Santa Teresa, NM Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Santa Teresa is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of cities are safer and 14% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santa Teresa's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Santa Teresa is 0.1190 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Teresa generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Santa Teresa may be as high as 1 in 4,328 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 18,656 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Santa Teresa, NM: about 1 per year. The southwest part of Santa Teresa has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Santa Teresa's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Santa Teresa 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, Santa Teresa is as safe as 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 Santa Teresa, NM

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Santa Teresa about $2,470,100 in 2025, or roughly $224 per resident. This is part of Santa Teresa's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santa Teresa, including every crime type and how Santa Teresa 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 Santa Teresa's crime maps on the Santa Teresa overall crime page.

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Individual Santa Teresa Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
El Paso, NM	C-	D-	C	F
Sunland Park, NM	D	D	D	D-
Canutillo, TX	D-	D-	D-	C-
La Union, NM	D+	D-	D+	F
Vinton, TX	D	D	D	B-
Anthony, TX	F	D-	F	C
La Tuna, TX	B	A-	B	C
Fort Bliss, TX	D-	C-	D-	C+
El Paso, TX	D-	D	D-	B
Homestead Meadows North, TX	D	D	D	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Santa Teresa 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
Santa Isabel, PR	F	F	F	F
Itasca, IL	C	B+	B+	A
Jacinto City, TX	D-	D-	D-	F
Jacksboro, TN	D	D-	D-	C+
Jackson, WI	A	A+	A+	A+
Kodiak, AK	C-	F	F	D
Russell Springs, KY	C	B-	B-	C-
Saddlebrooke, AZ	A+	A-	A-	A
Sallisaw, OK	D	D	D	B-
Ishpeming, MI	D+	D+	D+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Teresa, NM average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Santa Teresa schools on SchoolGrade

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