The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Truth Or Consequences, NM: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$6.61 million

Cost of Crime™ for Truth Or Consequences, NM

In 2025, crime will cost $2,314 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Truth Or Consequences 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 Truth Or Consequences, NM Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Truth Or Consequences's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Truth Or Consequences sits in the 10th percentile, ahead of 10% of cities and behind 90%. The grade covers only Truth Or Consequences's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Truth Or Consequences is 48.33 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 17 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 26 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Truth Or Consequences, NM report the most crime, about 85 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 10 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Truth Or Consequences, NM

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Truth Or Consequences for 2025 is $6,609,065, about $996 per resident and $2,314 per household. That equals 4.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Truth Or Consequences Compared to Other Cities?

Truth Or Consequences, NM:	$996
Taos, NM:	$1410
Paradise Hills, NM:	$411
New Mexico:	$835
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Truth Or Consequences is $996 per year, which is $532 more than the national average and $161 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Truth Or Consequences:

In Taos, NM, crime costs $1,410 per person, which is $414 more than in Truth Or Consequences.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $411 per person, which is $585 less than in Truth Or Consequences

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Truth Or Consequences	Cost per Truth Or Consequences Resident
Murder	$2.43 million	$366
Rape/Sexual Assault	$405,128	$61
Robbery	$266,302	$40
Assault	$1.53 million	$231
Kidnapping	$105,131	$16
Vehicle Theft	$310,059	$47
Burglary	$357,471	$54
Theft	$482,853	$73
Arson	$29,792	$4
Vandalism	$437,996	$66
Animal Cruelty	$3,511	$1
Drug Crimes	$222,889	$34
Identity Theft	$25,121	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$6,609,065	$996

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Truth Or Consequences, 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 Truth Or Consequences totals $18,537,700 ($2,794 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $25,146,766 ($3,790 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 south 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 Truth Or Consequences has 6, do the same, and of Truth Or Consequences's 6,635 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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Truth Or Consequences 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 Truth Or Consequences residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	8.055
Robbery	1.276
Rape	1.007
Murder	0.1947
Total Violent Crime	10.53 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.05
Vehicle Theft	3.018
Burglary	5.940
Arson	0.1859
Total Property Crime	23.20 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2613
Drug Crimes	4.541
Vandalism	9.240
Identity Theft	0.4892
Animal Cruelty	0.0715
Total "Other" Rate	14.60 (D-)

Individual Truth Or Consequences Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Truth Or Consequences is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Truth Or Consequences.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Williamsburg, NM	D+	D-	C-
Elephant Butte, NM	F	F	F
Cuchillo, NM	D-	D-	D
Hot Springs Landing, NM	F	F	F
Tularosa, NM	D-	F	D-
Bent, NM	D	D-	D
Buckhorn, NM	D-	D	D-
Mescalero, NM	F	F	D-
Ponderosa Heights, NM	D-	F	D
Pleasanton, NM	D-	F	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Truth Or Consequences 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
Littleton, NH	D-	D+	D+
Riverwoods, IL	B	B	B
Rineyville, KY	B	B	B
Ridgway, PA	B+	B+	B+
Ridgeway, SC	D-	D-	D-
Richwood, TX	C+	C-	C-
Rice, MN	B+	A	A
Rexford, NY	A+	A+	A+
Long View, NC	F	D	D
Lochridge, TX	F	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Truth Or Consequences is as safe as 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 Truth Or Consequences, NM average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Truth Or Consequences schools on SchoolGrade

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