Gallup, NM Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gallup, NM Summary

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

  • There were 1,349 total crimes committed in Gallup the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,354.8 total crimes per 100K people in Gallup.
  • The overall crime rate in Gallup is 173.42% above the national average.
  • Gallup ranks #64 safest out of 65 cities in New Mexico.
  • Gallup ranks #9,647 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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Gallup Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gallup is 6,354.8 per 100,000 people. That's 173.42% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 75.54% higher than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gallup
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,349 6,354.8 3,620.2 2,324.2
Murder 2 9.4 7.8 6.3
Robbery 59 277.9 99.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 253 1,191.8 615.9 268.2
Violent Crime 330 1,554.6 778.3 369.8
Burglary 132 621.8 648.8 269.8
Larceny 736 3,467.1 1,765.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 151 711.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,019 4,800.3 2,841.9 1,954.4

Gallup 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 Gallup

330
Violent Crimes
1,554.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
320.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 330 violent crimes in Gallup in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gallup is 1,554.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gallup each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 320.38% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 99.74% higher than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gallup

1,019
Property Crimes
4,800.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
145.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,019 property crimes in Gallup in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gallup is 4,800.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gallup each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 145.61% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 68.91% higher than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 per 100,000 people.

Gallup SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
10
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