La Cienega, NM Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in La Cienega in green. The most dangerous areas in La Cienega are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is La Cienega, NM Safe from Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. La Cienega is in the 10th percentile for safety, meaning 90% of cities are safer and 10% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to La Cienega's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in La Cienega is 0.1399 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in La Cienega generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in La Cienega may be as high as 1 in 6,880 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,444 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of La Cienega, NM: about 0 per year. The west part of La Cienega has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How La Cienega's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in La Cienega to the New Mexico state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, La Cienega is less safe than the New Mexico state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in La Cienega, NM

Murder is projected to cost the residents of La Cienega about $1,098,904 in 2025, or roughly $263 per resident. This is part of La Cienega's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for La Cienega, including every crime type and how La Cienega compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading La Cienega's crime maps on the La Cienega overall crime page.

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Individual La Cienega Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in La Cienega is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to La Cienega.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Santa Fe, NM	F	F	F	D-
Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM	D-	D	D-	C
Los Cerrillos, NM	F	F	D-	F
Pena Blanca, NM	F	F	F	D-
Lamy, NM	F	D-	D-	D-
Cochiti, NM	F	F	F	D+
Cochiti Lake, NM	F	F	F	D+
Cochiti Pueblo, NM	F	F	F	D+
Sile, NM	F	D-	D-	D-
Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM	D-	D+	D-	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

La Cienega is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Avalon, CA	F	F	F	D-
Port Gibson, MS	D-	D+	D+	D-
Pleasant Lake, MI	A	B-	B-	B
Narcoossee, FL	A+	A+	A+	B+
Montross, VA	D+	C	C	D
Marshalls Creek, PA	A-	B-	B-	C+
Mansura, LA	D+	D-	D-	F
Le Center, MN	A-	A-	A-	A
Lawrence, MI	B-	D+	D+	C+
Kirbyville, TX	D-	D-	D-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in La Cienega, NM average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See La Cienega schools on SchoolGrade

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