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Silver City, NM Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #63

Silver City, NM	3,325.88
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.

Silver City, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	Silver City, NM	Count	0	16	14	56	168	469	30	3
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	155.6	136.1	544.5	1,633.4	4,560.0	291.7	29.2	3,631
	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	Silver City, NM	Count	1	9	4	68	134	388	25	4
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	9.6	86.3	38.4	652.0	1,284.8	3,720.0	239.7	38.4	2,979
	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	Silver City, NM	Count	0	6	6	86	156	442	30	4
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	57.4	57.4	822.3	1,491.5	4,226.0	286.8	38.2	3,143
	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	Silver City, NM	Count	0	7	4	77	179	391	26	7
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	67.9	38.8	746.8	1,736.2	3,792.4	252.2	67.9	3,090
	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	Silver City, NM	Count	1	5	5	73	174	372	28	0
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	10.1	50.4	50.4	736.3	1,754.9	3,751.9	282.4	0.0	3,172
	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	Silver City, NM	Count	3	5	9	67	154	361	29	3
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	30.3	50.5	90.9	676.6	1,555.1	3,645.4	292.8	30.3	3,357
	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	Silver City, NM	Count	2	7	7	75	198	467	52	3
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	19.7	69.1	69.1	740.0	1,953.6	4,607.8	513.1	29.6	3,872
	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
2005	Silver City, NM	Count	1	5	9	51	160	511	51	2
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	10.0	49.8	89.6	507.9	1,593.3	5,088.6	507.9	19.9	3,364
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	7.4	54.1	98.7	541.9	1,093.9	2,639.9	414.5	NA	2,486
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Silver City, NM		-0.50
New Mexico		15.00
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Silver City, NM Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2007	Silver City, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Silver City, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.6	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.7	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Silver City, NM	3.19
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.

Silver City, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Silver City, NM	Count	39	33	6
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	379.6	321.2	58.4	3.50
	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
2011	Silver City, NM	Count	38	34	4
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	364.3	326.0	38.4	3.45
	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	Silver City, NM	Count	38	33	5
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	363.3	315.5	47.8	3.39
	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	Silver City, NM	Count	35	30	5
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	339.5	291.0	48.5	3.15
	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	Silver City, NM	Count	35	30	5
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	353.0	302.6	50.4	3.28
	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	Silver City, NM	Count	36	31	5
	Silver City, NM	Per 100,000	363.5	313.0	50.5	3.38
	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	Silver City, NM	Count	38	33	5
2005	Silver City, NM	Count	35	30	5