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Belen, NM Crime and Crime Rate

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The Belen crime rate is much higher than the New Mexico average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #66

Belen, NM	4,786.16
New Mexico	2,241.45
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Belen, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Belen, NM	Count	0	3	5	132	136	349	32	3
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	41.5	69.2	1,826.2	1,881.6	4,828.4	442.7	41.5	4,509
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	4.8	51.4	100.0	421.8	887.3	2,353.4	301.6	NA	2,084
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2011	Belen, NM	Count	0	2	10	60	230	387	30	6
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	27.2	136.1	816.3	3,129.3	5,265.3	408.2	81.6	4,246
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	7.5	41.2	82.7	436.2	1,028.9	2,242.9	259.7	NA	2,083
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Belen, NM	Count	0	3	9	70	342	352	42	2
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	39.9	119.6	930.6	4,546.7	4,679.6	558.4	26.6	5,033
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	6.9	46.5	78.4	457.1	1,020.5	2,160.1	254.8	NA	2,088
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Belen, NM	Count	1	3	8	52	187	329	55	4
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	13.6	40.9	109.0	708.3	2,547.0	4,481.1	749.1	54.5	4,051
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	8.7	52.6	93.1	464.7	1,095.8	2,317.8	322.2	NA	2,286
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Belen, NM	Count	4	3	9	43	175	247	58	6
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	55.9	41.9	125.7	600.6	2,444.5	3,450.2	810.2	83.8	4,331
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	7.2	57.4	109.5	475.9	1,094.2	2,411.6	403.4	NA	2,386
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Belen, NM	Count	2	1	13	43	190	327	66	0
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	28.1	14.0	182.4	603.3	2,665.5	4,587.5	925.9	0.0	4,310
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	8.2	52.4	117.8	485.8	964.1	2,307.9	453.8	NA	2,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Belen, NM	Count	1	2	10	51	167	242	82	5
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	13.9	27.7	138.5	706.6	2,313.7	3,352.7	1,136.0	69.3	3,827
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	6.8	56.0	107.7	472.8	1,069.7	2,395.5	472.0	NA	2,385
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Belen, NM	Count	1	3	22	94	377	521	172	0
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	14.2	42.6	312.6	1,335.6	5,356.6	7,402.7	2,443.9	0.0	7,982
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	7.4	54.1	98.7	541.9	1,093.9	2,639.9	414.5	NA	2,486
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Belen, NM	22.67
New Mexico	15.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Belen, NM Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Belen, NM	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	13.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.8	0.0	137
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.4	0.7	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2010	Belen, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	2.1	1.1	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Belen, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Belen, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Belen, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Belen, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.6	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.7	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Belen, NM	2.73
New Mexico	2.69
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Belen, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Belen, NM	Count	20	17	3
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	276.7	235.2	41.5	2.56
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	337.1	235.6	101.5	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2012	Belen, NM	Count	22	19	3
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	300.3	259.4	41.0	2.80
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	306.3	221.8	84.5	2.64
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Belen, NM	Count	23	20	3
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	312.9	272.1	40.8	2.93
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	307.5	224.1	83.4	2.66
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Belen, NM	Count	22	19	3
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	292.5	252.6	39.9	2.73
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	300.3	218.8	81.5	2.60
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Belen, NM	Count	25	20	5
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	340.5	272.4	68.1	3.06
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	337.7	228.5	109.3	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Belen, NM	Count	23	17	6
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	321.3	237.5	83.8	2.79
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	319.4	228.2	91.1	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Belen, NM	Count	26	20	6
	Belen, NM	Per 100,000	364.8	280.6	84.2	3.23
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	305.0	220.7	84.4	2.63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Belen, NM	Count	30	20	10
2005	Belen, NM	Count	30	18	12