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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$36,465

Cost of Crime™ for Fort Bayard, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $2,298 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fort Bayard 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 Fort Bayard, 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 Fort Bayard's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Fort Bayard sits in the 7th percentile, ahead of 7% of cities and behind 93%. The grade covers only Fort Bayard's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Fort Bayard is 56.56 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 17 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 21 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Fort Bayard, NM report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fort Bayard, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Fort Bayard for 2025 is $36,465, about $1,073 per resident and $2,298 per household. That equals 3.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Fort Bayard Compared to Other Cities?

Fort Bayard, NM:	$1073
Taos, NM:	$1410
Paradise Hills, NM:	$411
New Mexico:	$835
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Fort Bayard is $1,073 per year, which is $608 more than the national average and $238 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Fort Bayard:

In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $337 more than in Fort Bayard.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $662 less than in Fort Bayard

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Fort Bayard	Cost per Fort Bayard Resident
Murder	$11,448	$337
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2,087	$61
Robbery	$977	$29
Assault	$8,456	$249
Kidnapping	$851	$25
Vehicle Theft	$3,987	$117
Burglary	$2,222	$65
Theft	$3,101	$91
Arson	$164	$5
Vandalism	$1,572	$46
Animal Cruelty	$17	$0
Drug Crimes	$1,346	$40
Identity Theft	$238	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$36,465	$1,073

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Fort Bayard, 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 Fort Bayard totals $88,394 ($2,600 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $124,859 ($3,672 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 Fort Bayard's 34 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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Fort Bayard 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 Fort Bayard residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	8.660
Robbery	0.9136
Rape	1.012
Murder	0.1792
Total Violent Crime	10.77 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	17.61
Vehicle Theft	7.574
Burglary	7.205
Arson	0.1992
Total Property Crime	32.59 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.4126
Drug Crimes	5.350
Vandalism	6.472
Identity Theft	0.9047
Animal Cruelty	0.0658
Total "Other" Rate	13.21 (D)

Individual Fort Bayard Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hanover, NM	F	D-	F
Sherman, NM	F	F	F
San Lorenzo, NM	F	D-	F
Mimbres, NM	F	D-	F
Vanadium, NM	F	F	F
Bayard, NM	F	F	F
Hurley, NM	F	F	D-
Santa Clara, NM	D-	D-	D
Arenas Valley, NM	D-	D-	D-
Pinos Altos, NM	F	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fort Bayard 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
Sweetbriar, CA	D	D	D
Elmore, NC	F	F	F
Erhard, PA	A	B+	B+
Errol, ME	C-	B-	B-
Spruce Valley, WV	D	D+	D+
St. Huberts, NY	D+	F	F
St. Peter, KS	D+	C	C
Strawberry, AL	C+	C	C
Summit, WV	A	B	B
Sun Prairie, MT	F	F	F

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

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