New Mexico

New Mexico has recorded 13 homicides across 1 cities, with 14 victims identified. Albuquerque accounts for 13 of those incidents. The state ranks #23 among 27 U.S. states tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 23% — meaning 3 cases resulted in an arrest or suspect identification, while 8 (62%) remain under investigation. Homicide data is updated continuously as new FBI UCR reports become available.

New Mexico's homicide footprint is shaped by the largest urban centers and by a distinct set of state-level policy conditions. Firearms policy in New Mexico — permitless carry — is one of several factors that researchers cite when studying the state's homicide patterns. Albuquerque carries an outsize share of the statewide homicide total, 1 different cities have contributed at least one recorded incident in the current FBI dataset. The Murder Channel tracks New Mexico homicides through FBI UCR data, providing transparent visibility into statewide violence patterns and cross-linking individual city pages so that readers can move from the state overview into the specific neighborhoods where violence concentrates. Read deeper coverage in our New Mexico state homicide data page.