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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$3.75 million

Cost of Crime™ for La Cienega, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $2,716 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of La Cienega 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 La Cienega, 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 La Cienega's combined rate is much higher than the norm. La Cienega sits in the 5th percentile, ahead of 5% of cities and behind 95%. The grade covers only La Cienega's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in La Cienega is 59.99 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 16 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 17 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of La Cienega, NM report the most crime, about 58 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in La Cienega, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in La Cienega for 2025 is $3,753,583, about $898 per resident and $2,716 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): 55.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in La Cienega Compared to Other Cities?

La Cienega, NM:	$898
Taos, NM:	$1410
Paradise Hills, NM:	$411
New Mexico:	$835
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in La Cienega is $898 per year, which is $434 more than the national average and $63 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to La Cienega:

In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $512 more than in La Cienega.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $487 less than in La Cienega

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to La Cienega	Cost per La Cienega Resident
Murder	$1.10 million	$263
Rape/Sexual Assault	$264,907	$63
Robbery	$137,972	$33
Assault	$296,798	$71
Kidnapping	$108,706	$26
Vehicle Theft	$477,831	$114
Burglary	$247,019	$59
Theft	$317,232	$76
Arson	$19,885	$5
Vandalism	$688,933	$165
Animal Cruelty	$1,233	$0
Drug Crimes	$50,858	$12
Identity Theft	$43,304	$10
Total Cost of Crime	$3,753,583	$898

The Intangible Cost of Crime in La Cienega, 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 La Cienega totals $8,691,785 ($2,080 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $12,445,368 ($2,978 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 La Cienega has 2, do the same, and of La Cienega's 4,179 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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La Cienega 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 La Cienega residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.473
Robbery	1.050
Rape	1.045
Murder	0.1399
Total Violent Crime	4.708 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.66
Vehicle Theft	7.384
Burglary	6.517
Arson	0.1970
Total Property Crime	28.76 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.4290
Drug Crimes	1.645
Vandalism	23.08
Identity Theft	1.339
Animal Cruelty	0.0399
Total "Other" Rate	26.53 (F)

Individual La Cienega Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Santa Fe, NM	F	F	F
Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM	D-	D	D-
Los Cerrillos, NM	F	F	D-
Pena Blanca, NM	F	F	F
Lamy, NM	F	D-	D-
Cochiti, NM	F	F	F
Cochiti Lake, NM	F	F	F
Cochiti Pueblo, NM	F	F	F
Sile, NM	F	D-	D-
Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM	D-	D+	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

La Cienega 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
Avalon, CA	F	F	F
Port Gibson, MS	D-	D+	D+
Pleasant Lake, MI	A	B-	B-
Narcoossee, FL	A+	A+	A+
Montross, VA	D+	C	C
Marshalls Creek, PA	A-	B-	B-
Mansura, LA	D+	D-	D-
Le Center, MN	A-	A-	A-
Lawrence, MI	B-	D+	D+
Kirbyville, TX	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, La Cienega 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 La Cienega, NM average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See La Cienega schools on SchoolGrade

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