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New Mexico
Las Cruces
Las Cruces crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 23 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Las Cruces for 2026 is expected to be higher than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Las Cruces in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 50.61% and the city property crime rate in Las Cruces was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 137.48%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Las Cruces was lower than the
violent crime rate in New Mexico
by 20.63% and the city property crime rate in Las Cruces was higher than the
property crime rate in New Mexico
by 62.76%.
Property and Violent Crime
Las Cruces Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
475
Arson
13
Burglary
621
Larceny and Theft
3,022
Motor Vehicle Theft
671
Murder and Manslaughter
14
Rape
43
Robbery
52
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
4,855
Property Crime
4,314
Violent Crime
584
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
643
Arson
11
Burglary
927
Larceny and Theft
3,623
Motor Vehicle Theft
895
Murder and Manslaughter
13
Rape
66
Robbery
61
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
5,987
Property Crime
5,446
Violent Crime
783
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Las Cruces, 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 Las Cruces crime report data for 2026 was projected from 23 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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