How has crime changed in New Mexico since 1985?

Police in New Mexico reported about 648 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 983 in 1998, and 2,351 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 6,676 in 1997. There's no figure for 1988–1996, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in New Mexico and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, New Mexico Violent, U.S. Property, New Mexico Property, U.S.
1985 737.3 570.3 6,085.6 4,780.0
1986 769.9 633.6 6,152.8 5,015.3
1987 663.9 624.9 6,236.4 5,090.1
1988 – 630.2 – 5,045.9
1989 – 680.5 – 5,211.5
1990 – 749.8 – 5,227.0
1991 – 798.1 – 5,388.4
1992 – 785.4 – 5,089.3
1993 – 764.1 – 4,814.1
1994 – 740.4 – 4,752.4
1995 – 720.6 – 4,796.6
1996 – 658.8 – 4,553.0
1997 905.5 644.9 6,676.2 4,494.7
1998 983.2 603.8 6,273.8 4,212.6
1999 869.1 545.8 5,485.8 3,872.6
2000 789.2 534.4 5,035.3 3,751.7
2001 801.0 529.5 4,892.0 3,801.5
2002 769.0 512.9 4,636.9 3,737.7
2003 695.6 493.7 4,391.9 3,704.0
2004 702.7 478.6 4,358.9 3,599.4
2005 660.1 483.0 4,218.2 3,518.3
2006 657.4 486.9 3,955.4 3,397.1
2007 676.1 477.9 3,854.4 3,316.1
2008 658.7 463.7 3,886.2 3,252.3
2009 646.8 436.8 3,852.6 3,076.7
2010 591.9 408.1 3,474.1 2,963.4
2011 575.8 390.1 3,583.8 2,925.7
2012 568.9 390.7 3,680.5 2,881.3
2013 581.2 378.2 3,679.8 2,759.3
2014 580.6 373.7 3,582.2 2,591.8
2015 642.5 384.6 3,904.3 2,495.2
2016 681.4 399.5 4,000.7 2,469.1
2017 785.3 397.5 3,919.4 2,372.4
2018 822.2 384.8 3,506.9 2,206.8
2019 767.3 381.0 3,055.6 2,109.0
2020 800.0 399.3 2,907.1 1,955.3
2021 828.7 360.9 2,818.9 1,762.2
2022 833.8 398.2 3,176.3 1,998.5
2023 792.0 385.6 3,100.8 1,950.5
2024 744.9 363.4 2,891.0 1,766.8
2025 648.0 329.3 2,350.7 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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