Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Rio Rancho, NM Crime Grade
How Rio Rancho 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Mexico
1/10
vs. New Mexico cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Rio Rancho, NM was 318.4 per 100,000 residents (365 incidents over a population of 114,641). That puts Rio Rancho Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 51% below the New Mexico statewide rate of 652.0.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Rio Rancho (red), New Mexico (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Rio Rancho 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 | 440.9(446) | 459.8(494) | 411.8(453) | 338.6(382) | 318.4(365) |
| Murder | 2.0(2) | 2.8(3) | 1.8(2) | 7.1(8) | 1.7(2) |
| Rape | 57.3(58) | 49.3(53) | 37.3(41) | 39.9(45) | 41.0(47) |
| Robbery | 26.7(27) | 38.2(41) | 11.8(13) | 8.0(9) | 13.1(15) |
| Aggravated assault | 354.9(359) | 369.5(397) | 360.9(397) | 283.6(320) | 262.6(301) |
| Property crime | 1292.0(1,307) | 1679.2(1,804) | 1501.9(1,652) | 1479.4(1,669) | 982.2(1,126) |
| Burglary | 183.9(186) | 191.7(206) | 181.8(200) | 206.5(233) | 111.7(128) |
| Larceny | 914.4(925) | 1284.5(1,380) | 1147.4(1,262) | 1128.4(1,273) | 779.0(893) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 185.8(188) | 193.6(208) | 160.9(177) | 140.0(158) | 82.9(95) |
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: Rio Rancho'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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