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Rio Rancho Crime Rate Report (New Mexico)

Rio Rancho crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Rio Rancho for 2026 is expected to be higher than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Rio Rancho in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 2.82% and the city property crime rate in Rio Rancho was lower than the national property crime rate average by 36.57%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Rio Rancho was lower than the violent crime rate in New Mexico by 48.78% and the city property crime rate in Rio Rancho was lower than the property crime rate in New Mexico by 56.53%.

Property and Violent Crime
Rio Rancho Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Rio Rancho Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Rio Rancho Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault301
Arson10
Burglary128
Larceny and Theft893
Motor Vehicle Theft95
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape47
Robbery15
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,285
Property Crime1,116
Violent Crime365
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault383
Arson9
Burglary130
Larceny and Theft1,063
Motor Vehicle Theft139
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape48
Robbery15
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,501
Property Crime1,332
Violent Crime451

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Rio Rancho Property Crime

Rio Rancho Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Rio Rancho Crime 2025

Rio Rancho Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Rio Rancho Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Rio Rancho Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Rio Rancho, 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 Rio Rancho crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 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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