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Crime Index, #49

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.

New Mexico Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	New Mexico	Count	101	1,071	2,086	8,797	18,505	49,082	6,290	NA
	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	New Mexico	Count	125	1,126	1,810	9,382	21,476	49,875	5,905	NA
	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	New Mexico	Count	116	957	1,847	8,740	21,384	48,247	5,463	NA
	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	New Mexico	Count	156	857	1,722	9,082	21,423	46,703	5,408	NA
	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	New Mexico	Count	142	958	1,614	9,412	21,014	44,481	5,247	NA
	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	New Mexico	Count	175	1,057	1,870	9,338	22,022	46,580	6,476	NA
	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	New Mexico	Count	142	1,139	2,172	9,443	21,713	47,855	8,004	NA
	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	New Mexico	Count	162	1,032	2,321	9,570	18,992	45,463	8,939	NA
	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	New Mexico	Count	132	1,094	2,105	9,241	20,909	46,822	9,225	NA
	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	New Mexico	Count	143	1,044	1,904	10,450	21,095	50,907	7,993	NA
	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

New Mexico	14.89
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.

New Mexico Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	New Mexico	Count	13	6	4	1	2	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.8	0.8	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	New Mexico	Count	12	6	1	4	1	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	New Mexico	Count	2	0	0	0	0	2
	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	New Mexico	Count	28	10	3	9	6	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	New Mexico	Count	24	12	1	5	6	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	New Mexico	Count	15	6	1	5	3	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	New Mexico	Count	9	4	0	3	2	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	New Mexico	Count	14	9	0	1	4	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	New Mexico	Count	20	6	1	5	8	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

New Mexico	2.59
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.

New Mexico Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	New Mexico	Count	4,780	3,341	1,439
	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
2013	New Mexico	Count	511	353	158
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	311.3	215.1	96.3	2.63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	New Mexico	Count	6,023	4,361	1,662
	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	New Mexico	Count	6,181	4,504	1,677
	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	New Mexico	Count	6,030	4,393	1,637
	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	New Mexico	Count	6,615	4,475	2,140
	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	New Mexico	Count	5,765	4,120	1,645
	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	New Mexico	Count	5,644	4,083	1,561
	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	New Mexico	Count	4,731	3,421	1,310
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	313.7	226.9	86.9	2.70
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	New Mexico	Count	5,537	4,036	1,501
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	306.0	223.1	83.0	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94