| | Las Cruces, NM | Truth or Consequences, NM | United States |
| | 21.1 | 21.7 | 22.7 |
| | 64.2 | 50.4 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Las Cruces, New Mexico | Crime Index |
| Mesilla, NM | 11.2 |
| Sunland Park, NM | 16.4 |
| Mesquite, NM | 19.9 |
| Anthony, NM | 20.6 |
| San Ysidro CDP (Dona Ana County), NM | 22.1 |
| Radium Springs, NM | 22.8 |
| San Pablo, NM | 23.9 |
| Hatch, NM | 24.6 |
| White Sands, NM | 24.7 |
| Garfield, NM | 26.0 |