De Baca County, NM Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$1.36 million

Cost of Crime™ for De Baca County, NM

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,998 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of De Baca County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in De Baca County against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. De Baca County sits in the 1st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 1% of counties and behind 99%. The grade covers only De Baca County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in De Baca County is 18.99 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 40 in the north areas to 1 in 61 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of De Baca County, NM report the most violent crime, about 12 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in De Baca County, NM

The tangible cost of violent crime in De Baca County is projected at $1,359,451 for 2025, about $929 per resident and $1,998 per household. That equals 3.1% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 41.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in De Baca County Compared to Other Counties?

De Baca County, NM:	$929
Santa Fe County, NM:	$528
Sandoval County, NM:	$300
New Mexico:	$479
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $929 per resident each year in De Baca County, which is $671 more than the national average and $450 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to De Baca County:

In Santa Fe County, NM, crime costs $528 per person, which is $401 less than in De Baca County.
In Sandoval County, NM, crime costs $300 per person, which is $630 less than in De Baca County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for De Baca County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to De Baca County	Cost per De Baca County Resident
Murder	$516,208	$353
Rape/Sexual Assault	$88,224	$60
Robbery	$79,402	$54
Assault	$675,617	$462
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,359,451	$929

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in De Baca County, NM

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in De Baca County totals $4,054,650 ($2,771 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,414,102 ($3,701 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in De Baca County, NM, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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De Baca County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 De Baca County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	16.08
Robbery	1.725
Rape	0.9946
Murder	0.1878
Total Violent Crime	18.99 (F)

Individual De Baca County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in De Baca County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to De Baca County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Guadalupe County, NM	F	F	F
Roosevelt County, NM	C	C-	C+
Curry County, NM	D+	D	C-
Parmer County, TX	D+	C-	D+
Bailey County, TX	D-	D	F
Deaf Smith County, TX	D-	C	D-
Torrance County, NM	D	D	D
Castro County, TX	F	D-	F
Lamb County, TX	D-	D-	D
Swisher County, TX	D-	F	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

De Baca County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Polk County, NE	B+	A-	A-
Kiowa County, CO	D	D+	D+
Kiowa County, KS	D	C	C
Kiowa County, OK	D	D+	D+
Adair County, IA	A-	B+	B+
Kittson County, MN	D	B	B
Knox County, MO	D-	D-	D-
Platte County, WY	B	A+	A+
Pleasants County, WV	A+	A	A
Pocahontas County, IA	B	C	C

Considering only the violent crime rate, De Baca County is less safe than the New Mexico state average and less safe than the national average.

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