Bernalillo, NM Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bernalillo, NM Summary

Crime in Bernalillo research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bernalillo over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bernalillo:

  • There were 290 total crimes committed in Bernalillo the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,801.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bernalillo.
  • The overall crime rate in Bernalillo is 20.52% above the national average.
  • Bernalillo ranks #46 safest out of 65 cities in New Mexico.
  • Bernalillo ranks #7,887 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bernalillo Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bernalillo is 2,801.1 per 100,000 people. That's 20.52% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.62% lower than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bernalillo
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 290 2,801.1 3,620.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 6.3
Robbery 8 77.3 99.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 70 676.1 615.9 268.2
Violent Crime 79 763.1 778.3 369.8
Burglary 60 579.5 648.8 269.8
Larceny 121 1,168.7 1,765.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 30 289.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 211 2,038.1 2,841.9 1,954.4

Bernalillo Crime Compared To New Mexico Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Mexico.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bernalillo

79
Violent Crimes
763.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
106.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 79 violent crimes in Bernalillo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bernalillo is 763.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 131.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bernalillo each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 106.35% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -1.95% lower than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bernalillo

211
Property Crimes
2,038.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
4.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 211 property crimes in Bernalillo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bernalillo is 2,038.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bernalillo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 4.28% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.28% lower than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bernalillo

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Albuquerque, NM 560,557 34,620 6,176.0 4,795.8 1,380.2
Rio Rancho, NM 107,435 2,287 2,128.7 1,671.7 457.0
Corrales, NM 8,652 61 705.0 554.8 150.3

Bernalillo SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
6
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