 | This article needs to be updated. (September 2021) |
The U.S. state of New Mexico had the highest rate of property crime among US states in 2016.[1] New Mexico had the second highest rate for violent crime, following Alaska. Around 27 percent of the population lives in Albuquerque, but the city was home to 42.7 percent of violent crime and 47 percent of property crime in New Mexico.
In 2016, New Mexico law enforcement agencies reported 81,931 property crimes and 14,619 violent crimes throughout the state, for a rate 3,937.1 property crimes and 702.5 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. Across the nation the property crime rate per 100,000 residents was 2,450.7 and the violent crime rate was 386.3.[1]
- ^ a b Kaplan, Elise (29 September 2017). "New Mexico now worst in nation for property crime". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 4 July 2019.