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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	C+

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$2.73 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sandia Park, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $1,106 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sandia Park 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 Sandia Park, 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 Sandia Park's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Sandia Park sits in the 46th percentile, ahead of 46% of cities and behind 54%. The grade covers only Sandia Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sandia Park is 25.38 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 15 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 51 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Sandia Park, NM report the most crime, about 50 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sandia Park, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sandia Park for 2025 is $2,734,241, about $480 per resident and $1,106 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sandia Park Compared to Other Cities?

Sandia Park, NM:	$480
Taos, NM:	$1410
Paradise Hills, NM:	$411
New Mexico:	$835
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sandia Park is $480 per year, which is $16 more than the national average and $355 less than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sandia Park:

In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $930 more than in Sandia Park.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $70 less than in Sandia Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sandia Park	Cost per Sandia Park Resident
Murder	$793,431	$139
Rape/Sexual Assault	$285,531	$50
Robbery	$111,684	$20
Assault	$344,266	$60
Kidnapping	$187,716	$33
Vehicle Theft	$340,398	$60
Burglary	$130,318	$23
Theft	$216,324	$38
Arson	$21,535	$4
Vandalism	$177,217	$31
Animal Cruelty	$2,274	$0
Drug Crimes	$100,156	$18
Identity Theft	$23,389	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$2,734,241	$480

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sandia Park, 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 Sandia Park totals $6,769,309 ($1,189 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,503,550 ($1,670 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 southwest 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 Sandia Park has 4, do the same, and of Sandia Park's 5,692 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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Sandia Park 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 Sandia Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.106
Robbery	0.6238
Rape	0.8273
Murder	0.0742
Total Violent Crime	3.631 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.338
Vehicle Theft	3.862
Burglary	2.524
Arson	0.1567
Total Property Crime	13.88 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.5439
Drug Crimes	2.379
Vandalism	4.358
Identity Theft	0.5309
Animal Cruelty	0.0540
Total "Other" Rate	7.866 (C+)

Individual Sandia Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cedar Crest, NM	C	D+	C
Zamora, NM	B-	B-	C+
Cedar Grove, NM	C-	D-	C-
Edgewood, NM	D+	D	D+
Tijeras, NM	C+	C	C
Kirtland Afb, NM	F	F	F
North Valley, NM	F	F	F
Albuquerque, NM	D-	F	D-
Corrales, NM	D	D-	D
Stanley, NM	D	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sandia Park 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
Lancaster, WI	B	B+	B+
Lawrenceville, VA	F	D-	D-
Lavonia, GA	D	C-	C-
Laureldale, PA	B-	C	C
Laurel Bay, SC	C	C+	C+
Larose, LA	D-	D	D
Larned, KS	D-	D	D
Larkspur, CO	B-	B-	B-
Lanexa, VA	B	B+	B+
Landisville, PA	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Sandia Park 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 Sandia Park, NM average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Sandia Park schools on SchoolGrade

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