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Albuquerque Crime Map: Incidents by Police Area
Open the official Albuquerque incident trail across all six APD Area Commands and compare the report types recorded in each one.
Verified safety brief
The direct answer
Albuquerque does not carry one crime level. The public incident trail shifts across APD’s six Area Commands, and the map below shows the difference without turning a police count into a personal forecast.
- Data period
- Current public Albuquerque police incident window
- Geographic scope
- City of Albuquerque, grouped into the six official APD Area Commands
- Last verified
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City evidence / official records
Albuquerque incident map
The city leaves a trail. Choose a report type, then click any area command to see where the record is thickest.
Every shape carries the selected report total. No color guessing required.
A deeper red marks higher volume—not a promise about what happens next.
APD area commands are police reporting territories, not a clean match for every neighborhood name. They are evidence zones, not neighborhood verdicts.
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Albuquerque can go quiet fast.
One road is still glowing with traffic. The next is dark, empty, and carrying a completely different mood.
That is why the citywide crime headline never tells the whole story.
The trouble is not spread evenly across Albuquerque. It gathers in pockets. The map shows where those pockets begin—and where the pressure starts to ease.
What Is This Map?
Think of it as Albuquerque opened into 176 neighborhood files.
The map follows crime recorded by the Albuquerque Police Department, then lets the reader move from the whole city into neighborhood associations, police areas, council districts, and the streets around a real address.
It shows two different stories:
- Crime involving people
- Crime involving property
One carries more fear.
The other appears far more often.
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Why Should You Care?
Because a single Albuquerque score can make the entire city look alike.
It is not.
The decision is smaller than the city: the parking space outside an apartment, the walk from a restaurant, the road home after a late shift, the strip mall beside the neighborhood, or the empty block between a car and a front door.
Two places can share the same Albuquerque address line and live under different conditions.
The map finds the difference.
Here Is What Albuquerque Is Telling Us
The current file uses APD records from 2018 through 2025, with the first two quarters of 2026 added. It was last checked on August 11, 2026.
The first signal is surprisingly clear.
Most of the 176 neighborhoods in the current comparison land in the stronger bands: 127 receive an A, 47 receive a B, and only two fall into the C range.
That does not mean Albuquerque is free of trouble.
It means the trouble is concentrated.
Alta Monte and Santa Barbara/Martineztown appear among the heavier neighborhood signals. South San Pedro and Los Volcanes also sit closer to the busy end of the board.
At the quieter end, Anderson Hills, Volcano Trails, Valley Gardens, Heritage East, and Parkway carry some of the lowest current neighborhood rates.
One city.
Very different files.
Property Is the Story That Keeps Returning
Albuquerque’s most common crime story is not a confrontation.
It is property.
A vehicle left under a weak light. A garage door. A package waiting too long. A window with something visible behind it.
The current citywide comparison places the annual risk of property crime at roughly 1 in 52. Crime involving direct violence is listed at roughly 1 in 306.
The national comparison points in the same direction: Albuquerque’s violent-crime measure sits about 14% below the cited national line, while property crime sits about 5% above.
That is the city’s central warning.
The street may feel calm.
Your property may still be exposed.
What Should Make You Pause
A strong grade is not a force field
An A or B covers a wider neighborhood. It cannot see whether one parking lot stays dark, one commercial corner stays busy, or one cluster of blocks carries most of the trouble.
Never let a letter grade make the decision alone.
A neighborhood name can cover several lives
Official neighborhood lines, police beats, and the names locals use do not always match perfectly. The apartment may sit near the edge of the area the map describes.
Check the exact address.
Crime records show what reached police
The map knows what was reported and recorded. It does not know every event that happened. Recent cases can also change as officers learn more.
Quiet streets can create false comfort
Low foot traffic feels peaceful during the day. After dark, the same emptiness can leave a person or parked vehicle with fewer eyes around it.
Silence is a signal.
It is not always reassurance.
What Should Make You Breathe Easier
Most Albuquerque neighborhoods do not carry the city’s heaviest signal.
That matters.
The map does not show one wall of trouble stretching from the Sandias to the West Mesa. It shows clusters, breaks, and long stretches where recorded crime runs lower.
The violent-crime comparison also lands below the cited national line. For many residents, the more persistent concern is property rather than direct physical harm.
That is not a reason to switch off.
It is a reason to prepare for the right problem.
Better lighting, secure parking, a clear route home, and fewer visible items inside a vehicle can matter more than a dramatic citywide headline.
How to Use the Map Without Getting Fooled
- Start with the neighborhood containing the exact address.
- Check the neighboring areas, especially when the address sits near a boundary.
- Separate property crime from crime involving people.
- Look for a small cluster instead of judging the entire neighborhood.
- Check the parking area, nearest commercial strip, and route home.
- Visit once after dark.
A daytime tour can sell the view.
A nighttime visit reveals the routine.
If You Are Moving to Albuquerque
Do not investigate only the house.
Investigate what happens between the house and the rest of your life.
Where will the car sleep? Is the driveway visible from the street? Does the route home pass an empty commercial corridor? Is the nearest gas station active or abandoned after ten? Does the walk from the mailbox stay lit?
A good neighborhood grade can still hide a bad daily setup.
A heavier part of the city can still contain a block that feels stable, watched, and lived in.
The routine deserves its own file.
If You Are Visiting Albuquerque
The city rewards attention more than fear.
Keep luggage out of sight. Do not leave a bag in the car because the stop will be quick. Choose active, well-lit parking. Know the route back before the desert night makes every unfamiliar turn look the same.
Most visits pass without incident.
The avoidable mistakes are usually the quiet ones.
The Final Verdict
Albuquerque is not one dangerous city.
It is a city with concentrated trouble and a property-crime problem that deserves respect.
Alta Monte, Santa Barbara/Martineztown, South San Pedro, and Los Volcanes carry heavier signals in the current neighborhood comparison. Anderson Hills, Volcano Trails, Valley Gardens, Heritage East, and Parkway sit closer to the quiet end.
But the neighborhood is still not the final answer.
The address matters. The parking matters. The route after dark matters.
Use the map to find where the evidence gathers.
Then let the street finish the story.
Where This Came From
This file was last verified on August 11, 2026. The official record comes from Albuquerque Police Department crime statistics, ABQ Data, and the city’s geographic information pages. National comparisons should be matched to the same period in the national reported-crime benchmark.
Police data shows reported and recorded crime. Neighborhood grades and rates are broad comparisons, not predictions for one person or one block.