The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Taos Ski Valley, NM: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Taos Ski Valley

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

 

Taos Ski Valley, NM Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$239,691

Cost of Crime™ for Taos Ski Valley, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $3,039 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Taos Ski Valley 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 Taos Ski Valley, 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 Taos Ski Valley's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Taos Ski Valley sits in the 3rd percentile, ahead of 3% of cities and behind 97%. The grade covers only Taos Ski Valley's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Taos Ski Valley is 69.86 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 17 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Taos Ski Valley, NM report the most crime, about 6 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Taos Ski Valley, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Taos Ski Valley for 2025 is $239,691, about $1,229 per resident and $3,039 per household. That equals 2.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.7%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Taos Ski Valley Compared to Other Cities?

Taos Ski Valley, NM: $1229
Taos, NM: $1410
Paradise Hills, NM: $411
New Mexico: $835
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Taos Ski Valley is $1,229 per year, which is $765 more than the national average and $394 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Taos Ski Valley:
  • In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $181 more than in Taos Ski Valley.
  • In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $818 less than in Taos Ski Valley

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Taos Ski Valley for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Taos Ski Valley
Cost per Taos Ski Valley Resident
Murder
$76,401
$392
Rape/Sexual Assault
$12,182
$62
Robbery
$10,182
$52
Assault
$48,661
$250
Kidnapping
$4,854
$25
Vehicle Theft
$17,993
$92
Burglary
$18,741
$96
Theft
$21,023
$108
Arson
$1,209
$6
Vandalism
$22,688
$116
Animal Cruelty
$60
$0
Drug Crimes
$4,327
$22
Identity Theft
$1,371
$7
Total Cost of Crime
$239,691
$1,229

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Taos Ski Valley, 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 Taos Ski Valley totals $581,837 ($2,984 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $821,528 ($4,213 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 Taos Ski Valley's 195 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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Taos Ski Valley 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 Taos Ski Valley residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
8.689
Robbery
1.660
Rape
1.030
Murder
0.2085
Total Violent Crime
11.59 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
20.82
Vehicle Theft
5.959
Burglary
10.60
Arson
0.2567
Total Property Crime
37.63 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.4106
Drug Crimes
3.000
Vandalism
16.29
Identity Theft
0.9085
Animal Cruelty
0.0414
Total "Other" Rate
20.65 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Taos Ski Valley is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Taos Ski Valley.

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Taos Ski Valley 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
F
F
F
C
C-
C-
C+
C
C
C-
B-
B-
C+
C-
C-
A
A-
A-
D+
B-
B-
A
A+
A+
A-
A-
A-
D-
D-
D-

Considering only the crime rate, Taos Ski Valley 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 Taos Ski Valley, NM average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Taos Ski Valley schools on SchoolGrade

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