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Crime Statistics

Information about Albuquerque crime statistics:

The Chief's Monthly Snapshot shows data from the current and previous year with percent of change between the two. The categories on the snapshot are below.

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The Chief's Monthly Snapshot and crime trends.

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 Homicides

Homicide Statistics

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 NIBRS Stats

National Incident-Based Reporting System stats

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 Traffic

2024 Traffic Statistics

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 OIS

List of 2025 Officer Involved Shootings

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 Transparency

Monthly Report of Dismissed DWI Court Hearings

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Chief's Monthly Snapshot - Jan-June 2025

Property Crimes of Interest1

Offence 2025 2024 % Change
Auto Theft (APD) 1,336 2,213 -40%
Auto Theft (240) 1,871 3,023 -38%
Auto Burglary (23F) 1,755 2,117 -17%
Residential Burglary 983 1,145 -14%
Commercial Burglary 754 993 -24%
Shoplifting (23C) 3,539 4,146 -15%
Total 10,238 13,637 -25%

Violent Crimes of Interest2

Offence 2025 2024 % Change
Agg. Assault (13A) 2,105 2,362 -11%
Sex Crimes 240 271 -11%
Robbery (120) 364 447 -19%
Total 2,709 3,080 -12%

Homicides3

Incidents 2025 2024 % Change
Homicides* 34 47 -28%

Clearance Rate**: 143.80%

*Includes all Homicides except Justified Homicide
**Includes Homicides that occurred in 2024 and solved in 2025

Arrests (New Charges)4

Arrests 2025 2024 % Change
Felony 2,580 2,100 23%
Misdemeanor 5,763 5,108 13%

Warrant Arrests4

Arrests 2025 2024 % Change
Felony Warrant 3,266 2,921 12%
Misdemeanor Warrant 996 675 48%

Quality of Life5

Incidents 2025 2024 % Change
Criminal Trespass 1,643 1,114 47%
CT Notices (CC) 1 20 -95%
Median City Code (CC) 46 67 -31%
Median Citations 140 178 -21%
Erecting Structure Park 21 10 110%
Littering 67 55 22%

Calls for Service6

Calls for Service 2025 2024 % Change
Priority 1 3,113 3,501 -11%
Priority 2 120,936 125,262 -3%
Priority 3 36,606 33,782 8%
Priority 4 22,514 23,514 -4%
Priority 5 57,056 57,961 -2%

Average Queue Duration7

Calls Type 2025 Average Wait Times
242-COPS 0:01:01
911 0:00:20

Statistics are year-to-Date (01/01 – 3/31), except for Average Queue Duration which is weekly.
Statistics are preliminary and subject to change. Pulled on 4/2/25 0900 hours

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Crime Trends in Albuquerque 2014 to 2023

An Albuquerque Police Department bar graph showing crime in Albuquerque from 2014 to 2023. Each bar shows property crime in blue on the bottom and violent crime in red on top. There were 35,457 cases in 2014 with cases rising to a peak in 2017 with 49,125 cases, then decreased to 33,940 cases in 2023. Data is on the table below.

Year Property Crime Violent Crime Total
2014 30,523 4,934 35,457
2015 34,082 5,410 39,492
2016 38,639 6,248 44,887
2017 41,438 7,687 49,125
2018 34,898 7,997 42,895
2019 31,974 7,995 39,969
2020 28,354 7,875 36,229
2021 25,138 8,439 33,577
2022 27,068 8,016 35,084
2023 26,365 7,575 33,940

Disclaimers

  1. Auto Theft based on APD Auto Theft number; Residential and Commercial burglaries based on Location Category which is identified by
    reporting officer.
  2. Sex Crimes Includes NIBRS codes; 11A, 11B, 11C, 36A, and 36B.
  3. Homicides based on Internal APD Homicide Dashboard, produced and reported by Homicide Unit, date range is 01/01 – 03/31.
  4. Arrests include all arrest types (taken into custody, on-site, cited, summoned). Felony Warrant includes arrests with felony warrant charge, Misdemeanor Warrant includes arrests with Misdemeanor warrant charge.
  5. Criminal Trespass, Erecting Structure Park, and Littering are based on arrests (citation, summons, taken into custody) and TraCS citations. Median City Code based on Field Contact Cards where “median” is used. CT Notice based on Field Contact Cards where “criminal trespass notice” or “CT notice” is used. Median Citations Include citations (TraCS and Mark43) for all 8-2-7-2 ordinances.
  6. CAD totals include Officer-Initiated and proactive call. Response Times based on YTD Averages (time increases are shown in red).
  7. Weekly Call Wait times provided by Dispatch.