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Ruidoso, NM Crime and Crime Rate

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The Ruidoso crime rate is lower than the New Mexico average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #38

Ruidoso, NM	1,795.22
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.

Ruidoso, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Ruidoso, NM	Count	0	4	1	19	101	126	11	1
	Ruidoso, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	50.3	12.6	239.0	1,270.6	1,585.1	138.4	12.6	1,611
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	4.8	51.4	100.0	421.8	887.3	2,353.4	301.6	NA	2,084
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2011	Ruidoso, NM	Count	0	3	3	13	151	200	9	0
	Ruidoso, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	37.0	37.0	160.1	1,859.8	2,463.4	110.9	0.0	2,001
	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	Ruidoso, NM	Count	1	4	2	23	92	142	6	1
	Ruidoso, NM	Per 100,000	10.5	42.1	21.0	242.0	968.0	1,494.1	63.1	10.5	1,531
	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	Ruidoso, NM	Count	0	8	1	7	107	170	9	0
	Ruidoso, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	86.6	10.8	75.8	1,158.9	1,841.2	97.5	0.0	1,614
	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	Ruidoso, NM	Count	1	3	7	18	141	135	11	2
	Ruidoso, NM	Per 100,000	11.1	33.2	77.5	199.3	1,561.3	1,494.9	121.8	22.1	1,864
	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
2006	Ruidoso, NM	Count	0	6	5	30	145	162	23	0
	Ruidoso, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	67.2	56.0	335.9	1,623.4	1,813.7	257.5	0.0	2,150
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Ruidoso, NM	3.42
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.

Ruidoso, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Ruidoso, NM	Count	38	24	14
	Ruidoso, NM	Per 100,000	473.6	299.1	174.5	3.86
	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	Ruidoso, NM	Count	39	24	15
	Ruidoso, NM	Per 100,000	480.4	295.6	184.8	3.88
	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	Ruidoso, NM	Count	38	25	13
	Ruidoso, NM	Per 100,000	399.8	263.0	136.8	3.31
	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	Ruidoso, NM	Count	41	26	15
	Ruidoso, NM	Per 100,000	444.1	281.6	162.5	3.63
	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	Ruidoso, NM	Count	39	24	15
	Ruidoso, NM	Per 100,000	431.8	265.8	166.1	3.49
	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	Ruidoso, NM	Count	39	25	14
	Ruidoso, NM	Per 100,000	409.5	262.5	147.0	3.36
	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	Ruidoso, NM	Count	34	19	15
2005	Ruidoso, NM	Count	36	22	14