In 2025, Rio Rancho police reported 369 violent crimes (322 per 100,000 residents), including 2 murders, 16 robberies and 300 aggravated assaults, plus 1,123 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 114,641. Violent-crime rate rank: 3 of 3 large New Mexico cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency NM0230600, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | 1,024 | 5,724 | 75 | 4,031 | Totals |
| Las Cruces | 496 | 587 | 14 | 3,652 | Totals |
| Rio Rancho | 322 | 369 | 2 | 980 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Rio Rancho's violent-crime rate of 322 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 47% lower than the New Mexico rate (608) and about even with the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 311 residents, or about 7.1 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Rio Rancho ranks 221st for violent crime, in the lower half, and 260th for murder (2 murders, 1.7 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 81% of Rio Rancho's violent crimes and robberies 4%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 980 per 100,000, less than half New Mexico overall. Rio Rancho police logged 96 vehicle thefts (84 per 100,000, 308th of 351; New Mexico: 314) and 129 burglaries (113 per 100,000, less than half the state).
The closest city we cover is Albuquerque, 13 miles south; its violent-crime rate (1,024) is 3.2 times Rio Rancho's.
Out-of-state cities near Rio Rancho's size (114,641 residents): Elgin, IL at 218 violent crimes per 100,000 and Lansing, MI at 1,337.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Rio Rancho had 322 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 47% lower than the statewide 608. It is 3rd highest of the 3 New Mexico cities on this site; Albuquerque is highest at 1,024. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Rio Rancho police reported 2 murders for 2025, a rate of 1.7 per 100,000 residents. The New Mexico rate was 8.5 and the national rate 4.1.
96 vehicles were reported stolen in Rio Rancho in 2025, 84 per 100,000 residents. That is less than half the national rate of 195 and ranks 308th of 351 cities on this site.