Murder per Capita in Los Alamos County
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Los Alamos County residents.
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$128
Murder costs the average Los Alamos County resident about $128 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Los Alamos County in green. The most dangerous areas in Los Alamos County 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 Los Alamos County, NM Safe from Murder?
The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US county. Los Alamos County is in the 49th percentile for safety, meaning 51% of counties are safer and 49% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Los Alamos County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of murder in Los Alamos County is 0.0681 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Los Alamos County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Los Alamos County may be as high as 1 in 11,594 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,650 in the northeast part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Los Alamos County, NM: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Los Alamos County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Los Alamos County's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Los Alamos County 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.
| Los Alamos County, NM: | 0.0681 |
|---|---|
| New Mexico: | 0.1247 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Los Alamos County is safer than the New Mexico state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Murder in Los Alamos County, NM
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Los Alamos County about $2,570,128 in 2025, or roughly $128 per resident. This is part of Los Alamos County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Los Alamos County, including every crime type and how Los Alamos County compares to other counties.
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 Los Alamos County's crime maps on the Los Alamos County overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Los Alamos County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Los Alamos County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | F | F | D- | |
F | F | D- | F | |
C | D+ | C | C+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | D | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | D- | F | D- | |
F | D+ | D- | D |
Murder in County with Similar Populations
Los Alamos County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | F | F | F | |
D | F | F | C- | |
C | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
C | B | B | A- | |
D | F | F | F | |
A | A- | A- | B- | |
D- | D- | D- | C | |
D- | F | F | D- | |
C | C | C | C- | |
B | A- | A- | C+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Los Alamos County, NM average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Los Alamos County schools on SchoolGrade
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