FBI UCR Homicide Data — 13 recorded incidents
Albuquerque has one of the highest homicide rates in the Southwest, driven by the city's role as a transit corridor for both human trafficking and methamphetamine trafficking from Mexico. New Mexico's permissive gun laws and the state's high rates of poverty and substance abuse have created conditions for persistent violent crime that has proven resistant to policing alone. The city's neighborhoods on the International District and the South Valley have recorded the highest homicide concentrations. Albuquerque gained national notoriety with the 2023 arrest of a man linked to a string of murders in the city's downtown area, and the 2022 murder of a 13-year-old girl whose body was found in a desert area south of the city. FBI UCR data powers The Murder Channel's Albuquerque homicide tracker.
Albuquerque, New Mexico has recorded 13 homicides over the tracked period, with 14 victims identified.. The city ranks #315 among 339 U.S. cities tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 23% — meaning an arrest or suspect identification was made in 3 of those incidents.
Detailed weapon and circumstance data continues to be analyzed by law enforcement agencies in the area.
Albuquerque's homicide rate is 83% below the average for tracked U.S. cities, based on FBI UCR data. 8 cases remain under investigation. See also our New Mexico state homicide data page for broader context. The Albuquerque metropolitan area continues to be monitored as part of the national homicide tracking effort.
No weapon data available
No agency data available