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Sandia Park, NM crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Sandia Park is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (77%) and also has a lower crime rate than 73% of the communities in New Mexico, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Sandia Park is one in 265 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.

How does the crime rate in Sandia Park compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Sandia Park with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Sandia Park's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Sandia Park does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Sandia Park.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Sandia Park has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Sandia Park's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Sandia Park is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Sandia Park than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 265.

Sandia Park Crime Data

total Crime Index

77

(100 is safest)


Safer than 77% of U.S. cities.

Sandia Park Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

0

1

1

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.00

3.77

3.77

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.0
7.8
National Median: 4
    Sandia Park
    New Mexico

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in Sandia Park

1 in 128

in New Mexico

Sandia Park Violent Crimes

Population: 265
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
3.77
29.84
National Median: 20
    Sandia Park
    New Mexico

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 265

in Sandia Park

1 in 34

in New Mexico

Property Crimes

Population: 265
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Sandia Park Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
1
22
National Median: 27.0
    Sandia Park
    New Mexico

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