Santa Fe, NM Theft Rates and Theft Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US city. Santa Fe is in the 12th percentile for safety, meaning 88% of cities are safer and 12% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santa Fe's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Santa Fe is 20.06 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Fe generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Santa Fe may be as high as 1 in 30 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 91 in the southeast part of the city. See the section on interpreting the theft map, however, because comparing rates for theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of Santa Fe, NM: about 532 per year. The southeast part of Santa Fe has fewer cases of theft with only 63 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Theft Maps

When looking at the theft map for Santa Fe, remember that the rate of theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the northeast part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the theft rate map do not always indicate danger for Santa Fe residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Santa Fe has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Santa Fe has 217, have the same problem. Of Santa Fe’s 126,154 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Santa Fe Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All theft rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Santa Fe residents in a standard year.

Individual Santa Fe Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Tesuque Pueblo, NM	F	F	F	D
La Cienega, NM	F	D	D-	D
Tesuque, NM	F	F	F	F
Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM	D-	D	D-	D+
Glorieta, NM	D-	F	D-	D
Lower La Posada, NM	F	F	F	F
Pecos, NM	F	F	F	D-
Cochiti Lake, NM	F	F	F	F
Tererro, NM	F	F	F	F
Cochiti, NM	F	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Santa Fe is higher versus other cities of the same size for theft. 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	Theft Crime Grade
Winchester, VA	C	B	B	D+
White Plains, NY	C+	D+	D+	D
Winter Haven, FL	A-	B	B	C+
Wichita, KS	D-	D-	D-	D-
Westerville, OH	C+	A	A	B-
Westland, MI	C-	D	D	C+
Wichita Falls, TX	D	D	D	D
Winnetka, CA	C+	C-	C-	B-
Westminster, CA	C+	D+	D+	C+
Wilmington, NC	D-	D+	D+	D-

Considering only the theft rate, Santa Fe 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 Fe, NM average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Santa Fe schools on SchoolGrade

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