Artesia, NM Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Artesia, NM Summary

Crime in Artesia research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Artesia over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Artesia:

  • There were 356 total crimes committed in Artesia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,946.0 total crimes per 100K people in Artesia.
  • The overall crime rate in Artesia is 26.76% above the national average.
  • Artesia ranks #47 safest out of 65 cities in New Mexico.
  • Artesia ranks #8,063 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Artesia Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Artesia is 2,946.0 per 100,000 people. That's 26.76% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -18.62% lower than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Artesia
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 356 2,946.0 3,620.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 6.3
Robbery 1 8.3 99.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 240.0 615.9 268.2
Violent Crime 44 364.1 778.3 369.8
Burglary 64 529.6 648.8 269.8
Larceny 215 1,779.2 1,765.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 33 273.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 312 2,581.9 2,841.9 1,954.4

Artesia Crime Compared To New Mexico Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Mexico.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Artesia

44
Violent Crimes
364.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-1.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Artesia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Artesia is 364.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 274.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Artesia each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -1.54% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -53.21% lower than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Artesia

312
Property Crimes
2,581.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 312 property crimes in Artesia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Artesia is 2,581.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Artesia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 32.11% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.15% lower than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Artesia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Roswell, NM 47,625 1,841 3,865.6 2,983.7 881.9
Carlsbad, NM 31,532 1,071 3,396.5 2,838.4 558.2
Dexter, NM 1,065 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Artesia SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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