CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Las Cruces Police Department

Crime in Las Cruces, NM

The violent crime rate in Las Cruces is 509 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 17% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover.

Branson Library, New Mexico State University.
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The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

509 per 100,000 residents, per year

603 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Property crime

3,325 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,935 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

All reported

3,834 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,538 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 118,356, 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 Las Cruces sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

509

Las Cruces has the 99th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 203 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
San Antonio, TX52594
Jacksonville, FL52495
Lubbock, TX52096
Warren, MI51597
Durham, NC51398
Las Cruces, NM50999
Leon County, FL (Sheriff)501100
Fort Pierce, FL500101
Charlotte, NC499102
Amarillo, TX498103
Great Falls, MT496104

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

Las Cruces crime map

cities around it
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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 Las Cruces Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Las Cruces and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Las Cruces, 2 have a higher violent crime rate and 6 a lower one. The closest is El Paso, TX, 39 miles away.

Las Cruces and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Las Cruces, NM509
El Paso, TX27039 mi
Albuquerque, NM1,016192 mi
Tucson, AZ475239 mi
Midland, TX371274 mi
Mesa, AZ427295 mi
Gilbert, AZ115296 mi
Lubbock, TX520297 mi
Chandler, AZ111301 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 Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 48 reported41−17% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 6 reported5.1no year-ago month
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,231 reported1,885+4% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 741 reported626−28% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 532 reported449−30% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 423 reported357−44% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent4841—−17%
HomicideViolent65.1——
TheftProperty2,2311,885—+4%
Theft from vehiclesProperty741626—−28%
Vehicle theftProperty532449—−30%
BurglaryProperty423357—−44%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Las Cruces Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (29th highest rate of 155), robbery (101st highest rate of 152) and burglary (37th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Jul 2023 to Jul 2026

Violent crime per month

Homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, reported per month

Violent crimes by month
MonthViolent crimes
Jul 202363
Aug 202375
Sep 202382
Oct 202369
Nov 202356
Dec 202347
Jan 202451
Feb 202475
Mar 202468
Apr 202483
May 202473
Jun 202476
Jul 202497
Aug 202497
Sep 202472
Oct 202459
Nov 202446
Dec 202445
Jan 202546
Feb 202558
Mar 202574
Apr 202547
Jun 202545
Jul 202565
Aug 202566
Sep 202547
Oct 202550
Nov 202545
Dec 202544
Jan 202644
Feb 202643
Mar 202658
Apr 202645
May 202663
Jun 202651
Jul 202647

Homicides per month

Reported per month

Homicides by month
MonthHomicides
Jul 20231
Aug 20230
Sep 20231
Oct 20232
Nov 20230
Dec 20231
Jan 20240
Feb 20242
Mar 20240
Apr 20242
May 20240
Jun 20246
Jul 20241
Aug 20242
Sep 20240
Oct 20240
Nov 20240
Dec 20241
Jan 20251
Feb 20252
Mar 20254
Apr 20250
Jun 20252
Jul 20251
Aug 20250
Sep 20251
Oct 20250
Nov 20252
Dec 20251
Jan 20260
Feb 20262
Mar 20260
Apr 20260
May 20260
Jun 20260
Jul 20260
Every month since Jul 2023
Reported crime per month in Las Cruces, NM
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026472880
Jun 2026513420
May 2026633420
Apr 2026452720
Mar 2026582780
Feb 2026432832
Jan 2026442900
Dec 2025443391
Nov 2025454052
Oct 2025504000
Sep 2025473881
Aug 2025663080
Jul 2025653771
Jun 2025453602
Apr 2025474460
Mar 2025744324
Feb 2025584262
Jan 2025464301
Dec 2024454731
Nov 2024463790
Oct 2024594720
Sep 2024724590
Aug 2024974422
Jul 2024975031
Jun 2024764876
May 2024734870
Apr 2024834872
Mar 2024685020
Feb 2024754662
Jan 2024515250
Dec 2023475321
Nov 2023565690
Oct 2023695432
Sep 2023825161
Aug 2023754340
Jul 2023634941

How Las Cruces compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
89Lowell, MA5361,224121,283May 2026
99Las Cruces, NM5093,325118,356Jul 2026
109Independence, MO4782,897121,329Jul 2026
127Cambridge, MA4022,387121,634Aug 2026
180Manchester, NH3001,536116,606Aug 2026
181West Jordan, UT2981,238116,603Aug 2026
200Clearwater, FL2481,346116,679Jul 2026
206St. Mary's County, MD (Sheriff)2421,115116,720Jun 2026
238Indian River County, FL (Sheriff)183742117,311Aug 2026
256Provo, UT1421,005115,576Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Las Cruces in population, Las Cruces 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
96Lubbock, TX5201,994275,713Jul 2026
99Las Cruces, NM5093,325118,356Jul 2026
110Tucson, AZ4752,172556,898Sep 2026
118Mesa, AZ4271,139519,990Aug 2026
126Tempe, AZ4032,771191,348Aug 2026
144Midland, TX3711,510146,444Aug 2026
191El Paso, TX2701,178682,310Aug 2026
273Gilbert, AZ115812293,851Aug 2026
278Chandler, AZ1111,116282,191Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces side by side with Clearwater, Manchester or West Jordan, 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; Las Cruces’s rate is 20% below the state’s.

Albuquerque

All 2 cities in New Mexico

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Las Cruces safe?

By reported violent crime, Las Cruces is above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 509 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Las Cruces?

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

What is the crime rate in Las Cruces?

509 violent and 3,325 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 4,538 incidents reported to Las Cruces Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 48 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 423 burglaries, 741 thefts from vehicles and 2,231 other thefts.

Is crime in Las Cruces going up or down?

Las Cruces has 42 months of data on this site so far, not enough for a year-over-year comparison. In July 2026, violent crime was unchanged versus the previous month.

How many homicides has Las Cruces had in 2026?

Las Cruces Police Department reported 2 homicides from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 6, or 5 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Las Cruces Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NM0070100). 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 Las Cruces

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat4841−17%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal423357−44%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included741626−28%
Vehicle theft532449−30%

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

NM0070100
Source
Las Cruces Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NM0070100)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
July 2023 to July 2026 (42 months)
Update schedule
Las Cruces 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)