New Mexico

Cases and Data

252

130

3


In 2022, 780 violent crime incidents per 100,000 residents were reported to police in New Mexico. This is 40 percent higher than the violent crime rate in 2012.

The crime rate in New Mexico in 2022 was 105 percent higher than the United States average.

In 2022, 75 percent of violent crimes reported to police in New Mexico were not solved. This is 22 percentage points higher than the unsolved rate in 2012.

  • Capital:  Santa Fe
  • Population:  2,088,070
  • Area:  121,590 sq mi
  • Violent Crime Rank:  1st
Browse by Type
Missing Murders Cities
Browse All Missing Cases
Abraham JimenezAdrian VallesAlejandro CalderasAlesha BrookshierAlexander EbatAlicia GonzalezAnastasia FerrieraAndrew CarrolAngel DuranAngel Kelton McManesAngie RomeroAnna VigilAnn RiffinAnthonette CayeditoAntonia PadillaAntonio DominguezAntonio MunozArden Bogart Jr.Ashley CollinsAshley RosalesAudralina Jones-SenaAuriana TaylorBarbara GouldBarbara HolikBarry KephartBeatrice BiscainoBeatrice Cubelos-LopezBenjamin SmithBennett WallBertina ShieldsBetty ClawBetty GarciaBilly SenaBlake SlaughterBobby WaltonBrandon GomesBrenda ApalacioBrian NelsonBrittany GladdenCalvin MartinezCamille MartinezCarla VigilCarmen GonzalezCaroline TeagueCaroline TsosieCharles HawkinsChristine JulianChristobal LovatoCindy RiveraClinton PorterCraig HarrisonCynthia DeppeDaniel CornfieldDaniel DavisDaniel GoldbergDaniel WhiteDarlene TrujilloDavid AdamsDavid ChavezDavid GuerreraDavid MieraDavid OrtizDavon JamesonDebbie EscalanteDebra HorganDebra LandsdellDebra StewartDenelle SalasDerrick ChavezDiana MartinDominic ChavezDonald HoihjelleDwen DevennyEdgar CastroEdna ReynoldsEdward SierraEdyth WarnerElaine Jaramillo-VigilElizabeth HernandezElmer VictorEmma TrespEnrique MedelErnest MartinezEsther ValdezEugene BegayEusebio MontoyaEva Serna-BarelaFelipa GonzalesFrederick BersaneFredi RosasFred McDowellGarrett GoldtoothGeoffrey SpanglerGeorge HansonGirly HossencofftGloria GastarGloria KingGordon VessellsGrace LopezHarvey FernandezHarvey WhitacreHarvey WhiteHenry Silva IIIHerman EtcittyHolly Alcott WhiteInez GarciaIngrid LaneJack Dowdy Jr.Jack HembyJames "Jim" SullivanJames MyersJanson SecodyJay JacksonJeanette DeLaCruzJean JohnsonJennifer EvansJennifer PentillaJerome ThomasJesus CuevasJesus GonzalesJesus Gonzalez-MolinarJiles MorrisJillian OrtizJill TroiaJimmy MathewsJoel Esquivel-DominguezJohn CatesJonathan JohnJon OttesenJoseph RoachJoseph ShalomJose FarfanJose GonzalesJose GonzalesJose Lara Jr.Jose LunaJoshua PerryJuan De AndaJudith GarciaJulia VicenteKathy PaquinKenneth HumphriesKirby AbeitaKristina CarrilloLatisha DesiderioLaura HernandezLeah PeeblesLeland WalkerLeonard TsoLeon HayesLeroy AlmanzaLeWayne EtcittyLewis StoufferLilly LopezMarjorie KnoxMark AguilarMark MestasMarlon ReanoMartha LucherMary Lou SenaMathilda SilagoMelanie JamesMelena MontoyaMelissa MontoyaMel NadelMerlinda JenkinsMichael BurckleyMichael GreenMichael HarpMichael ReynoldsMichelle OteroMiguel BernalMiguel SotoMiquela MontanoNathan YazzieNicholas SmithNina HerronNoha ContrerasO'Dina LuceroOdin AndersonOrlando GuerroOrlando KingOrlando ValdezOscar HerreraOthel JohnsonPatricia ChesherPaul CoupeyPepita RedhairPernell TewangiotewaRamon Loya-RasconRanelle BennettRaquel RodriguezRaymond BegayRemus YazzieRicardo MontoyaRicardo MontoyaRichard DuffyRichard WilliamsRichard WoodringRobert HogueRobert RomeroRobert SelfridgeRodney ShadoanRodolfo RamirezRonnie GanadonegroRonnie OrtegaRoy BluebirdRussell FritzRyan JudkinsSanders WelchSandra PayneSelfa FloresSergio MartinezSharron HolcombShawntell WaitesSherman BarnesSherri ValdezShylyne OrdonezSkyla MarburgerStephanie BrownStephen CareyStephen HoltStephen ManningSteven OvertonSteven ParksSteven RomeroSusan SheeleyTambra HenningTamickia PlateroTanya BegayTara CalicoTheresa ConchaTiffany ReidTina TealTommy JobeTravis KillenTrinidad AlcantarTristin RoutzenVanessa ReedVelda LeybaVenita GannonVicky LynnVictor TrejoViviana RamosWade BenallyWade TaylorWalcie DowningWesley MoteWilliam Blodgett Jr.William HeadYolanda CoronadoYvonne Lopez
Browse All Murder Cases
Albert GarciaAlejandro ManuelitoAlfred BegayAmy HouserAmy Lynn HansonAndrae J DavisAngelo MartinezAngel MartinezAntonio ZaragozaAudra WillisBarney FuentesBill ValdezBrandon AmburgeyBrian EdmondsBrian GonzalesCarlos BacaCheyene CantrellChristopher AndrewsChristopher LopezClarissa GonzalesClifford MillerDaniel AndradeDaniel Jr LovatoDannette WebbDanny HerreraDaryl YoungDavid BleaDevon HawkinsDonaldo YanezDonald DeloachDylan NutterEarl GonzalesEddie VerdugoElizabeth GonzalezEmilio PerezErica EspinosaEric HicksEric ManningFermin MartinezFreddie Jr MirabalGeraldine BookGeraldine ParhamGeraldo SaavedraGina GutierrezGustavo Martin-LeyvaHaskell LewisHubert McCrayIan FraserIan JonesIda HolguinIsrael HerreraJaime DimasJames RhodesJanice GrandberryJanis PulliamJaquise LewisJared MartinezJean Simmons AblaJean SturgesJeremy TrujilloJoan VanceJoe BacaJoe DavisJohn CollamoreJohn WilliamsJonathan SmithJonathan SorensenJon Paul CarbajalJosephine OrtegaJose DelgadoJoyleen ChavezJuan OrtizJuan RomeroJudy McKnightJulio Chavez-ValdezKenneth HarrisKenneth KingKyle NtiforoKyle WilliamsLeon WaunekaLeo MolzhonLonnie WhittleLouis ChavezManuel PuentesManuel VargasMarc BruleMarqus ChavezMartin RecioMarvin ThomasMary MartinezMaurice WrightMelissa RepassMichael GarrisMichael GutierrezMichael SanchezMichelle SanchezNam VuNancy MyersNelson BednorzPatricia PlateroPatricia PlateroPaula HolguinPete LopezQuincy BookerRafeal SerraRandy KolwalchukRaymond GutierrezRaymond SaizReyes ValenzuelaRobert SmithRonald ChavezRonald ThaisenRoy ChavezSamuel GutierrezStephanie SenacStephen WillsSteven CardenasSteven TeranSteven TollefsonSteve SisnerosTeal PittingtonThomas BrownThomas McKnightThomas RamirezTyra PerryTyson PayasoValerie TeranVictoria Ortiz-BurciagaWilliam CornickYvonne Martinez
Browse by City
AlamogordoAlbuquerqueAlcaldeAztecBelenBernalilloBernalillo CountyBloomfieldBluewater AcresBroadviewCapitanCarlsbadCasamero LakeChaconChamaChaparralClovisColumbusCorralesCrownpointCubaDemingDes MoinesDes MontesDixonDulceEdgewoodEl PradoEspañolaEspanolaFarmingtonFlora VistaFort SumnerGallupGamercoGrantsHagermanJalJemez SpringsJicarilla ApacheLagunaLas CrucesLas VegasLa MesaLos LunasMagdalenaMescaleroMilanMoraNageeziNavajoPecosPlacitasRamahReserveRio RanchoRoswellRuidoso DownsSanta FeSanta RosaSanto Domingo PuebloSan RafaelSan YsidroShiprockSilver CitySocorroTaosThoreauTijerasTohatchiTohlakaiTorreonTucumcariVaditoVanderwagenWaterflowYataheyZuni
Featured New Mexico Missing Cases

Pernell Tewangiotewa

Missing: May 29, 1998
Pernell Lloyd Tewangiotewa, a 21-year-old Native American man, was last seen on May 29, 1998, in Far ...Read More

Jillian Ortiz

Missing: Jan 19, 2006
Jillian Elizabeth Ortiz, age 19, was last seen on January 19, 2006, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She ...Read More

Paul Coupey

Missing: Nov 09, 1982
Paul Coupey, a 53-year-old man, was last seen on November 9, 1982, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He ma ...Read More

Merlinda Jenkins

Missing: Dec 24, 2004
Merlinda Juanita Jenkins, aged 57 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen in Albuquerque, Ne ...Read More

Bertina Shields

Missing: May 15, 2023
Bertina Shields, aged 48, was last seen on May 15, 2023, in Farmington, New Mexico. She was reported ...Read More

Tommy Jobe

Missing: May 11, 2012
Tommy Freeman Jobe, 43 years old, was last seen on May 11, 2012, in Carlsbad, New Mexico. At the tim ...Read More

Barry Kephart

Missing: Aug 22, 1981
Barry "Bucky" Kephart, an 11-year-old boy, disappeared from Albuquerque, New Mexico, on August 22, 1 ...Read More

Harvey White

Missing: Mar 19, 2020
Harvey White, a 53-year-old man from Bernalillo, New Mexico, was last seen on March 19, 2020. At the ...Read More

Esther Valdez

Missing: Sep 07, 1984
Esther Valdez, a 17-year-old from Chama, New Mexico, was last seen on September 7, 1984. That day, s ...Read More

Billy Sena

Missing: Sep 22, 1979
Billy Sena, an 11-year-old boy, disappeared on September 22, 1979, along with his 9-year-old cousin, ...Read More
Featured New Mexico Murder Cases

Daryl Young

Murdered: Jan 15, 2017
Daryl Young, 39, was found dead on January 15, 2017, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His death is part o ...Read More

Juan Romero

Murdered: Feb 07, 2017
Juan Carlos Romero, a 26-year-old student at the University of New Mexico, was found fatally shot on ...Read More

Clifford Miller

Murdered: Dec 17, 2016
Clifford Miller, aged 42, was found brutally murdered on December 17, 2016, in Albuquerque, New Mexi ...Read More

Jaquise Lewis

Murdered: Mar 22, 2015
On March 22, 2015, Jaquise Lewis, a 17-year-old from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was fatally shot durin ...Read More

Haskell Lewis

Murdered: Nov 17, 2016
On November 17, 2016, 63-year-old Haskell Lewis was found dead in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His death ...Read More

Ian Fraser

Murdered: Jun 21, 2012
Ian Fraser, a 69-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was found dead on June 21, 2012. His ...Read More

Jeremy Trujillo

Murdered: Mar 22, 2012
Jeremy Trujillo, a 16-year-old from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was murdered on March 22, 2012, while w ...Read More

Elizabeth Gonzalez

Murdered: Dec 12, 2004
On December 12, 2004, the body of Elizabeth Gonzalez was found off Sandhill Road near Tome Hill in L ...Read More

Ida Holguin

Murdered: Feb 10, 1990
On February 10, 1990, Ida Holguin, 33, was one of the victims of the infamous Las Cruces Bowling All ...Read More

Stephanie Senac

Murdered: Aug 01, 1999
On August 1, 1999, 43-year-old Stephanie Senac was brutally murdered during an infamous robbery at t ...Read More

Donaldo Yanez

Murdered: Nov 26, 2017
Donaldo Yanez-Reyes, a 17-year-old from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was tragically shot on November 26, ...Read More