100K people in Gallup.
  • The overall crime rate in Gallup is 154.80% above the national average.
  • Gallup ranks #40 safest out of 44 cities in New Mexico.
  • Gallup ranks #9,629 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.

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Gallup Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gallup is 5,399.9 per 100,000 people. That's 154.80% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 55.70% higher than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,468.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gallup
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,081 5,399.9 3,468.2 2,119.2
Murder 7 35.0 10.5 5.0
Robbery 50 249.8 65.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 229 1,143.9 587.5 256.0
Violent Crime 301 1,503.6 717.1 359.0
Burglary 142 709.3 500.3 229.0
Larceny 559 2,792.3 1,750.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 79 394.6 499.9 259.0
Property Crime 780 3,896.3 2,751.1 1,760.0

Gallup 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 Gallup

301
Violent Crimes
1,503.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
318.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 301 violent crimes in Gallup in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gallup is 1,503.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gallup each year. That compares to a 1 in 139.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 318.82% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 109.67% higher than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 717.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gallup

780
Property Crimes
3,896.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
121.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 780 property crimes in Gallup in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gallup is 3,896.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gallup each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 121.38% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.63% higher than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,751.1 per 100,000 people.

Gallup SnackAbility

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