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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$193,972

Cost of Crime™ for Las Placitas, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $3,290 per household.

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

The overall crime rate in Las Placitas is 90.83 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 11 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 12 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Las Placitas, NM report the most crime, about 4 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Las Placitas, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Las Placitas for 2025 is $193,972, about $1,577 per resident and $3,290 per household. That equals 7.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Las Placitas Compared to Other Cities?

Las Placitas, NM:	$1577
Taos, NM:	$1410
Paradise Hills, NM:	$411
New Mexico:	$835
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Las Placitas is $1,577 per year, which is $1,113 more than the national average and $742 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Las Placitas:

In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $167 less than in Las Placitas.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $1,166 less than in Las Placitas

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Las Placitas	Cost per Las Placitas Resident
Murder	$66,176	$538
Rape/Sexual Assault	$8,342	$68
Robbery	$8,619	$70
Assault	$40,142	$326
Kidnapping	$2,997	$24
Vehicle Theft	$11,634	$95
Burglary	$11,277	$92
Theft	$21,463	$174
Arson	$795	$6
Vandalism	$15,261	$124
Animal Cruelty	$82	$1
Drug Crimes	$5,175	$42
Identity Theft	$2,008	$16
Total Cost of Crime	$193,972	$1,577

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Las Placitas, 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 Las Placitas totals $492,715 ($4,006 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $686,687 ($5,583 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 Las Placitas's 123 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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Las Placitas 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 Las Placitas residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	11.36
Robbery	2.228
Rape	1.119
Murder	0.2863
Total Violent Crime	15.00 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	33.69
Vehicle Theft	6.108
Burglary	10.11
Arson	0.2676
Total Property Crime	50.18 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.4019
Drug Crimes	5.687
Vandalism	17.37
Identity Theft	2.109
Animal Cruelty	0.0906
Total "Other" Rate	25.66 (F)

Individual Las Placitas Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
El Rito, NM	F	F	F
Abiquiu, NM	F	F	F
Ojo Caliente, NM	D-	F	D
Medanales, NM	D	D-	C-
Barranca, NM	F	F	F
Lamadera, NM	F	F	F
La Junta, NM	D	F	D+
Chili, NM	F	F	F
Lyden, NM	D	F	D+
Estaca, NM	D	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Las Placitas 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
Paris Station, NY	A+	A+	A+
Pickens, WV	C+	D+	D+
Phillipstown, IL	B+	A	A
Payneway, AR	D	D+	D+
Paynesville, IN	A	A+	A+
Paulina, OR	D	D-	D-
Patterson, ID	D+	B-	B-
Patricia, SD	F	D-	D-
Paschall, NC	D-	D-	D-
Parker, IL	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Las Placitas 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 Las Placitas, NM average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Las Placitas schools on SchoolGrade

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