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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$1.45 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mountainair, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $3,031 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mountainair 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 Mountainair, 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 Mountainair's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Mountainair sits in the 6th percentile, ahead of 6% of cities and behind 94%. The grade covers only Mountainair's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Mountainair is 57.18 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 15 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 24 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Mountainair, NM report the most crime, about 20 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mountainair, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mountainair for 2025 is $1,447,185, about $973 per resident and $3,031 per household. That equals 3.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

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

Mountainair, NM:	$973
Taos, NM:	$1410
Paradise Hills, NM:	$411
New Mexico:	$835
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Mountainair is $973 per year, which is $508 more than the national average and $138 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mountainair:

In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $437 more than in Mountainair.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $562 less than in Mountainair

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Mountainair	Cost per Mountainair Resident
Murder	$681,257	$458
Rape/Sexual Assault	$91,778	$62
Robbery	$56,534	$38
Assault	$78,060	$52
Kidnapping	$19,888	$13
Vehicle Theft	$41,267	$28
Burglary	$92,140	$62
Theft	$231,342	$155
Arson	$5,870	$4
Vandalism	$108,920	$73
Animal Cruelty	$493	$0
Drug Crimes	$31,519	$21
Identity Theft	$8,119	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$1,447,185	$973

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mountainair, 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 Mountainair totals $4,995,055 ($3,357 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,442,240 ($4,329 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 northeast 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 do the same, and of Mountainair's 1,488 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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Mountainair 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 Mountainair residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.827
Robbery	1.208
Rape	1.017
Murder	0.2436
Total Violent Crime	4.295 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	30.02
Vehicle Theft	1.791
Burglary	6.827
Arson	0.1633
Total Property Crime	38.80 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2204
Drug Crimes	2.864
Vandalism	10.25
Identity Theft	0.7050
Animal Cruelty	0.0448
Total "Other" Rate	14.08 (D)

Individual Mountainair Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Punta de Agua, NM	F	D+	F
Manzano, NM	D-	D+	D-
Willard, NM	D-	D-	D+
Progresso, NM	D-	D-	C-
Casa Colorada, NM	C	D	A
Veguita, NM	D-	D-	D-
Jarales, NM	C+	C+	C+
La Constancia, NM	C	C+	C
Belen, NM	D	D	D+
Bosque, NM	D-	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mountainair 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
Brookside, AL	D+	B	B
Bowler, WI	B-	B+	B+
Bainbridge, IN	A	A	A
Baldwin, FL	A-	B-	B-
Bergholz, OH	B	C+	C+
New Baltimore, OH	B+	A-	A-
Mindoro, WI	A	A+	A+
Monaville, TX	F	C-	C-
Monterey, LA	C-	D+	D+
Mount Hope, AL	B-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Mountainair 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 Mountainair, NM average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Mountainair schools on SchoolGrade

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