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

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

The overall crime rate in Portales, New Mexico is 31% higher than national average.

The violent crime rate of Portales is 21% higher than national average.

While the property crime rate of Portales is 33% higher than national average.

You have 1 in 213 chance of being victim of violent crime.

You have 1 in 38 chance of being victim of property crime.

Crime Cases

360

Violent : 55
Property : 305

Total Crime

31% NAT. AVG.
15% STATE AVG.
3083.5 (per 100k)

Violent Crime

21% NAT. AVG.
39% STATE AVG.
471.1 (per 100k)

Property Crime

33% NAT. AVG.
8% STATE AVG.
2612.4 (per 100k)

Violent crime

1 in 213

Property crime

1 in 38

Robbery

1 in 5857

Burglary

1 in 127

Assault

1 in 255

Car Theft

1 in 345

Ranking	Total Crime	Property Crime	Burglary	Larceny	Car Thefts
In New Mexico	18	19	16	20	17
In USA	827	861	214	1242	572

Ranking	Violent Crime	Murder	Robbery	Assault	Rape
In New Mexico	28	14	25	26	15
In USA	662	247	961	530	732

Crime Type	Count	Portales	New Mexico	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime	55	471.1	778.28	387.8
Murder	1	8.6	7.79	6.5
Robbery	2	17.1	99.04	73.9
Assault	46	394	615.91	279.7
Rape	6	51.4	55.55	27.7

Crime Type	Count	Portales	New Mexico	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Property Crime	305	2612.4	2841.88	1,958.2
Burglary	92	788	648.76	314.2
Larceny	179	1533.2	1765.54	1,398
Car Theft	34	291.2	427.57	246