Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Sunland Park, NM Crime Grade
How Sunland Park 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 Sunland Park, NM was 274.9 per 100,000 residents (51 incidents over a population of 18,549). That puts Sunland Park 15% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 58% below the New Mexico statewide rate of 652.0.
That ranks Sunland Park #2,517 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 33% of them, and #2 of 20 in New Mexico. Violent crime is down 18% year over year and down 29% over the last five years.
Sunland Park, NM crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- New Mexico Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 274.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,517 of 3,771
- NM rank
- #2 of 20
- Safer than
- 33% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 18%
- 5-year change
- down 29%
- Population
- 18,549
- Reporting agency
- Sunland Park Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Sunland Park Police Department (FBI ORI NM0070600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Sunland Park (red), New Mexico (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Sunland Park 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 | 385.8(73) | 458.7(80) | 411.7(73) | 333.4(60) | 274.9(51) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 5.4(1) |
| Rape | 47.6(9) | 17.2(3) | 50.8(9) | 33.3(6) | 27.0(5) |
| Robbery | 10.6(2) | 5.7(1) | 11.3(2) | 22.2(4) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 327.7(62) | 435.8(76) | 344.0(61) | 277.8(50) | 242.6(45) |
| Property crime | 555.0(105) | 693.8(121) | 755.7(134) | 600.1(108) | 603.8(112) |
| Burglary | 116.3(22) | 154.8(27) | 180.5(32) | 83.4(15) | 129.4(24) |
| Larceny | 317.1(60) | 407.1(71) | 451.2(80) | 400.1(72) | 345.0(64) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 116.3(22) | 120.4(21) | 118.4(21) | 100.0(18) | 118.6(22) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Sunland Park, 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 Sunland Park 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 Sunland Park calculated?
- Sunland Park'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 Sunland Park 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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