| | Malaga, NM | Valencia (Valencia County), NM | United States |
| | 26.2 | 26.2 | 22.7 |
| | 31.6 | 30.9 | 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 Malaga, New Mexico | Crime Index |
| Loco Hills, NM | 14.3 |
| La Huerta, NM | 20.6 |
| Loving, NM | 20.7 |
| Hope, NM | 23.8 |
| Morningside, NM | 27.5 |
| Atoka, NM | 28.2 |
| Malaga, NM | 28.9 |
| Happy Valley, NM | 29.7 |
| Livingston Wheeler, NM | 30.1 |
| Carlsbad, NM | 42.4 |