Crime in Las Cruces, New Mexico: How Safe is Las Cruces, New Mexico? Check out the crime rates and safety statistics.

Is Las Cruces, New Mexico a nice place to live? Is crime rate higher in Las Cruces? What is the crime rate in Las Cruces city? Let's find out.

The overall crime rate in Las Cruces, New Mexico is 74% higher than national average.

The violent crime rate of Las Cruces is 28% higher than national average.

While the property crime rate of Las Cruces is 83% higher than national average.

You have 1 in 200 chance of being victim of violent crime.

You have 1 in 28 chance of being victim of property crime.

Crime Cases

4221

Violent : 514
Property : 3707

Total Crime

74% NAT. AVG.
13% STATE AVG.
4077.5 (per 100k)

Violent Crime

28% NAT. AVG.
36% STATE AVG.
496.5 (per 100k)

Property Crime

83% NAT. AVG.
26% STATE AVG.
3581 (per 100k)

Violent crime

1 in 200

Property crime

1 in 28

Robbery

1 in 1806

Burglary

1 in 157

Assault

1 in 269

Car Theft

1 in 335

Ranking	Total Crime	Property Crime	Burglary	Larceny	Car Thefts
In New Mexico	15	14	24	10	16
In USA	464	428	373	430	554

Ranking	Violent Crime	Murder	Robbery	Assault	Rape
In New Mexico	26	13	14	28	14
In USA	613	236	622	579	577

Crime Type	Count	Las Cruces	New Mexico	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime	514	496.5	778.28	387.8
Murder	10	9.7	7.79	6.5
Robbery	57	55.1	99.04	73.9
Assault	383	370	615.91	279.7
Rape	64	61.7	55.55	27.7

Crime Type	Count	Las Cruces	New Mexico	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Property Crime	3707	3581	2841.88	1,958.2
Burglary	654	631.8	648.76	314.2
Larceny	2746	2652.6	1765.54	1,398
Car Theft	307	296.6	427.57	246