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Capitan, NM Crime and Crime Rate

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The Capitan crime rate is much lower than the New Mexico average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #3

Capitan, NM	369.87
New Mexico	2,241.45
U.S.	1,669.05

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Capitan, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	Capitan, NM	Count	0	0	0	1	6	6	0	0
	Capitan, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.2	403.5	403.5	0.0	0.0	370
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Capitan, NM	1.98
New Mexico	2.69
U.S.	2.83

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Capitan, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Capitan, NM	Count	4	3	1
	Capitan, NM	Per 100,000	269.0	201.7	67.2	2.35
	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	Capitan, NM	Count	3	3	0
	Capitan, NM	Per 100,000	199.2	199.2	0.0	1.99
	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	Capitan, NM	Count	3	3	0
	Capitan, NM	Per 100,000	193.3	193.3	0.0	1.93
	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	Capitan, NM	Count	4	4	0
	Capitan, NM	Per 100,000	263.7	263.7	0.0	2.64
	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
2006	Capitan, NM	Count	3	2	1
2005	Capitan, NM	Count	3	3	0