Los Alamos, NM Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Los Alamos in green. The most dangerous areas in Los Alamos are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Los Alamos, NM Safe from Theft?

The D- grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US city. Los Alamos is in the 13th percentile for safety, meaning 87% of cities are safer and 13% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Los Alamos's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Los Alamos is 19.57 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Los Alamos generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Los Alamos may be as high as 1 in 24 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 139 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of Los Alamos, NM: about 72 per year. The southwest part of Los Alamos has fewer cases of theft with only 5 in a typical year.

How Los Alamos's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Los Alamos to the New Mexico state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Los Alamos is less safe than the New Mexico state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Los Alamos, NM

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Los Alamos about $1,463,909 in 2025, or roughly $101 per resident. This is part of Los Alamos's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Los Alamos, including every crime type and how Los Alamos compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Los Alamos's crime maps on the Los Alamos overall crime page.

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Individual Los Alamos Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in Los Alamos is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Los Alamos.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Totavi, NM	F	D-	D-	D-
Lumberton, NM	C-	D	C-	B-
San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM	F	F	F	F
La Mesilla, NM	F	F	F	F
Santa Clara Pueblo, NM	F	F	F	D-
Espanola, NM	F	F	F	D-
Santa Cruz, NM	F	D-	F	D+
Pojoaque, NM	F	F	F	F
La Puebla, NM	F	F	D-	C+
Seven Springs, NM	F	D-	F	F

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Los Alamos is higher versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Granville, OH	B-	A	A	C
Grove, OK	C-	D+	D+	B-
Grove City, PA	A-	A-	A-	B-
Greenwood, AR	D-	D	D	D-
Greencastle, IN	C-	B-	B-	D
Greenbrier, AR	B-	C-	C-	B
Greece, NY	B	B-	B-	C-
Great Lakes, IL	A-	A-	A-	A+
Gray, GA	B+	C+	C+	B-
Guymon, OK	D-	D	D	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Los Alamos, NM average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Los Alamos schools on SchoolGrade

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