Lucero, 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?

$226,051

Cost of Crime™ for Lucero, NM

In 2025, violent crime will cost $2,115 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lucero 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 Lucero against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Lucero sits in the 2nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 2% of cities and behind 98%. The grade covers only Lucero's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Lucero is 11.49 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 82 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 90 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Lucero, NM report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lucero, NM

The tangible cost of violent crime in Lucero is projected at $226,051 for 2025, about $840 per resident and $2,115 per household. That equals 2.5% 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): 39.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

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

Lucero, NM:	$840
Socorro, NM:	$802
Paradise Hills, NM:	$186
New Mexico:	$479
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $840 per resident each year in Lucero, which is $582 more than the national average and $361 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lucero:

In Socorro, NM, crime costs $802 per person, which is $38 less than in Lucero.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $186 per person, which is $654 less than in Lucero

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Lucero	Cost per Lucero Resident
Murder	$128,742	$479
Rape/Sexual Assault	$17,586	$65
Robbery	$14,832	$55
Assault	$64,891	$241
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$226,051	$840

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Lucero, 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 Lucero totals $960,488 ($3,571 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,186,539 ($4,411 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Lucero, 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 city has few 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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Lucero Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	8.400
Robbery	1.753
Rape	1.078
Murder	0.2547
Total Violent Crime	11.49 (F)

Individual Lucero Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ranchos de Taos, NM	F	D-	F
Talpa, NM	F	F	F
Trampas, NM	F	F	F
Ranchito, NM	F	F	F
Taos, NM	F	F	F
El Prado, NM	F	F	F
Carson, NM	F	F	F
Picuris Pueblo, NM	F	F	F
Taos Pueblo, NM	F	F	F
Rinconada, NM	D-	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lucero 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
Florence, AR	C-	D-	D-
Texas, NY	A-	C+	C+
Texas Creek, CO	D-	D-	D-
Terrys Fork, VA	B+	A	A
Tawawa, OH	B-	C	C
Tatums, OK	B	A-	A-
Tarpley, TN	C+	C+	C+
Talcville, VT	B+	C+	C+
Forest River, ND	C	C-	C-
Forest River Colony, ND	B-	B-	B-

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

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