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Albuquerque, NM Crime and Crime Rate

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The Albuquerque crime rate is higher than the New Mexico average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #61

Albuquerque, NM	3,179.80
New Mexico	2,241.45
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Albuquerque, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Albuquerque, NM	Count	30	402	1,381	3,121	6,123	20,756	3,558	86
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	5.4	71.9	247.1	558.4	1,095.6	3,713.9	636.6	15.4	3,165
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	4.8	51.4	100.0	421.8	887.3	2,353.4	301.6	NA	2,084
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Albuquerque, NM	Count	37	439	1,046	2,803	7,297	20,229	3,005	83
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	6.6	78.7	187.4	502.2	1,307.3	3,624.2	538.4	14.9	3,106
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	6.0	54.0	86.8	449.9	1,029.9	2,391.8	283.2	NA	2,194
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Albuquerque, NM	Count	41	278	1,092	2,740	6,677	20,298	2,743	86
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	7.4	50.2	197.2	494.9	1,205.9	3,666.0	495.4	15.5	2,921
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	5.6	45.9	88.6	419.1	1,025.3	2,313.4	261.9	NA	2,087
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Albuquerque, NM	Count	35	264	998	2,910	5,985	19,168	2,823	133
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	6.3	47.8	180.8	527.2	1,084.3	3,472.7	511.4	24.1	2,800
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	7.5	41.2	82.7	436.2	1,028.9	2,242.9	259.7	NA	2,083
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Albuquerque, NM	Count	42	338	940	2,971	5,465	18,134	2,773	121
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	7.7	62.0	172.4	544.7	1,002.0	3,325.0	508.4	22.2	2,816
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	6.9	46.5	78.4	457.1	1,020.5	2,160.1	254.8	NA	2,088
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Albuquerque, NM	Count	56	326	1,103	2,597	6,376	19,365	3,399	98
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	10.6	61.4	207.9	489.4	1,201.6	3,649.4	640.6	18.5	3,101
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	8.7	52.6	93.1	464.7	1,095.8	2,317.8	322.2	NA	2,286
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Albuquerque, NM	Count	38	370	1,350	2,960	6,224	21,098	4,672	132
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	7.2	70.1	255.9	561.2	1,180.0	3,999.9	885.7	25.0	3,438
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	7.2	57.4	109.5	475.9	1,094.2	2,411.6	403.4	NA	2,386
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Albuquerque, NM	Count	47	307	1,439	3,287	5,622	18,632	5,039	90
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	9.2	59.8	280.4	640.6	1,095.6	3,631.1	982.0	17.5	3,445
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	8.2	52.4	117.8	485.8	964.1	2,307.9	453.8	NA	2,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Albuquerque, NM	Count	34	286	1,171	3,059	6,352	19,890	5,515	61
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	6.8	57.1	233.8	610.6	1,268.0	3,970.4	1,100.9	12.2	3,526
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	6.8	56.0	107.7	472.8	1,069.7	2,395.5	472.0	NA	2,385
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Albuquerque, NM	Count	53	285	1,150	3,182	5,744	20,703	3,796	60
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	10.8	58.1	234.4	648.6	1,170.7	4,219.7	773.7	12.2	3,480
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	7.4	54.1	98.7	541.9	1,093.9	2,639.9	414.5	NA	2,486
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Albuquerque, NM	22.63
New Mexico	15.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Albuquerque, NM Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Albuquerque, NM	Count	10	4	4	1	1	0
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	1.8	0.7	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.0	17
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.8	0.8	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Albuquerque, NM	Count	10	5	1	4	0	0
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.2	0.7	0.0	0.0	17
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.4	0.7	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Albuquerque, NM	Count	24	7	3	8	6	0
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	4.3	1.3	0.5	1.4	1.1	0.0	43
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	2.9	1.0	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Albuquerque, NM	Count	21	9	1	5	6	0
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	3.9	1.7	0.2	0.9	1.1	0.0	38
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	2.1	1.1	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Albuquerque, NM	Count	9	3	0	5	1	0
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	1.7	0.6	0.0	0.9	0.2	0.0	16
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Albuquerque, NM	Count	6	4	0	2	0	0
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	1.1	0.8	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	11
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Albuquerque, NM	Count	11	6	0	1	4	0
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	2.1	1.2	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.0	21
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Albuquerque, NM	Count	10	1	0	4	5	0
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.8	1.0	0.0	19
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.6	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.7	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Albuquerque, NM	2.10
New Mexico	2.69
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Albuquerque, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Albuquerque, NM	Count	1,301	864	437
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	232.8	154.6	78.2	1.94
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	337.1	235.6	101.5	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2012	Albuquerque, NM	Count	1,413	999	414
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	255.2	180.4	74.8	2.18
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	306.3	221.8	84.5	2.64
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Albuquerque, NM	Count	1,416	1,027	389
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	256.5	186.1	70.5	2.21
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	307.5	224.1	83.4	2.66
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Albuquerque, NM	Count	1,441	1,055	386
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	264.2	193.4	70.8	2.29
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	300.3	218.8	81.5	2.60
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Albuquerque, NM	Count	1,473	1,087	386
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	277.6	204.8	72.7	2.41
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	337.7	228.5	109.3	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Albuquerque, NM	Count	1,488	1,029	459
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	282.1	195.1	87.0	2.39
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	319.4	228.2	91.1	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Albuquerque, NM	Count	1,384	986	398
	Albuquerque, NM	Per 100,000	269.7	192.2	77.6	2.31
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	305.0	220.7	84.4	2.63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Albuquerque, NM	Count	1,384	972	412
2005	Albuquerque, NM	Count	1,349	975	374