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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$13.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Paradise Hills, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $1,072 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Paradise Hills 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 Paradise Hills, NM Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Paradise Hills's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Paradise Hills sits in the 43rd percentile, ahead of 43% of cities and behind 57%. The grade covers only Paradise Hills's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Paradise Hills is 26.43 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 26 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 60 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Paradise Hills, NM report the most crime, about 223 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 45 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Paradise Hills, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Paradise Hills for 2025 is $13,003,558, about $411 per resident and $1,072 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Paradise Hills Compared to Other Cities?

Paradise Hills, NM:	$411
Taos, NM:	$1410
Rio Rancho, NM:	$455
New Mexico:	$835
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Paradise Hills is $411 per year, which is $53 less than the national average and $424 less than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Paradise Hills:

In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $999 more than in Paradise Hills.
In Rio Rancho, NM, crime costs $455 per person, which is $44 more than in Paradise Hills

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Paradise Hills	Cost per Paradise Hills Resident
Murder	$1.17 million	$37
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.56 million	$49
Robbery	$1.00 million	$32
Assault	$2.17 million	$68
Kidnapping	$1.48 million	$47
Vehicle Theft	$1.91 million	$60
Burglary	$432,492	$14
Theft	$1.20 million	$38
Arson	$99,284	$3
Vandalism	$1.10 million	$35
Animal Cruelty	$14,042	$0
Drug Crimes	$745,622	$24
Identity Theft	$121,925	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$13,003,558	$411

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Paradise Hills, 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 Paradise Hills totals $16,406,046 ($518 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $29,409,604 ($929 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 southeast 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 Paradise Hills has 1, do the same, and of Paradise Hills's 31,654 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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Paradise Hills 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 Paradise Hills residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.385
Robbery	1.006
Rape	0.8109
Murder	0.0197
Total Violent Crime	4.222 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.297
Vehicle Theft	3.901
Burglary	1.506
Arson	0.1299
Total Property Crime	12.83 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.7731
Drug Crimes	3.184
Vandalism	4.859
Identity Theft	0.4976
Animal Cruelty	0.0600
Total "Other" Rate	9.375 (C)

Individual Paradise Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM	D-	F	D-
North Valley, NM	F	F	F
Corrales, NM	D	D-	D
Rio Rancho, NM	C	D+	C+
Albuquerque, NM	D-	F	D-
South Valley, NM	D-	F	D
Kirtland Afb, NM	F	F	F
Five Points, NM	F	F	F
Cedar Crest, NM	C	D+	C
Zamora, NM	B-	B-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Paradise Hills is lower 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
Willingboro, NJ	B+	A	A
Litchfield Park, AZ	A	A-	A-
Orangevale, CA	D	D	D
Pueblo West, CO	D+	C-	C-
Sonoma, CA	C+	D+	D+
Dublin, GA	D+	D	D
Dracut, MA	B+	C+	C+
Dover, NH	C	A+	A+
Des Moines, WA	F	C-	C-
Stevens Point, WI	D+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Paradise Hills is safer than the New Mexico state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Paradise Hills, NM average SchoolGrade of A+, with 69% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Paradise Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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