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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$3.77 million

Cost of Crime™ for Dulce, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $3,583 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Dulce 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 Dulce, 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 Dulce's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Dulce sits in the 2nd percentile, ahead of 2% of cities and behind 98%. The grade covers only Dulce's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Dulce is 82.55 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 8 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 14 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Dulce, NM report the most crime, about 68 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Dulce, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Dulce for 2025 is $3,772,272, about $1,236 per resident and $3,583 per household. That equals 5.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

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

Dulce, NM:	$1236
Taos, NM:	$1410
Paradise Hills, NM:	$411
New Mexico:	$835
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Dulce is $1,236 per year, which is $771 more than the national average and $401 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Dulce:

In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $174 more than in Dulce.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $825 less than in Dulce

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Dulce	Cost per Dulce Resident
Murder	$1.08 million	$353
Rape/Sexual Assault	$200,537	$66
Robbery	$156,270	$51
Assault	$613,616	$201
Kidnapping	$80,252	$26
Vehicle Theft	$334,422	$110
Burglary	$236,645	$78
Theft	$472,805	$155
Arson	$14,078	$5
Vandalism	$454,770	$149
Animal Cruelty	$1,310	$0
Drug Crimes	$83,820	$27
Identity Theft	$44,622	$15
Total Cost of Crime	$3,772,272	$1,236

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Dulce, 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 Dulce totals $8,344,028 ($2,733 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $12,116,300 ($3,969 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 northeast 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 do the same, and of Dulce's 3,053 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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Dulce 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 Dulce residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.998
Robbery	1.627
Rape	1.083
Murder	0.1881
Total Violent Crime	9.897 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	29.90
Vehicle Theft	7.074
Burglary	8.546
Arson	0.1909
Total Property Crime	45.71 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.4335
Drug Crimes	3.712
Vandalism	20.85
Identity Theft	1.888
Animal Cruelty	0.0580
Total "Other" Rate	26.94 (F)

Individual Dulce Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Monero, NM	F	F	F
Chromo, CO	F	D	F
Pagosa Junction, CO	D-	D	F
Chama, NM	F	F	F
Arboles, CO	F	D-	F
Young Place, NM	C	D-	C
Ignacio, NM	C	D-	C
Tiffany, CO	D-	F	D-
Navajo Dam, NM	D+	D-	D+
Fox Creek, CO	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Dulce 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
Bahama, NC	D-	D	D
Branford, FL	B	B	B
Colby, WI	B-	B+	B+
Duffield, VA	D	C+	C+
Petersburg, AK	D	F	F
Wellfleet, MA	A+	B-	B-
Narragansett Pier, RI	B-	A-	A-
Naches, WA	D+	B-	B-
Kiowa, CO	D	C-	C-
Sharpsburg, PA	D	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Dulce 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 Dulce, NM average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Dulce schools on SchoolGrade

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