Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Las Cruces, NM Crime Grade
How Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces, NM was 493.4 per 100,000 residents (584 incidents over a population of 118,356). That puts Las Cruces Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 24% below the New Mexico statewide rate of 652.0.
That ranks Las Cruces #3,270 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 13% of them, and #10 of 20 in New Mexico. Violent crime is down 32% year over year and down 18% over the last five years.
Las Cruces, NM crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- New Mexico Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 493.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,270 of 3,771
- NM rank
- #10 of 20
- Safer than
- 13% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 32%
- 5-year change
- down 18%
- Population
- 118,356
- Reporting agency
- Las Cruces Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Las Cruces Police Department (FBI ORI NM0070100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Las Cruces (red), New Mexico (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Las Cruces 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 | 603.0(638) | 620.5(708) | 589.6(678) | 725.1(841) | 493.4(584) |
| Murder | 7.6(8) | 9.6(11) | 8.7(10) | 12.1(14) | 11.8(14) |
| Rape | 54.8(58) | 68.4(78) | 52.2(60) | 60.4(70) | 36.3(43) |
| Robbery | 55.8(59) | 52.6(60) | 67.0(77) | 58.6(68) | 43.9(52) |
| Aggravated assault | 484.9(513) | 489.9(559) | 461.7(531) | 594.1(689) | 401.3(475) |
| Property crime | 4762.5(5,039) | 5361.9(6,118) | 5439.2(6,255) | 4898.4(5,681) | 3655.9(4,327) |
| Burglary | 841.2(890) | 1114.8(1,272) | 983.5(1,131) | 739.8(858) | 524.7(621) |
| Larceny | 3295.7(3,487) | 3453.1(3,940) | 3722.6(4,281) | 3451.5(4,003) | 2553.3(3,022) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 615.3(651) | 787.0(898) | 726.1(835) | 698.4(810) | 566.9(671) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Las Cruces, NM Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Las Cruces Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Las Cruces calculated?
- Las Cruces's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the New Mexico state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to New Mexico cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Las Cruces Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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