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Lovington, NM Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lovington crime rate is lower than the New Mexico average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #39

Lovington, NM	1,800.16
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.

Lovington, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lovington, NM	Count	0	2	1	7	12	25	3	NA
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	17.1	8.6	59.9	102.6	213.8	25.7	NA	276
	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
2012	Lovington, NM	Count	0	5	4	36	98	107	20	0
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	44.9	35.9	323.0	879.2	960.0	179.4	0.0	1,370
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	1	3	4	25	166	127	12	0
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	9.0	26.9	35.9	224.6	1,491.2	1,140.9	107.8	0.0	1,633
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	0	6	1	39	193	159	17	0
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	57.6	9.6	374.2	1,851.9	1,525.6	163.1	0.0	2,065
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	1	8	5	32	208	174	12	0
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	10.0	79.7	49.8	318.7	2,071.7	1,733.1	119.5	0.0	2,470
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	1	3	1	39	199	167	8	0
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	10.2	30.5	10.2	396.2	2,021.7	1,696.6	81.3	0.0	2,192
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	1	7	1	39	238	210	16	0
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	10.3	72.0	10.3	401.1	2,447.8	2,159.8	164.6	0.0	2,777
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	0	2	4	42	103	176	13	0
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	20.5	41.1	431.5	1,058.1	1,808.1	133.6	0.0	1,644
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	0	1	2	41	147	177	10	0
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	10.3	20.7	423.6	1,518.8	1,828.7	103.3	0.0	1,774
	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

Lovington, NM		-0.13
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.

Lovington, NM Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Lovington, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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
2012	Lovington, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Lovington, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	2.9	1.0	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Lovington, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lovington, 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	Lovington, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lovington, 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	Lovington, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lovington, 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	Lovington, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lovington, 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	Lovington, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lovington, 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

Lovington, NM	2.39
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.

Lovington, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lovington, NM	Count	34	24	10
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	290.8	205.3	85.5	2.48
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	31	22	9
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	278.1	197.4	80.7	2.38
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	31	21	10
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	278.5	188.6	89.8	2.34
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	29	20	9
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	278.3	191.9	86.4	2.35
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	31	23	8
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	308.8	229.1	79.7	2.69
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	30	23	7
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	304.8	233.7	71.1	2.69
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	31	23	8
	Lovington, NM	Per 100,000	318.8	236.6	82.3	2.78
	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	Lovington, NM	Count	29	20	9
2005	Lovington, NM	Count	26	19	7