Truth Or Consequences, NM Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

Which crimes are included?

$4.63 million

Cost of Crime™ for Truth Or Consequences, NM

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,622 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Truth Or Consequences 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 Truth Or Consequences against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Truth Or Consequences sits in the 3rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 3% of cities and behind 97%. The grade covers only Truth Or Consequences's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Truth Or Consequences is 10.53 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 67 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 121 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Truth Or Consequences, NM report the most violent crime, about 19 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Truth Or Consequences, NM

The tangible cost of violent crime in Truth Or Consequences is projected at $4,634,242 for 2025, about $698 per resident and $1,622 per household. That equals 3.4% 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): 40.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Truth Or Consequences Compared to Other Cities?

Truth Or Consequences, NM:	$698
Socorro, NM:	$802
Paradise Hills, NM:	$186
New Mexico:	$479
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $698 per resident each year in Truth Or Consequences, which is $440 more than the national average and $219 more than New Mexico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Truth Or Consequences:

In Socorro, NM, crime costs $802 per person, which is $104 more than in Truth Or Consequences.
In Paradise Hills, NM, crime costs $186 per person, which is $512 less than in Truth Or Consequences

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Truth Or Consequences	Cost per Truth Or Consequences Resident
Murder	$2.43 million	$366
Rape/Sexual Assault	$405,128	$61
Robbery	$266,302	$40
Assault	$1.53 million	$231
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$4,634,242	$698

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Truth Or Consequences, 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 Truth Or Consequences totals $18,537,700 ($2,794 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $23,171,943 ($3,492 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Truth Or Consequences, 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 south 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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Truth Or Consequences Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	8.055
Robbery	1.276
Rape	1.007
Murder	0.1947
Total Violent Crime	10.53 (F)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Truth Or Consequences is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Truth Or Consequences.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Williamsburg, NM	D+	D-	C-
Elephant Butte, NM	F	F	F
Cuchillo, NM	D-	D-	D
Hot Springs Landing, NM	F	F	F
Tularosa, NM	D-	F	D-
Bent, NM	D	D-	D
Buckhorn, NM	D-	D	D-
Mescalero, NM	F	F	D-
Ponderosa Heights, NM	D-	F	D
Pleasanton, NM	D-	F	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Truth Or Consequences 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
Littleton, NH	D-	D+	D+
Riverwoods, IL	B	B	B
Rineyville, KY	B	B	B
Ridgway, PA	B+	B+	B+
Ridgeway, SC	D-	D-	D-
Richwood, TX	C+	C-	C-
Rice, MN	B+	A	A
Rexford, NY	A+	A+	A+
Long View, NC	F	D	D
Lochridge, TX	F	D-	D-

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

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