Albuquerque, NM Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in the Albuquerque area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Albuquerque area 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 Albuquerque, NM Safe from Robbery?

The F grade means the rate of robbery is much higher than the average US city. Albuquerque is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of cities are safer and 7% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Albuquerque area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in the Albuquerque area is 1.147 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Albuquerque area generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in the Albuquerque area may be as high as 1 in 627 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,470 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the east parts of Albuquerque, NM: about 333 per year. The northeast part of the Albuquerque area has fewer cases of robbery with only 39 in a typical year.

How Albuquerque's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in the Albuquerque area 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 robbery rate, the Albuquerque area 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 Robbery in Albuquerque, NM

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Albuquerque about $33,776,864 in 2025, or roughly $36 per resident. This is part of the Albuquerque area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Albuquerque, including every crime type and how Albuquerque compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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 Albuquerque's crime maps on the Albuquerque overall crime page.

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Individual Albuquerque Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in the Albuquerque area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Albuquerque area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM	D-	F	D-	F
North Valley, NM	F	F	F	F
Kirtland Afb, NM	F	F	F	F
South Valley, NM	D-	F	D	D-
Paradise Hills, NM	C	D+	C+	D-
Corrales, NM	D	D-	D	D-
Rio Rancho, NM	C	D+	C+	D
Cedar Crest, NM	C	D+	C	D+
Zamora, NM	B-	B-	C+	D+
Sandia Park, NM	C	C-	C	D+

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Bakersfield, CA	D+	D	D	D-
Greenville, SC	D	D+	D+	B
Albany, NY	B-	C	C	D-
Bridgeport, CT	C	A	A	C
McAllen, TX	D-	D-	D-	D
El Paso, TX	D-	D	D	D
Omaha, NE	C	B-	B-	A
New Haven, CT	C	A-	A-	C
Allentown, PA	B	B	B	C-
Worcester, MA	B+	C+	C+	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Albuquerque, NM average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Albuquerque schools on SchoolGrade

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