Rio Rancho, NM Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Rio Rancho, NM Summary

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

  • There were 1,870 total crimes committed in Rio Rancho in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,657.6 total crimes per 100K people in Rio Rancho.
  • The overall crime rate in Rio Rancho is -21.79% below the national average.
  • Rio Rancho ranks #20 safest out of 44 cities in New Mexico.
  • Rio Rancho ranks #6,464 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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Rio Rancho Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rio Rancho is 1,657.6 per 100,000 people. That's -21.79% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -52.21% lower than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,468.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rio Rancho
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,870 1,657.6 3,468.2 2,119.2
Murder 8 7.1 10.5 5.0
Robbery 9 8.0 65.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 300 265.9 587.5 256.0
Violent Crime 359 318.2 717.1 359.0
Burglary 213 188.8 500.3 229.0
Larceny 1,153 1,022.0 1,750.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 145 128.5 499.9 259.0
Property Crime 1,511 1,339.3 2,751.1 1,760.0

Rio Rancho 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 Rio Rancho

359
Violent Crimes
318.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 359 violent crimes in Rio Rancho in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rio Rancho is 318.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 314.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rio Rancho each year. That compares to a 1 in 139.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.36% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.62% lower than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 717.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rio Rancho

1,511
Property Crimes
1,339.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,511 property crimes in Rio Rancho in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rio Rancho is 1,339.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rio Rancho each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -23.90% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.32% lower than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,751.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rio Rancho

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Albuquerque, NM 558,745 32,466 5,810.5 4,628.8 1,181.8
Bernalillo, NM 9,144 164 1,793.5 1,312.3 481.2
Corrales, NM 8,653 54 624.1 392.9 231.1

Rio Rancho SnackAbility

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