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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$193,075

Cost of Crime™ for El Rancho, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $2,170 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of El Rancho 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 El Rancho, 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 El Rancho's combined rate is much higher than the norm. El Rancho sits in the 8th percentile, ahead of 8% of cities and behind 92%. The grade covers only El Rancho's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in El Rancho is 53.81 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in El Rancho, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in El Rancho for 2025 is $193,075, about $843 per resident and $2,170 per household. That equals 2.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in El Rancho Compared to Other Cities?

El Rancho, NM:	$843
Taos, NM:	$1410
Paradise Hills, NM:	$411
New Mexico:	$835
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in El Rancho is $843 per year, which is $379 more than the national average and $8 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to El Rancho:

In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $567 more than in El Rancho.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $432 less than in El Rancho

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to El Rancho	Cost per El Rancho Resident
Murder	$50,936	$222
Rape/Sexual Assault	$13,367	$58
Robbery	$5,853	$26
Assault	$30,583	$134
Kidnapping	$7,203	$31
Vehicle Theft	$22,918	$100
Burglary	$14,497	$63
Theft	$19,914	$87
Arson	$814	$4
Vandalism	$21,941	$96
Animal Cruelty	$80	$0
Drug Crimes	$3,968	$17
Identity Theft	$1,000	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$193,075	$843

The Intangible Cost of Crime in El Rancho, 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 El Rancho totals $412,050 ($1,799 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $605,126 ($2,642 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 city holds few 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 El Rancho's 229 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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El Rancho 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 El Rancho residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.650
Robbery	0.8126
Rape	0.9627
Murder	0.1184
Total Violent Crime	6.544 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.79
Vehicle Theft	6.463
Burglary	6.980
Arson	0.1472
Total Property Crime	30.38 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.5188
Drug Crimes	2.343
Vandalism	13.41
Identity Theft	0.5643
Animal Cruelty	0.0470
Total "Other" Rate	16.88 (D-)

Individual El Rancho Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Espanola, NM	F	F	F
Ohkay Owingeh, NM	F	F	D-
Santa Cruz, NM	F	D-	F
San Juan Pueblo, NM	D-	F	D-
Pueblito, NM	D-	F	D+
Chamita, NM	D-	F	D
Santa Clara Pueblo, NM	F	F	F
La Puebla, NM	F	F	D-
Guique, NM	D	D-	D
Hernandez, NM	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

El Rancho 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
West Hartland, CT	A	A+	A+
Dickens, NE	B-	B+	B+
Diamond, IN	B	B	B
Despard, WV	D+	C	C
Denmark, IN	B	C	C
Delville, KY	C	C-	C-
Delta, KY	B-	B-	B-
Dell, MN	A	B+	B+
Delaplaine, AR	C-	C+	C+
Deer Plain, IL	B-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, El Rancho is as safe as 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 El Rancho, NM average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See El Rancho schools on SchoolGrade

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