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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$359,305

Cost of Crime™ for La Jara, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $3,146 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of La Jara 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 Jara, 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 Jara's combined rate is much higher than the norm. La Jara sits in the 2nd percentile, ahead of 2% of cities and behind 98%. The grade covers only La Jara's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in La Jara is 83.34 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 10 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 21 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of La Jara, NM report the most crime, about 14 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in La Jara, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in La Jara for 2025 is $359,305, about $1,252 per resident and $3,146 per household. That equals 5.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

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

La Jara, NM:	$1252
Taos, NM:	$1410
Paradise Hills, NM:	$411
New Mexico:	$835
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in La Jara is $1,252 per year, which is $788 more than the national average and $417 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to La Jara:

In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $158 more than in La Jara.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $841 less than in La Jara

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to La Jara	Cost per La Jara Resident
Murder	$106,468	$371
Rape/Sexual Assault	$18,205	$63
Robbery	$19,648	$68
Assault	$58,428	$204
Kidnapping	$2,980	$10
Vehicle Theft	$22,629	$79
Burglary	$25,412	$89
Theft	$38,978	$136
Arson	$1,711	$6
Vandalism	$51,657	$180
Animal Cruelty	$158	$1
Drug Crimes	$9,734	$34
Identity Theft	$3,298	$11
Total Cost of Crime	$359,305	$1,252

The Intangible Cost of Crime in La Jara, 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 Jara totals $817,755 ($2,849 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,177,059 ($4,101 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 La Jara's 287 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 Jara 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 Jara residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.089
Robbery	2.176
Rape	1.046
Murder	0.1974
Total Violent Crime	10.51 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	26.22
Vehicle Theft	5.092
Burglary	9.762
Arson	0.2469
Total Property Crime	41.32 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1712
Drug Crimes	4.585
Vandalism	25.19
Identity Theft	1.485
Animal Cruelty	0.0743
Total "Other" Rate	31.51 (F)

Individual La Jara Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Regina, NM	F	F	F
Gallina, NM	F	F	F
Coyote, NM	F	F	F
Youngsville, NM	F	F	F
Counselor, NM	F	F	F
Canones, NM	F	F	F
Barranca, NM	F	F	F
Abiquiu, NM	F	F	F
Medanales, NM	D	D-	C-
Las Placitas, NM	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

La Jara 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
Roberdo, NC	D-	D+	D+
New Town, TN	C-	D+	D+
Newton, WA	F	D	D
Newtown, MO	D+	D-	D-
Nimrod, MN	C+	F	F
Norman, WA	C+	C+	C+
Normantown, WV	B+	C-	C-
Pine Tree Corners, DE	D-	C-	C-
Randall, WV	C	C+	C+
Ransom, MI	A-	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, La Jara 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 Jara, NM average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools N/A. See La Jara schools on SchoolGrade

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