Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Carlsbad, NM Crime Grade
How Carlsbad grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New Mexico — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Mexico
5/10
vs. New Mexico cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Carlsbad, NM was 576.2 per 100,000 residents (184 incidents over a population of 31,936). That puts Carlsbad Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 12% below the New Mexico statewide rate of 652.0.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Carlsbad (red), New Mexico (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Carlsbad vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 456.2(137) | 561.3(177) | 562.5(176) | 528.1(165) | 576.2(184) |
| Murder | 16.7(5) | 3.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 3.2(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 46.6(14) | 31.7(10) | 57.5(18) | 38.4(12) | 40.7(13) |
| Robbery | 20.0(6) | 44.4(14) | 12.8(4) | 12.8(4) | 28.2(9) |
| Aggravated assault | 373.0(112) | 482.0(152) | 492.2(154) | 473.7(148) | 507.3(162) |
| Property crime | 2537.5(762) | 2870.1(905) | 2630.5(823) | 2835.8(886) | 2708.5(865) |
| Burglary | 319.7(96) | 317.1(100) | 409.1(128) | 326.5(102) | 366.4(117) |
| Larceny | 1808.3(543) | 2064.6(651) | 1687.6(528) | 2067.7(646) | 1875.6(599) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 389.6(117) | 463.0(146) | 492.2(154) | 419.3(131) | 457.2(146) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Carlsbad's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to New Mexico cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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