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Tatum, NM Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #28

Tatum, NM	1,259.16
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.

Tatum, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Tatum, NM	Count	0	NA	0	2	6	7	1	NA
	Tatum, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	235.3	705.9	823.5	117.6	NA	853
	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	Tatum, NM	Count	0	0	1	0	0	28	1	1
	Tatum, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	123.9	0.0	0.0	3,469.6	123.9	123.9	1,121
	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	Tatum, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	38	1	0
	Tatum, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4,791.9	126.1	0.0	1,261
	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	Tatum, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	4	66	0	0
	Tatum, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	523.6	8,638.7	0.0	0.0	2,421
	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	Tatum, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	7	11	0	0
	Tatum, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	964.2	1,515.2	0.0	0.0	861
	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
2005	Tatum, NM	Count	0	0	0	2	8	5	0	0
	Tatum, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	286.1	1,144.5	715.3	0.0	0.0	1,037
	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

Tatum, NM		-0.25
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.

Tatum, NM Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2012	Tatum, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tatum, 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	Tatum, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tatum, 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
2009	Tatum, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tatum, 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
2007	Tatum, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tatum, 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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Tatum, NM	6.03
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.

Tatum, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2011	Tatum, NM	Count	10	5	5
	Tatum, NM	Per 100,000	1,239.2	619.6	619.6	9.29
	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	Tatum, NM	Count	8	2	6
	Tatum, NM	Per 100,000	1,008.8	252.2	756.6	6.31
	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	Tatum, NM	Count	7	3	4
	Tatum, NM	Per 100,000	916.2	392.7	523.6	6.54
	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	Tatum, NM	Count	5	2	3
	Tatum, NM	Per 100,000	688.7	275.5	413.2	4.82
	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	Tatum, NM	Count	4	2	2
	Tatum, NM	Per 100,000	557.9	278.9	278.9	4.18
	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	Tatum, NM	Count	9	4	5
2005	Tatum, NM	Count	7	3	4