With a crime rate of 34 per one thousand residents, Carlsbad has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 30. Within New Mexico, more than 88% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Carlsbad.
Importantly, when you compare Carlsbad to other communities of similar population, then Carlsbad crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Carlsbad does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Carlsbad does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Carlsbad.
For Carlsbad, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Carlsbad is one in 180.
In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Carlsbad is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Carlsbad, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 35, which is a rate of 28 per one thousand population.
Importantly, we found that Carlsbad has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Carlsbad is one in 218.
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(100 is safest)
Carlsbad Annual Crimes
Violent | Property | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes | 176 | 895 | 1,071 |
Crime Rate | 5.57 | 28.31 | 33.88 |
Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
20151050
5.57
7.8
National Median: 4
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aViolentCrime
1 in180
inCarlsbad
1 in128
inNew Mexico
Carlsbad Violent Crimes
Population:31,612
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 1 | 10 | 13 | 152 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.03 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 4.81 |
United States Violent Crimes
Population:333,287,557
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
Property Crime
Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
1007550250
28.31
29.84
National Median: 20
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aPropertyCrime
1 in35
inCarlsbad
1 in34
inNew Mexico
Property Crimes
Population:31,612
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 100 | 650 | 145 |
Rate per 1,000 | 3.16 | 20.56 | 4.59 |
United States Property Crimes
Population:333,287,557
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |
Carlsbad Crimes Per Square Mile
200150100500
37
22
National Median: 27.0
Carlsbad
New Mexico