Las Cruces, NM Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

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

Which crimes are included?

$81.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Las Cruces, NM

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,259 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Las Cruces 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 D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Las Cruces against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Las Cruces sits in the 15th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 15% of cities and behind 85%. The grade covers only Las Cruces's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Las Cruces is 5.642 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 127 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 320 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Las Cruces, NM report the most violent crime, about 176 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 45 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Las Cruces, NM

The tangible cost of violent crime in Las Cruces is projected at $81,145,365 for 2025, about $482 per resident and $1,259 per household. That equals 1.5% 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): 38.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 48.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Las Cruces Compared to Other Cities?

Las Cruces, NM:	$482
Socorro, NM:	$802
Paradise Hills, NM:	$186
New Mexico:	$479
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $482 per resident each year in Las Cruces, which is $224 more than the national average and $3 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Las Cruces:

In Socorro, NM, crime costs $802 per person, which is $320 more than in Las Cruces.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $186 per person, which is $296 less than in Las Cruces

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Las Cruces	Cost per Las Cruces Resident
Murder	$49.8 million	$296
Rape/Sexual Assault	$8.57 million	$51
Robbery	$3.61 million	$21
Assault	$19.1 million	$114
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$81,145,365	$482

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Las Cruces, 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 Las Cruces totals $377,342,297 ($2,243 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $458,487,662 ($2,726 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Las Cruces, 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 city 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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Las Cruces Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.962
Robbery	0.6818
Rape	0.8406
Murder	0.1576
Total Violent Crime	5.642 (D-)

Individual Las Cruces Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Las Cruces is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Las Cruces.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Dona Ana, NM	C-	D	C-
Mesilla, NM	F	D-	F
Mesilla Park, NM	D-	F	D-
Spaceport City, NM	C-	D+	C
Santo Tomas, NM	D-	F	D-
Organ, NM	D	D	D+
White Sands, NM	F	F	D-
Fairacres, NM	D	D-	D
Orogrande, NM	F	F	F
Ventura, NM	D	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Las Cruces is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Duluth, GA	C-	C-	C-
Douglasville, GA	C+	C+	C+
Dublin, CA	B	B-	B-
Dublin, OH	B	A-	A-
Dayton, OH	C-	C	C
Dothan, AL	C-	D+	D+
Denton, TX	C-	C-	C-
Denver, CO	D-	D	D
Duluth, MN	D-	D+	D+
Des Moines, IA	C+	C+	C+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Las Cruces is safer than the New Mexico state average and less safe than the national average.

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