Peralta has a population of 3,548. During the past three years, Peralta saw 313 arrests. For 2017, the Peralta's arrest rate totaled 369.22 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 16.64% makes Peralta higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 32 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Peralta also totaled 99 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Belen and Los Lunas, Peralta is a safer place to live.
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Overall, Peralta had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Peralta averaged 32 violent crimes and 99 non-violent crimes.
The city of Peralta experienced 109 violent crimes during 2013-2017. Of that total, 1 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 5, and the aggravated assault total was 103.