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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.86 million

Cost of Crime™ for Fort Sumner, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $3,385 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fort Sumner 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 Sumner, 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 Sumner's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Fort Sumner sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of cities and behind 99%. The grade covers only Fort Sumner's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Fort Sumner is 102.6 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 6 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 13 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Fort Sumner, NM report the most crime, about 52 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fort Sumner, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Fort Sumner for 2025 is $1,857,591, about $1,574 per resident and $3,385 per household. That equals 5.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

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

Fort Sumner, NM:	$1574
Taos, NM:	$1410
Paradise Hills, NM:	$411
New Mexico:	$835
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Fort Sumner is $1,574 per year, which is $1,110 more than the national average and $739 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Fort Sumner:

In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $164 less than in Fort Sumner.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $1,163 less than in Fort Sumner

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Fort Sumner	Cost per Fort Sumner Resident
Murder	$445,446	$377
Rape/Sexual Assault	$71,409	$61
Robbery	$67,129	$57
Assault	$561,685	$476
Kidnapping	$32,390	$27
Vehicle Theft	$84,463	$72
Burglary	$87,640	$74
Theft	$228,882	$194
Arson	$5,409	$5
Vandalism	$213,540	$181
Animal Cruelty	$815	$1
Drug Crimes	$47,553	$40
Identity Theft	$11,230	$10
Total Cost of Crime	$1,857,591	$1,574

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Fort Sumner, 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 Sumner totals $3,469,848 ($2,941 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,327,439 ($4,515 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 south 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 Fort Sumner has 3, do the same, and of Fort Sumner's 1,180 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 Sumner 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 Sumner residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	16.57
Robbery	1.809
Rape	0.9981
Murder	0.2009
Total Violent Crime	19.58 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	37.45
Vehicle Theft	4.622
Burglary	8.189
Arson	0.1898
Total Property Crime	50.45 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.4527
Drug Crimes	5.448
Vandalism	25.33
Identity Theft	1.230
Animal Cruelty	0.0934
Total "Other" Rate	32.55 (F)

Individual Fort Sumner Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Taiban, NM	F	F	F
Krider, NM	D-	D	D-
Yeso, NM	F	F	D-
Melrose, NM	D+	D	C
St. Vrain, NM	D-	D-	D
Grier, NM	D-	D-	D
Ranchvale, NM	C+	C-	B
Vaughn, NM	F	F	D-
Cannon Air Force Base, NM	D+	D	C-
Hollene, NM	C	D+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fort Sumner 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
Allensville, PA	A	A-	A-
Wyalusing, PA	B-	C+	C+
Wood River Junction, RI	A	A+	A+
Wolf Creek, OR	D	D	D
Windsor Shelby County, IL	A-	B-	B-
West Warren, MA	B	D+	D+
Taska, MS	A	A+	A+
Tar Heel, NC	D	D-	D-
Boston Heights, OH	B+	C-	C-
Borculo, MI	A+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Fort Sumner 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 Sumner, NM average SchoolGrade of B+, with 53% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Fort Sumner schools on SchoolGrade

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