Las Cruces, NM Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Las Cruces, NM Summary

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

  • There were 6,797 total crimes committed in Las Cruces the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,957.0 total crimes per 100K people in Las Cruces.
  • The overall crime rate in Las Cruces is 156.30% above the national average.
  • Las Cruces ranks #62 safest out of 65 cities in New Mexico.
  • Las Cruces ranks #9,597 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

Las Cruces Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Las Cruces is 5,957.0 per 100,000 people. That's 156.30% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 64.55% higher than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Las Cruces
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 6,797 5,957.0 3,620.2 2,324.2
Murder 10 8.8 7.8 6.3
Robbery 60 52.6 99.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 559 489.9 615.9 268.2
Violent Crime 704 617.0 778.3 369.8
Burglary 1,270 1,113.0 648.8 269.8
Larceny 3,927 3,441.7 1,765.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 896 785.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 6,093 5,340.0 2,841.9 1,954.4

Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces

704
Violent Crimes
617.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
66.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 704 violent crimes in Las Cruces in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Las Cruces is 617.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 162.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Las Cruces each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 66.84% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -20.72% lower than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Las Cruces

6,093
Property Crimes
5,340.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
173.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 6,093 property crimes in Las Cruces in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Las Cruces is 5,340.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 18.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Las Cruces each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 173.23% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 87.90% higher than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Las Cruces

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
El Paso, TX 678,232 11,476 1,692.0 1,379.0 313.0
Sunland Park, NM 17,441 198 1,135.3 676.6 458.7
Anthony, NM 8,631 71 822.6 637.2 185.4
Mesilla, NM 1,788 27 1,510.1 1,398.2 111.9

Las Cruces SnackAbility

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