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Carlsbad, NM Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #53

Carlsbad, NM	2,632.16
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.

Carlsbad, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Carlsbad, NM	Count	2	27	13	101	262	833	132	8
	Carlsbad, NM	Per 100,000	7.1	96.3	46.4	360.2	934.4	2,971.0	470.8	28.5	2,465
	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	Carlsbad, NM	Count	4	18	12	107	215	960	72	3
	Carlsbad, NM	Per 100,000	15.2	68.3	45.6	406.3	816.3	3,644.9	273.4	11.4	2,501
	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	Carlsbad, NM	Count	1	33	15	143	294	729	39	3
	Carlsbad, NM	Per 100,000	3.8	124.9	56.8	541.0	1,112.3	2,758.1	147.6	11.4	2,627
	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	Carlsbad, NM	Count	0	29	20	148	382	936	58	10
	Carlsbad, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	108.2	74.6	552.2	1,425.3	3,492.4	216.4	37.3	2,901
	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	Carlsbad, NM	Count	2	25	13	114	370	900	45	5
	Carlsbad, NM	Per 100,000	7.8	97.5	50.7	444.7	1,443.2	3,510.4	175.5	19.5	2,813
	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	Carlsbad, NM	Count	2	30	10	152	265	801	45	14
	Carlsbad, NM	Per 100,000	8.0	120.2	40.1	608.8	1,061.4	3,208.4	180.2	56.1	2,816
	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	Carlsbad, NM	Count	2	10	15	116	217	916	55	7
	Carlsbad, NM	Per 100,000	7.9	39.4	59.1	457.4	855.7	3,612.0	216.9	27.6	2,302
	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

Carlsbad, NM Hate Crime by Year

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

Carlsbad, NM	2.29
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.

Carlsbad, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Carlsbad, NM	Count	82	53	29
	Carlsbad, NM	Per 100,000	311.3	201.2	110.1	2.56
	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	Carlsbad, NM	Count	76	49	27
	Carlsbad, NM	Per 100,000	287.5	185.4	102.2	2.36
	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	Carlsbad, NM	Count	84	54	30
	Carlsbad, NM	Per 100,000	313.4	201.5	111.9	2.57
	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	Carlsbad, NM	Count	70	50	20
	Carlsbad, NM	Per 100,000	273.0	195.0	78.0	2.34
	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	Carlsbad, NM	Count	74	48	26
	Carlsbad, NM	Per 100,000	296.4	192.3	104.1	2.44
	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	Carlsbad, NM	Count	72	51	21
	Carlsbad, NM	Per 100,000	283.9	201.1	82.8	2.43
	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	Carlsbad, NM	Count	74	54	20
2005	Carlsbad, NM	Count	77	55	22