Taos, NM Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Taos is 5,408.1 per 100,000 people. That's 130.53% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 49.39% higher than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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.

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• You have a 1 in 190.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Taos each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Taos is 523.9 per 100,000 people.
• That's 35.10% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• -32.68% lower than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 20.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Taos each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Taos is 4,884.2 per 100,000 people.
• That's 149.42% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 71.87% higher than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 per 100,000 people.