Robbery per Capita in Taos
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Taos residents.
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1 in 551
Your yearly chance of being a victim of robbery in Taos is about 1 in 551.
$57
Robbery costs the average Taos resident about $57 per year.
Crime Grade's robbery 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 Robbery?
The F grade means the rate of robbery is much higher than the average US city. Taos is in the 2nd percentile for safety, meaning 98% of cities are safer and 2% 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 robbery in Taos is 1.816 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Taos generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Taos may be as high as 1 in 408 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,092 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the west parts of Taos, NM: about 4 per year. The northwest part of Taos has fewer cases of robbery with only 1 in a typical year.
How Taos's Robbery Rate Compares
The chart below compares the robbery 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: | 1.816 |
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| New Mexico: | 0.9895 |
| USA: | 0.6421 |
Considering only the robbery 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 Robbery in Taos, NM
Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Taos about $601,592 in 2025, or roughly $57 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 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 Taos's crime maps on the Taos overall crime page.
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Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Taos is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Taos.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
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F | F | 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 | D- | D+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F |
Robbery in City with Similar Populations
Taos 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 |
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A- | A | A | A- | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | B- | |
D | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
D+ | D- | D- | D+ | |
C+ | C- | C- | D- | |
D- | D | D | F | |
B- | B+ | B+ | A- | |
B | B- | B- | D+ | |
C | B- | B- | D |
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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