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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$120,052

Cost of Crime™ for Garita, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $3,738 per household.

More cost data

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

The overall crime rate in Garita is 122.2 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 east neighborhoods to 1 in 8 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Garita, 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 Garita, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Garita for 2025 is $120,052, about $2,144 per resident and $3,738 per household. That equals 6.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

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

Garita, NM:	$2144
Taos, NM:	$1410
Paradise Hills, NM:	$411
New Mexico:	$835
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Garita is $2,144 per year, which is $1,680 more than the national average and $1,309 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Garita:

In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $734 less than in Garita.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $1,733 less than in Garita

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Garita	Cost per Garita Resident
Murder	$40,017	$715
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3,470	$62
Robbery	$4,761	$85
Assault	$26,795	$478
Kidnapping	$2,363	$42
Vehicle Theft	$7,498	$134
Burglary	$8,372	$149
Theft	$10,302	$184
Arson	$340	$6
Vandalism	$12,394	$221
Animal Cruelty	$36	$1
Drug Crimes	$2,343	$42
Identity Theft	$1,361	$24
Total Cost of Crime	$120,052	$2,144

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Garita, 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 Garita totals $290,735 ($5,192 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $410,786 ($7,335 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 Garita's 56 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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Garita 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 Garita residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	16.66
Robbery	2.703
Rape	1.022
Murder	0.3802
Total Violent Crime	20.77 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	35.52
Vehicle Theft	8.647
Burglary	16.48
Arson	0.2512
Total Property Crime	60.90 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.6961
Drug Crimes	5.656
Vandalism	30.98
Identity Theft	3.140
Animal Cruelty	0.0874
Total "Other" Rate	40.56 (F)

Individual Garita Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Trementina, NM	F	F	F
Conchas Dam, NM	F	F	F
Upper Dilia, NM	F	F	D-
Tecolotito, NM	F	F	F
Anton Chico, NM	F	F	D-
Los Montoyas, NM	F	F	F
Chapelle, NM	F	F	F
Tecolote, NM	F	F	D-
Serafina, NM	F	F	F
Villanueva, NM	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Garita 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
Canebrake, LA	D	D+	D+
Pickelville, UT	C-	C	C
Pajarito, NM	D+	D-	D-
Parcoal, WV	B	C	C
Parmleysville, KY	D	B	B
Paulcell Place, AZ	D-	F	F
Paulding, MO	F	F	F
Pauline, ID	D	D-	D-
Pegram, ID	C-	C	C
Pequaming, MI	B-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Garita 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 Garita, NM average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Garita schools on SchoolGrade

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