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Hobbs, NM Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #62

Hobbs, NM	3,185.74
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.

Hobbs, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Hobbs, NM	Count	5	37	24	180	315	1,174	93	2
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	13.7	101.2	65.7	492.5	862.0	3,212.5	254.5	5.5	2,664
	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
2013	Hobbs, NM	Count	3	41	20	234	335	1,157	109	3
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	8.5	116.1	56.6	662.6	948.5	3,275.9	308.6	8.5	2,903
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	6.0	54.0	86.8	449.9	1,029.9	2,391.8	283.2	NA	2,194
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Hobbs, NM	Count	3	20	22	186	389	1,045	114	3
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	8.7	57.9	63.7	538.5	1,126.1	3,025.2	330.0	8.7	2,539
	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	Hobbs, NM	Count	6	22	14	121	415	985	59	6
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	17.4	63.8	40.6	350.7	1,202.8	2,854.7	171.0	17.4	2,393
	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	Hobbs, NM	Count	9	39	33	168	419	1,206	60	7
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	27.6	119.5	101.1	514.7	1,283.6	3,694.6	183.8	21.4	3,336
	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	Hobbs, NM	Count	5	16	20	138	397	1,235	60	1
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	16.3	52.1	65.1	449.4	1,292.7	4,021.5	195.4	3.3	2,801
	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	Hobbs, NM	Count	1	23	35	224	364	1,070	81	8
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	3.4	77.3	117.6	752.9	1,223.5	3,596.5	272.3	26.9	3,015
	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	Hobbs, NM	Count	4	22	39	317	348	1,356	98	7
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	13.6	74.9	132.8	1,079.0	1,184.6	4,615.7	333.6	23.8	3,771
	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	Hobbs, NM	Count	6	21	47	379	388	1,552	72	9
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	20.4	71.4	159.9	1,289.1	1,319.7	5,278.9	244.9	30.6	4,296
	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	Hobbs, NM	Count	4	22	20	287	324	2,088	66	5
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	13.8	75.6	68.8	986.7	1,113.9	7,178.5	226.9	17.2	4,140
	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

Hobbs, NM		-0.17
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.

Hobbs, NM Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2011	Hobbs, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	2.9	1.0	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Hobbs, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	2.1	1.1	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Hobbs, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Hobbs, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Hobbs, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hobbs, 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	Hobbs, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hobbs, 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

Hobbs, NM	2.57
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.

Hobbs, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Hobbs, NM	Count	84	75	9
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	243.2	217.1	26.1	2.30
	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	Hobbs, NM	Count	89	66	23
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	257.9	191.3	66.7	2.25
	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	Hobbs, NM	Count	102	62	40
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	312.5	189.9	122.5	2.51
	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	Hobbs, NM	Count	118	70	48
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	384.2	227.9	156.3	3.06
	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	Hobbs, NM	Count	112	70	42
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	376.5	235.3	141.2	3.06
	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	Hobbs, NM	Count	117	75	42
	Hobbs, NM	Per 100,000	398.3	255.3	143.0	3.27
	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
2005	Hobbs, NM	Count	122	76	46