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Raton, NM Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #31

Raton, NM	1,446.63
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.

Raton, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Raton, NM	Count	1	NA	3	0	116	87	10	2
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	15.5	NA	46.5	0.0	1,797.1	1,347.8	154.9	31.0	1,617
	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	Raton, NM	Count	0	NA	2	9	123	97	10	0
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	30.7	138.0	1,886.2	1,487.5	153.4	0.0	1,576
	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	Raton, NM	Count	0	1	3	5	144	124	13	4
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	14.6	43.9	73.1	2,105.3	1,812.9	190.1	58.5	1,816
	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	Raton, NM	Count	0	2	3	4	90	83	11	1
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	28.7	43.1	57.5	1,292.7	1,192.2	158.0	14.4	1,290
	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	Raton, NM	Count	0	0	2	34	83	83	15	1
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	31.6	537.1	1,311.2	1,311.2	237.0	15.8	1,687
	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	Raton, NM	Count	0	2	3	51	63	84	3	2
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	31.3	47.0	799.2	987.3	1,316.4	47.0	31.3	1,874
	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	Raton, NM	Count	0	1	1	NA	NA	127	12	3
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	15.4	15.4	NA	NA	1,953.8	184.6	46.2	683
	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	Raton, NM	Count	0	1	4	32	38	66	10	2
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	14.9	59.5	476.1	565.4	982.0	148.8	29.8	1,244
	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	Raton, NM	Count	1	0	1	27	48	69	4	1
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	14.2	0.0	14.2	383.6	682.0	980.4	56.8	14.2	1,233
	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

Hate Crime Index

Raton, NM		-0.17
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.

Raton, NM Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Raton, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	Raton, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Raton, 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	Raton, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Raton, 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	Raton, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Raton, 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	Raton, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Raton, 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	Raton, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Raton, 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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Raton, NM	2.61
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.

Raton, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Raton, NM	Count	22	13	9
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	340.8	201.4	139.4	2.71
	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	Raton, NM	Count	23	14	9
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	352.7	214.7	138.0	2.84
	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	Raton, NM	Count	21	13	8
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	307.0	190.1	117.0	2.49
	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	Raton, NM	Count	22	14	8
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	316.0	201.1	114.9	2.59
	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	Raton, NM	Count	22	13	9
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	347.6	205.4	142.2	2.76
	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	Raton, NM	Count	24	16	8
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	376.1	250.7	125.4	3.13
	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
2007	Raton, NM	Count	22	15	7
	Raton, NM	Per 100,000	327.3	223.2	104.2	2.75
	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
2005	Raton, NM	Count	23	16	7