U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
City-Data Forum
City-Data.com Homepage





Jump to a detailed profile or search
site with Google Custom Search

Business Search
14 Million Businesses in
12,000 Categories
Find:
Near:

Crime rate in Santa Fe, New Mexico (NM): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

 

Back to: Santa Fe main page, New Mexico, New Mexico smaller cities, New Mexico small towns, New Mexico forum, All U.S. Cities.

Crime rate legend:
 Very low (< 50)
 Low (50 - 199)
 Average (200 - 449)
 High (450 - 1000)
 Very high (> 1000)

Crime rates in Santa Fe by Year

Type

2000

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012
Murders
(per 100,000)		6
(8.3)		8
(12.6)		9
(13.7)		3
(4.4)		5
(7.3)		9
(12.6)		10
(13.4)		13
(17.8)		8
(10.5)		2
(2.9)		2
(2.9)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		43
(59.3)		38
(59.9)		40
(60.8)		38
(56.3)		44
(63.8)		42
(58.7)		29
(38.9)		15
(20.6)		39
(51.0)		19
(27.7)		15
(21.8)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		96
(132.5)		90
(141.9)		104
(158.0)		72
(106.7)		70
(101.5)		104
(145.3)		76
(102.0)		88
(120.8)		81
(106.0)		77
(112.1)		109
(158.5)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		259
(357.5)		270
(425.6)		234
(355.5)		238
(352.6)		260
(377.2)		264
(368.8)		216
(289.9)		193
(264.9)		239
(312.7)		207
(301.3)		205
(298.2)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		1,876
(2,589.2)		2,059
(3,245.8)		2,301
(3,496.2)		1,961
(2,905.5)		1,837
(2,664.7)		2,209
(3,085.6)		1,778
(2,386.7)		2,217
(3,043.4)		2,392
(3,129.2)		1,943
(2,828.0)		1,907
(2,773.8)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		2,402
(3,315.2)		2,251
(3,548.5)		2,137
(3,247.0)		2,132
(3,158.8)		1,978
(2,869.2)		1,824
(2,547.8)		1,675
(2,248.4)		1,854
(2,545.1)		1,781
(2,329.9)		1,639
(2,385.5)		1,816
(2,641.4)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		233
(321.6)		213
(335.8)		233
(354.0)		226
(334.8)		207
(300.3)		216
(301.7)		194
(260.4)		202
(277.3)		176
(230.2)		167
(243.1)		174
(253.1)
Arson
(per 100,000)		23
(31.7)		29
(45.7)		25
(38.0)		10
(14.8)		3
(4.4)		17
(23.7)		19
(25.5)		9
(12.4)		9
(11.8)		9
(13.1)		25
(36.4)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 298.1)456.7529.4529.9455.0440.6471.4376.5424.4431.7385.5399.6
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.



According to our research of New Mexico and other state lists there were 62 registered sex offenders living in Santa Fe, New Mexico as of January 27, 2015.
The ratio of number of residents in Santa Fe to the number of sex offenders is 1,116 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.


See how dangerous Santa Fe, NM is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Santa Fe:

399.6
Violent crime rate in 2012
Santa Fe:

227.1
U.S. Average:

214.0

Violent crime rate in 2011
Santa Fe:

213.0
U.S. Average:

214.1

Violent crime rate in 2010
Santa Fe:

249.5
U.S. Average:

223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
Santa Fe:

221.0
U.S. Average:

238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
Santa Fe:

232.2
U.S. Average:

252.4

Violent crime rate in 2006
Santa Fe:

302.3
U.S. Average:

264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
Santa Fe:

281.8
U.S. Average:

258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
Santa Fe:

261.5
U.S. Average:

256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
Santa Fe:

305.9
U.S. Average:

262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
Santa Fe:

327.2
U.S. Average:

272.2

Violent crime rate in 2000
Santa Fe:

284.6
U.S. Average:

277.6

Property crime rate in 2012
Santa Fe:

642.9
U.S. Average:

266.5

Property crime rate in 2011
Santa Fe:

639.8
U.S. Average:

273.5

Property crime rate in 2010
Santa Fe:

689.1
U.S. Average:

276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Santa Fe:

689.7
U.S. Average:

285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
Santa Fe:

557.8
U.S. Average:

302.2

Property crime rate in 2006
Santa Fe:

700.5
U.S. Average:

317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
Santa Fe:

639.9
U.S. Average:

322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
Santa Fe:

700.1
U.S. Average:

327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
Santa Fe:

811.3
U.S. Average:

334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
Santa Fe:

777.8
U.S. Average:

336.9

Property crime rate in 2000
Santa Fe:

649.1
U.S. Average:

331.5


Santa Fe, NM forum
Recent posts about crime in Santa Fe, New Mexico on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users:
Santa Feans and Traffic Laws  (18 replies)
Santa Fe Named Best Small City in America for 2014  (58 replies)
Crime in Santa Fe  (104 replies)
Is Santa Fe This Bad?  (107 replies)
Santa Fe Minimum Wage Discussions  (54 replies)
Santa Fe, New Mexico: What They Don't Tell You  (178 replies)

Murders per 100,000 population

Rapes per 100,000 population

Robberies per 100,000 population

Assaults per 100,000 population

Burglaries per 100,000 population

Thefts per 100,000 population

Auto thefts per 100,000 population

Arson per 100,000 population

City-data.com crime rate per 100,000 population


Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 201 (158 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.30
New Mexico average:

2.22

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 195 (152 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.21
New Mexico average:

2.24

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 205 (163 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.13
New Mexico average:

2.19

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 201 (155 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.13
New Mexico average:

2.28

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 192 (147 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.97
New Mexico average:

2.28

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 178 (137 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.99
New Mexico average:

2.23

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 187 (144 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.11
New Mexico average:

2.24

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 175 (134 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.98
New Mexico average:

2.28


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in Santa Fe

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents) - Officers

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents) - Civilians

2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2000

Crimes by type - 2012

Crimes by type - 2011

Crimes by type - 2010

Crimes by type - 2009

Crimes by type - 2008

Crimes by type - 2006

Crimes by type - 2005

Crimes by type - 2004

Crimes by type - 2003

Crimes by type - 2002

Crimes by type - 2000


Zip codes: 87501.


Discuss Santa Fe, New Mexico (NM) on our hugely popular New Mexico forum.

Back to: Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico, New Mexico smaller cities, New Mexico small towns, All cities.


Back to the top


City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2015 Advameg, Inc.