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Santa Fe, TX crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Santa Fe has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Santa Fe is 1 in 86. How does Santa Fe fare compared to other communities in Texas of all population sizes? Santa Fe's crime rate is lower than approximately 50% of Texas communities.

How does the crime rate in Santa Fe compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Santa Fe with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Santa Fe's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Santa Fe does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Santa Fe.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Santa Fe's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Santa Fe is one in 584.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Santa Fe; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 10 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Santa Fe Crime Data

total Crime Index

42

(100 is safest)


Safer than 42% of U.S. cities.

Santa Fe Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

22

127

149

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.71

9.89

11.60

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.71
4.32
National Median: 4
    Santa Fe
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 584

in Santa Fe

1 in 232

in Texas

Santa Fe Violent Crimes

Population: 12,843
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 10 4 8
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.78 0.31 0.62

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
9.89
23.0
National Median: 20
    Santa Fe
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 101

in Santa Fe

1 in 43

in Texas

Property Crimes

Population: 12,843
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 30 80 17
Rate per 1,000 2.34 6.23 1.32

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Santa Fe Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
9
28
National Median: 27.0
    Santa Fe
    Texas