FBI arrest data · 2024
New Mexico Arrests
50,990 arrests were reported by 93 New Mexico law-enforcement agencies in 2024. The most common charge was all other offenses (exc. traffic) (15,054); 4.8% of arrests were of juveniles.
New Mexico arrests by offense
| Offense | Arrests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All other offenses (exc. traffic) | 15,054 | 29.5% |
| Simple assault | 11,035 | 21.6% |
| Driving under the influence | 5,677 | 11.1% |
| Larceny-theft | 4,304 | 8.4% |
| Drug abuse violations | 3,126 | 6.1% |
| Aggravated assault | 2,882 | 5.7% |
| Disorderly conduct | 2,045 | 4.0% |
| Vandalism | 1,515 | 3.0% |
| Stolen property (buy/receive/possess) | 996 | 2.0% |
| Liquor law violations | 923 | 1.8% |
| Burglary | 833 | 1.6% |
| Weapons (carrying, possessing) | 763 | 1.5% |
| Offenses against family & children | 473 | 0.9% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 312 | 0.6% |
| Vagrancy | 266 | 0.5% |
| Fraud | 217 | 0.4% |
| Robbery | 188 | 0.4% |
| Embezzlement | 89 | 0.2% |
| Prostitution & commercialized vice | 55 | 0.1% |
| Sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) | 51 | 0.1% |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter | 47 | 0.1% |
| Arson | 44 | 0.1% |
| Rape | 43 | 0.1% |
| Forgery & counterfeiting | 40 | 0.1% |
| Manslaughter by negligence | 10 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — commercial sex | 1 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — servitude | 1 | 0.0% |
| Curfew & loitering | 0 | 0.0% |
| Drunkenness | 0 | 0.0% |
| Gambling | 0 | 0.0% |
| Runaway | 0 | 0.0% |
| Suspicion | 0 | 0.0% |
Who was arrested in New Mexico
By sex & age
Shares of all New Mexico arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 47,155 race entries reported (41,614 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 34,537 | 73.2% |
| Black or African American | 2,930 | 6.2% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 9,439 | 20.0% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 249 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 21,566 | 51.8% |
New Mexico arrests by county
By the arresting agency's headquarters county — multi-jurisdiction agencies land in one county.
Largest agencies by reported arrests
| Agency | Type | County | Arrests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Police Department | City | Bernalillo County | 14,651 |
| Roswell Police Department | City | Chaves County | 3,240 |
| Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office | County | Bernalillo County | 3,203 |
| Farmington Police Department | City | San Juan County | 2,765 |
| Las Cruces Police Department | City | Doña Ana County | 2,624 |
| Alamogordo Police Department | City | Otero County | 2,400 |
| Hobbs Police Department | City | Lea County | 2,081 |
| Santa Fe Police Department | City | Santa Fe County | 1,647 |
| Gallup Police Department | City | McKinley County | 1,469 |
| San Juan County Sheriff's Office | County | San Juan County | 1,251 |
| Rio Rancho Police Department | City | Sandoval County | 1,117 |
| Carlsbad Police Department | City | Eddy County | 842 |
| Valencia County Sheriff's Office | County | Valencia County | 820 |
| Dona Ana County Sheriff's Office | County | Doña Ana County | 818 |
| Eddy County Sheriff's Office | County | Eddy County | 684 |
| Belen Police Department | City | Valencia County | 630 |
| Las Vegas Police Department | City | San Miguel County | 536 |
| Lea County Sheriff's Office | County | Lea County | 514 |
| Portales Police Department | City | Roosevelt County | 496 |
| Laguna Tribal | Tribal | Cibola County | 490 |
| Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office | County | Santa Fe County | 434 |
| Los Lunas Police Department | City | Valencia County | 432 |
| Southern Pueblos Agency | Tribal | Bernalillo County | 410 |
| Clovis Police Department | City | Curry County | 393 |
| Zuni Tribal | Tribal | McKinley County | 390 |
About this data
- Counts are arrests, not people. One person arrested twice counts twice; an arrest with several charges counts once, under the most serious charge.
- Reported agencies only. Figures cover the ~14,500 agencies in the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Reporting arrest (ASR) file — about 94–95% of the FBI's official national total, which additionally counts agencies that report only through NIBRS. Nothing here is estimated for non-reporting agencies, so totals slightly undercount and are not strictly comparable across areas with different reporting coverage.
- Location is the arresting agency's headquarters, not where the arrest happened. Multi-jurisdiction agencies (state police, sheriffs, transit police) concentrate in one county — county figures are approximate, and about 3% of arrests come from agencies that can't be placed in any county.
- Race and ethnicity are reported separately from the age/sex counts, and not for every arrest — race is reported for ≈95% of arrests, ethnicity for ≈81%. Shares here use those reported subtotals as denominators.
- No per-capita rates. Because reporting coverage varies by area, population-adjusted rates would mislead; we show counts only. Arrests measure enforcement activity, not crime rates.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 2024 Arrest (ASR) master file. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI. How our data works.
New Mexico arrests — FAQ
How many arrests were made in New Mexico in 2024?+
50,990 arrests were reported to the FBI by 93 New Mexico law-enforcement agencies in 2024. Actual arrests are somewhat higher, since not every agency reports.
What is the most common arrest offense in New Mexico?+
All other offenses (exc. traffic) — 15,054 arrests, 29.5% of the state's reported total.
How many juveniles were arrested in New Mexico?+
2,451 of New Mexico's 2024 reported arrests (4.8%) were of juveniles under 18.
Where does this data come from?+
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program's 2024 arrest (ASR) master file. Counts are arrests, not unique persons, from reporting agencies only. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI.