Rio Grande, Albuquerque, NM Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	D+

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$1.69 million

Cost of Crime™ for Rio Grande, Albuquerque, NM

In 2025, violent crime will cost $703 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. Rio Grande sits in the 23rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 23% of neighborhoods and behind 77%. The grade covers only Rio Grande's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Rio Grande is 7.144 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 88 in the southeast areas to 1 in 169 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Rio Grande, Albuquerque, NM report the most violent crime, about 9 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Rio Grande, Albuquerque, NM

The tangible cost of violent crime in Rio Grande is projected at $1,685,208 for 2025, about $324 per resident and $703 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 47.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Rio Grande Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Rio Grande, Albuquerque, NM:	$324
Westgate Hts, Albuquerque, NM:	$310
Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque, NM:	$237
New Mexico:	$479
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $324 per resident each year in Rio Grande, which is $65 more than the national average and $156 less than Albuquerque's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Rio Grande:

In Westgate Hts, Albuquerque, NM, crime costs $310 per person, which is $14 less than in Rio Grande.
In Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque, NM, crime costs $237 per person, which is $86 less than in Rio Grande

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Rio Grande	Cost per Rio Grande Resident
Murder	$437,708	$84
Rape/Sexual Assault	$308,437	$59
Robbery	$265,500	$51
Assault	$673,563	$129
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,685,208	$324

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Rio Grande, Albuquerque, 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 Rio Grande totals $4,710,832 ($904 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,396,040 ($1,228 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Rio Grande, Albuquerque, 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 northeast part of the neighborhood 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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Rio Grande Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.503
Robbery	1.620
Rape	0.9766
Murder	0.0447
Total Violent Crime	7.144 (D)

Individual Rio Grande Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Rio Grande is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Rio Grande.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Near N Valley, Albuquerque, NM	F	F	F
SR Marmon, Albuquerque, NM	C	C-	B-
Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque, NM	C+	C	B-
Downtown, Albuquerque, NM	F	F	F
West Mesa, Albuquerque, NM	D-	F	D
Ladera West, Albuquerque, NM	C-	D+	C-
Laurelwood, Albuquerque, NM	C	C	C
Los Volcanes, Albuquerque, NM	F	D-	D-
Alban Hills, Albuquerque, NM	C+	C	B-
Alamosa, Albuquerque, NM	D	F	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Rio Grande is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
The Reserve, Port St. Lucie, FL	A+	A+	A+
Dearborn Hills, Dearborn, MI	A	B+	B+
Derita-Statesville, Charlotte, NC	D	D+	D+
Dogtown, Selinsgrove, PA	A-	A+	A+
Downtown Appleton, Appleton, WI	D+	C	C
Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	D-	F	F
Downtown Concord, Concord, CA	D-	D+	D+
Downtown Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL	F	F	F
Downtown Lowell, Lowell, MA	B	C-	C-
Downtown West, St. Louis, MO	F	F	F

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

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