NEW MEXICO REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U-S. THE FBI’S LATEST REPORT SHOWS NEW MEXICO HAD THE THIRD HIGHEST VIOLENT CRIME RATE IN THE COUNTRY LAST YEAR…WITH 783 VIOLENT CRIMES PER 100-THOUSAND RESIDENTS. ONLY THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND ALASKA HAD HIGHER CRIME RATES.
WHEN IT COMES TO PROPERTY CRIME, NEW MEXICO WAS NUMBER ONE FOR BURGLARIES AND ROBBERIES…AND ALASKA WAS THE ONLY STATE WITH A HIGHER RATE OF VEHICLE THEFTS.
