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

Crime per Capita in Santa Rosa

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Santa Rosa. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Santa Rosa, NM Map of Crime Rates
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F

Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$2.95 million

Cost of Crime™ for Santa Rosa, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $3,821 per household.

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

The overall crime rate in Santa Rosa is 91.21 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 7 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 14 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Santa Rosa, NM report the most crime, about 57 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Santa Rosa, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Santa Rosa for 2025 is $2,947,324, about $1,375 per resident and $3,821 per household. That equals 4.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.7%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.7%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Santa Rosa Compared to Other Cities?

Santa Rosa, NM: $1375
Taos, NM: $1410
Paradise Hills, NM: $411
New Mexico: $835
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Santa Rosa is $1,375 per year, which is $911 more than the national average and $540 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Santa Rosa:
  • In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $35 more than in Santa Rosa.
  • In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $965 less than in Santa Rosa

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Santa Rosa for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Santa Rosa
Cost per Santa Rosa Resident
Murder
$745,914
$348
Rape/Sexual Assault
$143,810
$67
Robbery
$150,333
$70
Assault
$645,954
$301
Kidnapping
$58,031
$27
Vehicle Theft
$232,202
$108
Burglary
$141,830
$66
Theft
$368,030
$172
Arson
$11,909
$6
Vandalism
$347,847
$162
Animal Cruelty
$1,299
$1
Drug Crimes
$78,436
$37
Identity Theft
$21,728
$10
Total Cost of Crime
$2,947,324
$1,375

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Santa Rosa, 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 Santa Rosa totals $5,875,595 ($2,742 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,822,919 ($4,117 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 east 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 Santa Rosa has 3, do the same, and of Santa Rosa's 2,143 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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Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
10.50
Robbery
2.230
Rape
1.107
Murder
0.1852
Total Violent Crime
14.02 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
33.16
Vehicle Theft
6.997
Burglary
7.297
Arson
0.2301
Total Property Crime
47.68 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.4466
Drug Crimes
4.948
Vandalism
22.72
Identity Theft
1.310
Animal Cruelty
0.0819
Total "Other" Rate
29.51 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
D-
D
D
D-
F
D-
C-
D
C+
D-
D-
F
D
D-
D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Santa Rosa 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
D
D+
D+
D-
C
C
F
F
F
D+
D+
D+
C+
B
B
A+
A
A
D+
C-
C-
A-
A
A
D+
D-
D-
A
B
B

Considering only the crime rate, Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa, NM average SchoolGrade of B+, with 53% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Santa Rosa schools on SchoolGrade

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