Los Alamos, NM Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Los Alamos in green. The most dangerous areas in Los Alamos 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, NM Safe from Murder?

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Los Alamos is in the 38th percentile for safety, meaning 62% of cities are safer and 38% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Los Alamos's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Los Alamos is 0.0701 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Los Alamos generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Los Alamos may be as high as 1 in 7,582 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 29,202 in the northwest part of the city.

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

How Los Alamos's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Los Alamos 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, Los Alamos 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, NM

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Los Alamos about $1,903,839 in 2025, or roughly $132 per resident. This is part of Los Alamos's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Los Alamos, including every crime type and how Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos's crime maps on the Los Alamos overall crime page.

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Individual Los Alamos Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Los Alamos is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Los Alamos.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Totavi, NM	F	D-	D-	C
Lumberton, NM	C-	D	C-	C
San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM	F	F	F	F
La Mesilla, NM	F	F	F	F
Santa Clara Pueblo, NM	F	F	F	D-
Espanola, NM	F	F	F	D-
Santa Cruz, NM	F	D-	F	D-
Pojoaque, NM	F	F	F	D-
La Puebla, NM	F	F	D-	D-
Seven Springs, NM	F	D-	F	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Los Alamos is similar 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
Granville, OH	B-	A	A	A-
Grove, OK	C-	D+	D+	C-
Grove City, PA	A-	A-	A-	B
Greenwood, AR	D-	D	D	B-
Greencastle, IN	C-	B-	B-	C-
Greenbrier, AR	B-	C-	C-	D+
Greece, NY	B	B-	B-	A+
Great Lakes, IL	A-	A-	A-	C+
Gray, GA	B+	C+	C+	B-
Guymon, OK	D-	D	D	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Los Alamos, NM average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Los Alamos schools on SchoolGrade

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