Murder per Capita in Taos
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Taos residents.
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$366
Murder costs the average Taos resident about $366 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Taos in green. The most dangerous areas in Taos 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 Taos, NM Safe from Murder?
The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Taos is in the 4th percentile for safety, meaning 96% of cities are safer and 4% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Taos's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Taos is 0.1947 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Taos generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Taos may be as high as 1 in 4,129 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,399 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Taos, NM: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Taos has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Taos's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Taos 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.
| Taos, NM: | 0.1947 |
|---|---|
| New Mexico: | 0.1247 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Taos 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 Taos, NM
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Taos about $3,853,952 in 2025, or roughly $366 per resident. This is part of Taos's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Taos, including every crime type and how Taos 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 Taos's crime maps on the Taos overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Taos is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Taos.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | D- | |
F | D- | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | D- | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F |
Murder in City with Similar Populations
Taos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A- | A | A | D+ | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
D | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
D+ | D- | D- | F | |
C+ | C- | C- | F | |
D- | D | D | D+ | |
B- | B+ | B+ | A | |
B | B- | B- | B | |
C | B- | B- | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Taos, NM average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Taos schools on SchoolGrade
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