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Las Vegas, NM Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #56

Las Vegas, NM	2,845.36
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.

Las Vegas, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Las Vegas, NM	Count	1	8	12	110	152	291	14	7
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	7.4	58.8	88.2	808.6	1,117.4	2,139.2	102.9	51.5	2,493
	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
2013	Las Vegas, NM	Count	3	10	13	90	116	223	13	4
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	22.3	74.3	96.6	668.7	861.9	1,657.0	96.6	29.7	2,415
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	6.0	54.0	86.8	449.9	1,029.9	2,391.8	283.2	NA	2,194
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Las Vegas, NM	Count	0	5	6	114	121	257	21	6
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	36.6	43.9	833.5	884.6	1,878.9	153.5	43.9	2,073
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	5.6	45.9	88.6	419.1	1,025.3	2,313.4	261.9	NA	2,087
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Las Vegas, NM	Count	4	12	17	116	152	317	15	9
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	28.8	86.3	122.2	834.1	1,093.0	2,279.4	107.9	64.7	3,054
	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	Las Vegas, NM	Count	1	9	9	156	173	342	27	7
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	7.2	65.2	65.2	1,130.7	1,253.9	2,478.8	195.7	50.7	3,010
	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	Las Vegas, NM	Count	3	11	20	121	204	276	30	5
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	21.8	80.1	145.6	880.8	1,485.0	2,009.2	218.4	36.4	3,183
	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	Las Vegas, NM	Count	2	7	11	106	167	298	22	9
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	14.9	52.2	82.0	789.9	1,244.5	2,220.7	163.9	67.1	2,660
	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	Las Vegas, NM	Count	2	9	12	81	193	358	50	7
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	14.5	65.2	87.0	587.1	1,398.9	2,594.8	362.4	50.7	2,793
	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	Las Vegas, NM	Count	0	20	14	130	210	401	60	10
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	140.7	98.5	914.8	1,477.7	2,821.8	422.2	70.4	3,425
	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	Las Vegas, NM	Count	1	10	14	174	159	450	47	8
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	7.0	70.3	98.5	1,224.0	1,118.5	3,165.4	330.6	56.3	3,348
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Las Vegas, NM	2.97
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.

Las Vegas, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Las Vegas, NM	Count	49	32	17
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	360.2	235.2	125.0	2.98
	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	Las Vegas, NM	Count	55	35	20
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	402.1	255.9	146.2	3.29
	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	Las Vegas, NM	Count	51	34	17
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	366.7	244.5	122.2	3.06
	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	Las Vegas, NM	Count	53	35	18
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	384.1	253.7	130.5	3.19
	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	Las Vegas, NM	Count	50	33	17
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	364.0	240.2	123.8	3.02
	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	Las Vegas, NM	Count	52	35	17
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	387.5	260.8	126.7	3.24
	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	Las Vegas, NM	Count	50	33	17
	Las Vegas, NM	Per 100,000	362.4	239.2	123.2	3.01
	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	Las Vegas, NM	Count	53	38	15
2005	Las Vegas, NM	Count	57	39	18