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Albuquerque, New Mexico Crime Statistics (2024)

Albuquerque reported 63,961 criminal offenses in 2024, with a population of 558,745. The overall crime rate is 11,447 per 100,000 residents. Explore detailed agency-level data on the New Mexico interactive crime map.

Assault Rate
2,189
#14 of 81 large cities
Homicide Rate
17
#16 of 81 large cities
Robbery Rate
160
#24 of 81 large cities
Sex Offense Rate
91
#33 of 81 large cities
Total Offenses
63,961
2024 FBI NIBRS

Albuquerque vs State & National Average

Assault Homicide Robbery Sex Offenses Overall
Albuquerque 2,189 17 160 91 11,447
New Mexico
State avg.
1,626 11 63 82 7,019
National
U.S. avg.
896 5 46 56 3,849

Compare to Similar-Size Cities

City Population Assault Homicide Robbery Sex Off.
Albuquerque, New Mexico 558,745 2,189 17 160 91
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 560,416 2,405 30 310 105
Baltimore, Maryland 566,632 2,561 35 575 95
Tucson, Arizona 548,789 1,639 8 109 81
Fresno, California 546,722 1,810 6 169 92
Sacramento, California 526,670 1,577 9 193 63
Atlanta, Georgia 517,123 1,017 21 85 43
Mesa, Arizona 513,585 1,408 4 51 90
Kansas City, Missouri 511,535 2,175 27 255 87
Memphis, Tennessee 613,207 4,512 51 353 114
Portland, Oregon 623,066 1,260 11 178 75
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About this data

Crime rates are per 100,000 residents based on 2024 FBI NIBRS data. Rankings are among 81 U.S. cities with 250,000+ population. #1 = highest rate.