Rio Rancho has a population of 97,444. During the past three years, Rio Rancho saw 6,706 arrests. For 2017, the Rio Rancho's arrest rate totaled 221.36 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 30.07% makes Rio Rancho lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 167 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Rio Rancho also totaled 1,990 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Corrales and San Ysidro, Rio Rancho is a more dangerous place to live.
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Overall, Rio Rancho had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Rio Rancho averaged 167 violent crimes and 1,990 non-violent crimes.
The city of Rio Rancho experienced 2,025 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 11 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 125 was for legacy rape and 100 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 253, and the aggravated assault total was 1,536.