State profile
New Mexico
175 animal cruelty offenses were reported in New Mexico in 2025, or 8.8 per 100,000 residents served by NIBRS agencies, the 24th highest rate of 49 comparable states.
Trend
Reported offenses over time
Lighter bars mark years when NIBRS agencies served less than 60% of residents.
Offenses per year
Monthly offenses
| Year | Total offenses |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 39 |
| 2020 | 64 |
| 2021 | 121 |
| 2022 | 120 |
| 2023 | 127 |
| 2024 | 156 |
| 2025 | 175 |
| Year | Offenses | Per 100,000 | Clearance rate | Coverage | Agencies in FBI tables | Agencies with cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 175 | 8.77 | 34% | 93.9% | 78 | 33 |
| 2024 | 156 | 7.82 | 34% | 93.7% | 82 | 27 |
| 2023 | 127 | 6.74 | 41% | 89.1% | 64 | 20 |
| 2022 | 120 | 6.34 | 39% | 89.5% | 85 | 26 |
| 2021 | 121 | 6.52 | 28% | 87.7% | 24 | 10 |
| 2020 | 64 | 4.74 | 44% | 64.2% | 9 | 4 |
| 2019 | 39 | 3.77 | 26% | 49.4% | — | — |
| 2018 | 12 | 1.41 | 42% | 40.7% | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 5.6% | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 5.7% | — | — |
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), via the Crime Data Explorer. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Agencies
Agencies reporting the most cases in 2025
| # | Agency | Type | County | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albuquerque Police Department NM0010100 | City police | Bernalillo | 37 | 197 | |
| 2 | Las Cruces Police Department NM0070100 | City police | Dona Ana | 21 | 42 | |
| 3 | San Juan County Sheriff's Office NM0240000 | County | San Juan | 13 | 47 | |
| 4 | Rio Rancho Police Department NM0230600 | City police | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 13 | 17 | |
| 5 | Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office NM0010000 | County | Bernalillo | 12 | 65 | |
| 6 | Alamogordo Police Department NM0190100 | City police | Otero | 8 | 19 | |
| 7 | Farmington Police Department NM0240200 | City police | San Juan | 7 | 41 | |
| 8 | New Mexico State Police NMNSP0000 | State police | Unmapped County | 7 | 13 | |
| 9 | Sierra County Sheriff's Office NM0270000 | County | Sierra | 7 | 13 | |
| 10 | Espanola Police Department NM0210100 | City police | Rio Arriba, Santa Fe | 7 | 7 | |
| 11 | Roswell Police Department NM0030100 | City police | Chaves | 4 | 23 | |
| 12 | Acoma Tribal NM0330400 | Tribal | — | 4 | 12 | |
| 13 | Dona Ana County Sheriff's Office NM0070000 | County | Dona Ana | 4 | 12 | |
| 14 | Santa Fe Police Department NM0260100 | City police | Santa Fe | 3 | 9 | |
| 15 | Raton Police Department NM0040100 | City police | Colfax | 3 | 5 |
Source FBI NIBRS Tables: Offense Type by Agency, 2020–2025; ORIs from the FBI agency directory. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Official animal abuser registries
We are not aware of a government-run animal abuser registry in New Mexico. Know of one? Tell us.
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Agency directory
The FBI lists 135 law enforcement agencies in New Mexico, 121 of which report through NIBRS.
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