CurrentCrimeMap

Data through September 2026, Albuquerque Police Department

Crime in Albuquerque, NM

The violent crime rate in Albuquerque is 1,016 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, 132% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −4% compared with the previous 12 months.

The skyline of downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

1,016 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,681 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−4% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

3,209 per 100,000 residents, per year

17,944 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−24% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

4,225 per 100,000 residents, per year

23,625 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 559,192, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Albuquerque sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

1,016

Albuquerque has the 20th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 282 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Albuquerque; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Milwaukee, WI1,12615
Wichita, KS1,11716
Lafayette, LA1,10417
Shreveport, LA1,04518
Evansville, IN1,03319
Albuquerque, NM1,01620
Anchorage, AK1,01521
Minneapolis, MN1,01122
Stockton, CA96823
Springfield, MA93224
San Bernardino, CA89625

The places closest to Albuquerque in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Albuquerque crime map

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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Albuquerque Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Albuquerque with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Albuquerque, all 8 have a lower violent crime rate. The closest is Las Cruces, NM, 192 miles away.

Albuquerque and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Albuquerque, NM1,016
Las Cruces, NM509192 mi
El Paso, TX270225 mi
Amarillo, TX498272 mi
Colorado Springs, CO657280 mi
Lubbock, TX520292 mi
Mesa, AZ427313 mi
Scottsdale, AZ171313 mi
Gilbert, AZ115316 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Sep 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent6712—−26%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Albuquerque Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Violent crime −4%

0200400600800OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep386502
Violent crimes per month in Albuquerque, NM, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Oct 2025470Oct 2024551
Nov 2025405Nov 2024473
Dec 2025459Dec 2024490
Jan 2026441Jan 2025443
Feb 2026430Feb 2025444
Mar 2026468Mar 2025441
Apr 2026451Apr 2025483
May 2026521May 2025531
Jun 2026512Jun 2025548
Jul 2026595Jul 2025509
Aug 2026543Aug 2025523
Sep 2026386Sep 2025502

Homicides −26%

051015OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep57
Homicides per month in Albuquerque, NM, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Oct 20253Oct 202411
Nov 20255Nov 20246
Dec 20252Dec 20248
Jan 20264Jan 20253
Feb 20261Feb 20252
Mar 20268Mar 20259
Apr 20266Apr 202510
May 20264May 20259
Jun 20267Jun 20259
Jul 202614Jul 20258
Aug 20268Aug 20258
Sep 20265Sep 20257

57 in 2026 through September, 65 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Oct 2023
Reported crime per month in Albuquerque, NM
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Sep 20263866575
Aug 20265439828
Jul 20265951,37314
Jun 20265121,6097
May 20265211,5694
Apr 20264511,6096
Mar 20264681,6118
Feb 20264301,4021
Jan 20264411,7224
Dec 20254591,7622
Nov 20254051,7485
Oct 20254701,9003
Sep 20255021,9717
Aug 20255231,8958
Jul 20255092,1438
Jun 20255482,1529
May 20255311,9539
Apr 20254831,75410
Mar 20254411,7949
Feb 20254441,7462
Jan 20254431,9013
Dec 20244902,0748
Nov 20244732,0306
Oct 20245512,14411
Sep 20246542,2908
Aug 20245882,16621
Jul 20246111,9853
Jun 20245962,01510
May 20245432,2588
Apr 20245352,2449
Mar 20245662,2968
Feb 20245062,5027
Jan 20245622,6298
Dec 20235732,55710
Nov 20235492,4288
Oct 20236452,2769

How Albuquerque compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
5Kansas City, MO1,3253,411518,039Jul 2026
6Baltimore, MD1,3024,037562,811Jul 2026
15Milwaukee, WI1,1262,342559,717Feb 2026
20Albuquerque, NM1,0163,209559,192Sep 2026
37Atlanta, GA7962,712525,939Sep 2026
60Sacramento, CA6682,055538,389Jul 2026
64Fresno, CA6522,471551,969Aug 2026
110Tucson, AZ4752,172556,898Sep 2026
118Mesa, AZ4271,139519,990Aug 2026
195Anne Arundel County, MD (County Police)2551,572562,033Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Albuquerque in population, Albuquerque included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
20Albuquerque, NM1,0163,209559,192Sep 2026
99Las Cruces, NM5093,325118,356Jul 2026

All 2 places in New Mexico on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
20Albuquerque, NM1,0163,209559,192Sep 2026
62Colorado Springs, CO6572,740496,560Sep 2026
96Lubbock, TX5201,994275,713Jul 2026
99Las Cruces, NM5093,325118,356Jul 2026
103Amarillo, TX4982,123204,528Jul 2026
110Tucson, AZ4752,172556,898Sep 2026
118Mesa, AZ4271,139519,990Aug 2026
191El Paso, TX2701,178682,310Aug 2026
244Scottsdale, AZ1711,617247,258Jul 2026
273Gilbert, AZ115812293,851Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Albuquerque by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Albuquerque side by side with Milwaukee, Tucson or Baltimore, or with any other place.

Other cities in New Mexico

1 city page, closest first

New Mexico as a whole has 638 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Albuquerque’s rate is 59% above the state’s.

Las Cruces

All 2 cities in New Mexico

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Albuquerque safe?

By reported violent crime, Albuquerque is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 1,016 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, −4% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Albuquerque?

This site does not have one for Albuquerque. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Albuquerque compares with nearby places such as Las Cruces, NM instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Albuquerque?

1,016 violent and 3,209 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 23,625 incidents reported to Albuquerque Police Department over the 12 months to September 2026.

Is crime in Albuquerque going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −4% and property crime −24% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Albuquerque had in 2026?

Albuquerque Police Department reported 57 homicides from January to September 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 65 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Sep 2026 the count was 67, or 12 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Albuquerque Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NM0010100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Albuquerque

12 months to September 2026

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

NM0010100
Source
Albuquerque Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NM0010100)
Latest complete month
September 2026
History on this site
October 2023 to September 2026 (45 months)
Update schedule
Albuquerque Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)