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Artesia, NM Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #55

Artesia, NM	2,785.23
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.

Artesia, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Artesia, NM	Count	0	9	1	143	104	282	14	NA
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	78.1	8.7	1,241.4	902.9	2,448.1	121.5	NA	2,769
	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	Artesia, NM	Count	0	6	4	134	104	303	30	1
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	52.7	35.2	1,177.9	914.2	2,663.5	263.7	8.8	2,750
	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	Artesia, NM	Count	3	3	5	110	257	293	30	0
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	26.3	26.3	43.9	965.8	2,256.6	2,572.7	263.4	0.0	3,462
	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	Artesia, NM	Count	0	7	3	120	172	283	17	2
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	61.3	26.3	1,050.1	1,505.2	2,476.6	148.8	17.5	2,843
	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
2008	Artesia, NM	Count	0	10	0	16	303	253	26	0
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	95.6	0.0	153.0	2,896.7	2,418.7	248.6	0.0	2,808
	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	Artesia, NM	Count	0	4	3	6	228	267	31	0
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	37.9	28.4	56.8	2,158.5	2,527.7	293.5	0.0	2,147
	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	Artesia, NM	Count	0	4	8	29	298	267	24	0
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	37.7	75.3	273.0	2,805.2	2,513.4	225.9	0.0	2,718
	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

Artesia, NM Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Artesia, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Artesia, 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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Artesia, NM	3.43
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.

Artesia, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Artesia, NM	Count	51	31	20
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	442.7	269.1	173.6	3.56
	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	Artesia, NM	Count	37	23	14
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	325.2	202.2	123.1	2.64
	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	Artesia, NM	Count	50	31	19
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	439.0	272.2	166.8	3.56
	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	Artesia, NM	Count	53	33	20
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	463.8	288.8	175.0	3.76
	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	Artesia, NM	Count	54	33	21
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	473.1	289.1	184.0	3.81
	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	Artesia, NM	Count	53	33	20
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	481.2	299.6	181.6	3.90
	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	Artesia, NM	Count	46	29	17
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	439.8	277.2	162.5	3.59
	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	Artesia, NM	Count	46	31	15
	Artesia, NM	Per 100,000	435.5	293.5	142.0	3.64
	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	Artesia, NM	Count	44	27	17