Lovington NM Crime Rate 2005-2018

Interactive chart of the Lovington, New Mexico violent crime rate and statistics by year from 2005 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The Lovington NM crime rate for 2018 was 134.23 per 100,000 population, a 10.74% decline from 2016.
  • The Lovington NM crime rate for 2016 was 150.38 per 100,000 population, a 41.49% decline from 2015.
  • The Lovington NM crime rate for 2015 was 257.01 per 100,000 population, a 200.53% increase from 2014.
  • The Lovington NM crime rate for 2014 was 85.52 per 100,000 population, a 78.82% decline from 2012.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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Gallup 21,980 1,537.76
Albuquerque 560,235 1,364.78
Farmington 45,364 1,307.20
Cimarron 887 1,240.14
Los Lunas 15,568 1,214.03
Bernalillo 9,841 1,117.77
Magdalena 874 1,029.75
San Ysidro 197 1,015.23
Deming 14,094 1,000.43
Texico 1,113 988.32
Las Vegas 13,084 848.36
Roswell 47,678 830.57
Ruidoso Downs 2,557 782.17
Angel Fire 1,072 746.27
Lordsburg 2,421 743.49
Cloudcroft 689 725.69
Socorro 8,363 705.49
Hobbs 38,320 655.01
Hatch 1,607 622.28
Bosque Farms 3,789 580.63
Portales 11,768 560.84
Aztec 6,538 550.63
Santa Rosa 2,691 520.25
Taos 5,662 512.19
Truth Or Consequences 5,875 510.64
Bayard 2,166 507.85
Carlsbad 29,158 507.58
Anthony 9,313 440.24
Red River 466 429.18
Peralta 3,572 419.93
Las Cruces 102,203 404.10
Santa Fe 84,176 395.60
Edgewood 3,911 383.53
Ruidoso 7,718 375.75
Capitan 1,402 356.63
Alamogordo 31,332 306.40
Tularosa 2,939 272.20
Hurley 1,199 250.21
Moriarty 1,777 225.10
Springer 903 221.48
Raton 5,960 218.12
Grants 8,982 211.53
Logan 962 207.90
Rio Rancho 97,394 202.27
Estancia 1,581 189.75
Clayton 2,735 182.82
Milan 3,644 137.21
Eunice 2,961 135.09
Lovington 11,175 134.23
Los Alamos 18,883 127.10
Santa Clara 1,786 55.99
Corrales 8,577 34.98
Questa 1,749 0.00
Hope 105 0.00
Taos Ski Valley 67 0.00
Mesilla 1,826 0.00
Tatum 813 0.00
Dexter 1,242 0.00
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Lovington NM US
2018 134.23 856.58 380.56
2016 150.38 699.38 397.52
2015 257.01 657.20 373.74
2014 85.52 597.68 361.55
2012 403.73 559.62 387.75
2011 296.44 572.67 387.06
2010 441.37 587.97 404.50
2009 458.17 632.39 431.88
2008 447.02 653.46 458.61
2007 493.67 675.71 471.77
2006 493.12 654.71 479.34
2005 454.59 646.32 469.04