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Las Cruces Crime Rate Report (New Mexico)

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 Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Las Cruces Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Las Cruces Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault475
Arson13
Burglary621
Larceny and Theft3,022
Motor Vehicle Theft671
Murder and Manslaughter14
Rape43
Robbery52
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)4,855
Property Crime4,314
Violent Crime584
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault643
Arson11
Burglary927
Larceny and Theft3,623
Motor Vehicle Theft895
Murder and Manslaughter13
Rape66
Robbery61
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)5,987
Property Crime5,446
Violent Crime783

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Las Cruces Property Crime

Las Cruces Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Las Cruces Crime 2025

Las Cruces Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Las Cruces Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Las Cruces Violent Crime vs. State and National 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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