AUTO THEFT IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN ALBUQUERQUE. SO IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT AUTO THEFT IS ALSO A MAJOR ISSUE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. THERE WERE 222 AUTO THEFTS OR ATTEMPTED AUTO THEFTS LAST YEAR. THAT’S ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FILED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT ADDS-UP TO A 28 PERCENT INCREASE OVER 2016.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SAYS OTHER AREAS OF CRIME ALSO SAW INCREASES. THERE WERE 19 RAPES IN 2017, UP FROM 15 THE YEAR BEFORE. THERE WERE ALSO INCREASES IN DATING VIOLENCE AND STALKING.
