Emergencies
Information about emergencies in Albuquerque.
Emergencies
For emergencies, call 911. For non-emergency police calls, call 505-242-COPS (2677).
View examples of when to call 911, 505-242-COPS, or 311:
911
An emergency is anytime an individual’s life, safety or property is immediately in danger or there is a crime in progress.
- Medical calls
- Shooting, stabbing, or life-threatening injuries
- Serious crashes with injuries
- Drunk driver on the roadway
- Active home burglary and the offender os on scene
242-COPS
A non-emergency is a situation where an individual’s life, safety or property is not in immediate danger, but a police response is needed.
- Minor traffic crash without injuries
- Online reporting
- Residential or commercial burglary with time delay or no offender on scene
- Loud party
- Suspicious activity
311
- Graffiti Sighting (Solid Waste Department)
- Illegal Fireworks (Albuquerque Fire Rescue)
- Animal Noise (Animal Welfare Department)
- Abandoned Vehicles (Police or Zoning)
- Homeless Encampment (Albuquerque Community Safety)
- Nuisance Property (Planning Department)
- Needles (Various Departments)
- Noise Complaint (Environmental Health Department)
Area Commands
The Albuquerque Police Department divides the city into six geographical areas called area commands. Each area command has a police substation where you may file a police report, request a copy of a police report, report abandoned or disabled vehicles and comment on our service.
Emergency Medical Services
The vision and mission of the EMS Division is to provide excellence in service delivery to the citizens and visitors of the City of Albuquerque. In 2022, Albuquerque Firefighters and Paramedics responded to over 108,000 calls for service. Our current response times exceed national accreditation standards.
Foothills Area Command
Foothills Area Command Substation will be back to normal hours of Monday - Friday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Foothills Area Command: Crime Statistics
View crime statistics for the Foothills Area Command. * Disclaimer: Statistics are subject to change due to ongoing investigations
Northeast Area Command
Northeast Area Command Substation will be back to normal hours of Monday - Friday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Northeast Area Command: Crime Statistics
View crime statistics for the Northeast Area Command. * Disclaimer: Statistics are subject to change due to ongoing investigations
Northwest Area Command: Crime Statistics
View crime statistics for the Northwest Area Command. * Disclaimer: Statistics are subject to change due to ongoing investigations
Notice of Privacy Practices
Albuquerque Fire Rescue, as a covered portion of a hybrid entity and in accordance with the New Mexico Inspection of Public records Act, (Section 14-6-1 NMSA 1978), provides that the release of “all health information that relates to and identifies specific individuals as patients is strictly confidential and shall not be a matter of public record or accessible to the public even though the information is in the custody of or contained in the records of a governmental agency or its agent.”
Records Request Instructions
Albuquerque Fire Rescue Records Management is responsible for providing the community with EMS and Fire Reports while ensuring that all reports released are in compliance with the Inspection of Public Records Act (NMSA 1978, Chapter 14 Article 2) as well as HIPAA rules, and confidentiality standards.