Elephant Butte, NM Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Elephant Butte in green. The most dangerous areas in Elephant Butte are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Elephant Butte, NM Safe from Assault?

The F grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US city. Elephant Butte is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of cities are safer and 6% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Elephant Butte's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Elephant Butte is 6.071 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Elephant Butte generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Elephant Butte may be as high as 1 in 123 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 194 in the central part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the south parts of Elephant Butte, NM: about 2 per year. The southeast part of Elephant Butte has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Elephant Butte's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Elephant Butte to the New Mexico state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Elephant Butte is less safe than the New Mexico state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Elephant Butte, NM

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Elephant Butte about $306,537 in 2025, or roughly $174 per resident. This is part of Elephant Butte's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Elephant Butte, including every crime type and how Elephant Butte compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Elephant Butte's crime maps on the Elephant Butte overall crime page.

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Individual Elephant Butte Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Elephant Butte is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Elephant Butte.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Truth Or Consequences, NM	D-	F	D	F
Cuchillo, NM	D-	D-	D	D-
Hot Springs Landing, NM	F	F	F	F
Winston, NM	C	C-	C+	C
Bent, NM	D	D-	D	D-
Mescalero, NM	F	F	D-	F
Ponderosa Heights, NM	D-	F	D	F
Ruidoso, NM	D-	F	D	F
Ruidoso Downs, NM	D	D-	D+	D-
Pleasanton, NM	D-	F	D	F

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Elephant Butte is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Atkins, VA	C	C	C	C-
Wilmar, AR	D	F	F	F
Willsboro, NY	B	C	C	B-
Bridgewater, CT	A	A+	A+	A+
Rheasville, NC	D-	D	D	D
Lake Isabella, MI	B+	F	F	F
Renville, MN	C-	D-	D-	D-
Randall, MN	A-	A-	A-	A
Pondville, AL	B	A-	A-	B
Pine Prairie, LA	D+	D	D	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Elephant Butte, NM average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Elephant Butte schools on SchoolGrade

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