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A recent Journal poll found that crime in New Mexico continues to be top of mind for voters.

The poll asked likely voters: How serious do you think crime is in your community?

About 82% of respondents said crime was a very serious or somewhat serious issue, while 18% of voters said it was merely a minor problem or not an issue at all.

鈥淯nfortunately, New Mexico is usually on the bottom of national lists regarding crime rates, so there鈥檚 no surprise here that so many people feel that crime is a very serious or somewhat serious issue,鈥� said Brian Sanderoff, president of Albuquerque-based Research & Polling Inc., which conducted the poll.

Political affiliation was an indicator for how serious the problem is to voters.

About a third of Democratic voters said crime was a very serious problem and 45% said it was somewhat serious. But 62% of Republicans said crime was a very serious problem and 25% said it was somewhat serious. 

The poll found 43% of independents believe crime is a very serious problem and 32% said it was somewhat serious.

New Mexicans living in different regions had slightly different views about crime, Sanderoff said. 

Voters in north-central New Mexico, which includes Taos and Santa Fe, were less concerned than voters in other parts of the state, with 30% saying that crime was a very serious problem and 12% of respondents saying crime was no problem at all. 

In northwest New Mexico, which includes Gallup and Farmington, 53% of respondents said crime was a very serious problem.

A voter鈥檚 education level reflected how concerned they were about crime. Fifty-eight percent of voters with education in the trades or a high school diploma or less said crime was a very serious problem, and 20% said it was a somewhat serious problem. On the other hand, 31% of voters with a graduate degree considered crime a very serious problem, and 47% said it was a somewhat serious problem.

Age also was a factor, Sanderoff said.

鈥淵ounger people typically consider themselves more invulnerable and more confident in their daily lives, so I鈥檓 not surprised by that,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e less cautious in their outlook as compared to older folks, not looking over their shoulder as much.鈥�

Though crime remains a major issue for residents, concerns about it dropped 2% across the state when comparing Journal polls from 2024 to 2026.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a slight difference, but at least it鈥檚 moving in the right direction,鈥� Sanderoff said.

Methodology

The Journal Poll was conducted from Aug. 21 through Aug. 28. It is based on a statewide random sample of 516 voters who cast ballots in the 2022 and/or 2024 general elections, and a sample of adults who registered to vote since January 2025 and who said they are likely to vote in the upcoming election.

The total sample of 516 voters has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points. The margin of error grows for subsamples.

The sample was stratified by race/ethnicity and county and weighted by party affiliation, gender and education level based on traditional voting patterns in New Mexico general elections, to ensure a more representative sample.

All interviews were conducted by live, professional interviewers based in Albuquerque, with multiple callbacks to households that did not initially answer the phone.

Both cellphone numbers (96%) and landlines (4%) of likely general election voters were used.

Nakayla McClelland covers crime and breaking news. Reach her at nmcclelland@abqjournal.com or at 505-823-3857.