Edgewood, NM Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Edgewood, NM Summary

Crime in Edgewood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Edgewood 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 Edgewood:

  • There were 127 total crimes committed in Edgewood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,073.5 total crimes per 100K people in Edgewood.
  • The overall crime rate in Edgewood is -10.79% below the national average.
  • Edgewood ranks #37 safest out of 65 cities in New Mexico.
  • Edgewood ranks #6,684 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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Edgewood Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Edgewood is 2,073.5 per 100,000 people. That's -10.79% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -42.72% lower than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Edgewood
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 127 2,073.5 3,620.2 2,324.2
Murder 1 16.3 7.8 6.3
Robbery 1 16.3 99.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 179.6 615.9 268.2
Violent Crime 16 261.2 778.3 369.8
Burglary 13 212.2 648.8 269.8
Larceny 87 1,420.4 1,765.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 179.6 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 111 1,812.2 2,841.9 1,954.4

Edgewood 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 Edgewood

16
Violent Crimes
261.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-29.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Edgewood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Edgewood is 261.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 382.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Edgewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -29.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.44% lower than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Edgewood

111
Property Crimes
1,812.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-7.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 111 property crimes in Edgewood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Edgewood is 1,812.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Edgewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -7.27% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.23% lower than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Edgewood

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
Santa Fe, NM 88,705 5,152 5,808.0 4,884.7 923.3
Bosque Farms, NM 4,099 67 1,634.5 1,317.4 317.2

Edgewood SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
4
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