2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Santa Fe, NM vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines has 35% more violent crime than Santa Fe.
- Des Moines has 6% more property crime than Santa Fe.
 Santa Fe, NMDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock37.122.7
 Property Crime57.3  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Santa Fe, New MexicoCrime Index
 Golden, NM14.3
 Cedar Grove, NM19.7
 San Pedro, NM20
 Chupadero, NM20.15
 Sombrillo, NM20.2
 Jaconita, NM21.6
 Cundiyo, NM21.9
 Cuyamungue, NM22.4
 Glorieta, NM23
 Rio en Medio, NM23.15

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