The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Chama, NM: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$1.71 million

Cost of Crime™ for Chama, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $3,853 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Chama with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Chama, NM Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Chama's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Chama sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of cities and behind 99%. The grade covers only Chama's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Chama is 123.7 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 8 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 10 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Chama, NM report the most crime, about 34 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Chama, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Chama for 2025 is $1,712,568, about $1,739 per resident and $3,853 per household. That equals 4.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Chama Compared to Other Cities?

Chama, NM:	$1739
Taos, NM:	$1410
Paradise Hills, NM:	$411
New Mexico:	$835
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Chama is $1,739 per year, which is $1,274 more than the national average and $904 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Chama:

In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $329 less than in Chama.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $1,328 less than in Chama

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Chama for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Chama	Cost per Chama Resident
Murder	$389,876	$396
Rape/Sexual Assault	$67,325	$68
Robbery	$108,079	$110
Assault	$385,069	$391
Kidnapping	$26,863	$27
Vehicle Theft	$127,861	$130
Burglary	$98,965	$100
Theft	$260,509	$264
Arson	$5,720	$6
Vandalism	$184,173	$187
Animal Cruelty	$512	$1
Drug Crimes	$37,463	$38
Identity Theft	$20,153	$20
Total Cost of Crime	$1,712,568	$1,739

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Chama, NM

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Chama totals $3,063,994 ($3,111 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,776,562 ($4,849 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Chama has 1, do the same, and of Chama's 985 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Chama Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Chama residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	13.61
Robbery	3.488
Rape	1.127
Murder	0.2106
Total Violent Crime	18.44 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	51.07
Vehicle Theft	8.383
Burglary	11.08
Arson	0.2405
Total Property Crime	70.77 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.4498
Drug Crimes	5.142
Vandalism	26.17
Identity Theft	2.643
Animal Cruelty	0.0702
Total "Other" Rate	34.48 (F)

Individual Chama Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Los Ojos, NM	F	F	F
Ensenada, NM	F	F	F
Tierra Amarilla, NM	F	F	F
Rutheron, NM	F	F	F
Monero, NM	F	F	F
Dulce, NM	F	F	F
Young Place, NM	C	D-	C
Ignacio, NM	C	D-	C
Cerro, NM	F	F	F
Questa, NM	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Chama is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Thompson, MO	C+	C-	C-
Waterford, MS	A	A+	A+
Mill Run, PA	A-	A-	A-
Carlsbad North, NM	B+	B+	B+
Mount Hope, KS	A	C	C
Musella, GA	C	C-	C-
Chula, VA	B+	A-	A-
Narrowsburg, NY	B-	C-	C-
New Enterprise, PA	A+	A+	A+
Wright, MI	A+	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Chama is less safe than the New Mexico state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Chama, NM average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Chama schools on SchoolGrade

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