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Albuquerque Crime Rate Report (New Mexico)

Albuquerque crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Albuquerque for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Albuquerque in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 209.22% and the city property crime rate in Albuquerque was higher than the national property crime rate average by 157.76%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Albuquerque was higher than the violent crime rate in New Mexico by 62.97% and the city property crime rate in Albuquerque was higher than the property crime rate in New Mexico by 76.65%.

Property and Violent Crime
Albuquerque Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Albuquerque Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Albuquerque Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault4,596
Arson72
Burglary3,690
Larceny and Theft15,202
Motor Vehicle Theft3,230
Murder and Manslaughter72
Rape306
Robbery691
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)27,377
Property Crime22,122
Violent Crime5,665
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault5,745
Arson98
Burglary3,137
Larceny and Theft12,472
Motor Vehicle Theft3,876
Murder and Manslaughter112
Rape313
Robbery572
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)24,740
Property Crime19,485
Violent Crime6,742

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Albuquerque Property Crime

Albuquerque Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Albuquerque Crime 2025

Albuquerque Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Albuquerque Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Albuquerque Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Albuquerque, New Mexico crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Albuquerque crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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