Santa Fe, NM Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Santa Fe, NM Summary

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

  • There were 5,378 total crimes committed in Santa Fe in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,998.8 total crimes per 100K people in Santa Fe.
  • The overall crime rate in Santa Fe is 183.06% above the national average.
  • Santa Fe ranks #43 safest out of 44 cities in New Mexico.
  • Santa Fe ranks #9,696 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

Santa Fe Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Santa Fe is 5,998.8 per 100,000 people. That's 183.06% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 72.97% higher than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,468.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Santa Fe
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5,378 5,998.8 3,468.2 2,119.2
Murder 4 4.5 10.5 5.0
Robbery 80 89.2 65.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 613 683.8 587.5 256.0
Violent Crime 755 842.1 717.1 359.0
Burglary 873 973.8 500.3 229.0
Larceny 3,031 3,380.9 1,750.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 719 802.0 499.9 259.0
Property Crime 4,623 5,156.6 2,751.1 1,760.0

Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe

755
Violent Crimes
842.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
134.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 755 violent crimes in Santa Fe in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Santa Fe is 842.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Santa Fe each year. That compares to a 1 in 139.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 134.58% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.44% higher than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 717.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Santa Fe

4,623
Property Crimes
5,156.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
192.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,623 property crimes in Santa Fe in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Santa Fe is 5,156.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Santa Fe each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 192.99% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 87.44% higher than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,751.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Santa Fe

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rio Rancho, NM 112,817 1,870 1,657.6 1,339.3 318.2
Los Alamos, NM 19,609 89 453.9 397.8 56.1
Bernalillo, NM 9,144 164 1,793.5 1,312.3 481.2
Edgewood, NM 6,113 100 1,635.9 1,243.3 392.6

Santa Fe SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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