Portales, NM Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Portales in green. The most dangerous areas in Portales 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 Portales, NM Safe from Theft?

The C grade means the rate of theft is slightly higher than the average US city. Portales is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of cities are safer and 40% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Portales's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Portales is 10.59 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Portales generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Portales may be as high as 1 in 45 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 163 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of Portales, NM: about 48 per year. The north part of Portales has fewer cases of theft with only 10 in a typical year.

How Portales's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Portales 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, Portales is safer than the New Mexico state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Theft in Portales, NM

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Portales about $964,754 in 2025, or roughly $55 per resident. This is part of Portales's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Portales, including every crime type and how Portales 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 Portales's crime maps on the Portales overall crime page.

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Individual Portales Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Floyd, NM	D	C-	D	D
Muleshoe, TX	F	D-	F	F
Progress, TX	D	D+	D	D
Tolar, NM	F	F	D-	D-
Sudan, TX	D-	D+	F	F
Earth, TX	D	C+	D+	C-
Amherst, TX	D	C+	C	B-
Springlake, TX	D-	D	D-	D-
Fieldton, TX	D-	F	D+	C-
Olton, TX	F	F	D	D

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Portales is lower 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
Seymour, CT	B-	A+	A+	C
Five Forks, SC	C+	A	A	A-
Fletcher, NC	B-	C+	C+	B-
Fort Atkinson, WI	B	A-	A-	B
Fort Carson, CO	D	D-	D-	D+
Fort Riley, KS	D-	D	D	D-
Four Corners, OR	D-	C	C	F
Russellville, AL	D+	B-	B-	C-
Sauk Rapids, MN	C+	B+	B+	D+
Sayville, NY	B	A-	A-	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Portales, NM average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Portales schools on SchoolGrade

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