Artesia, NM Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D+
Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

1 in 303

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Artesia is about 1 in 303.

$24

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Artesia resident about $24 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Artesia in green. The most dangerous areas in Artesia 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 Artesia, NM Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The C+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is about the same as the average US city. Artesia is in the 48th percentile for safety, meaning 52% of cities are safer and 48% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Artesia's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Artesia is 3.300 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Artesia generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Artesia may be as high as 1 in 197 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 477 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the north parts of Artesia, NM: about 9 per year. The northeast part of Artesia has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 3 in a typical year.

How Artesia's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Artesia 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.

Artesia, NM:	3.300
New Mexico:	3.086
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Artesia is as safe as the New Mexico state average and as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Artesia, NM

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Artesia about $396,209 in 2025, or roughly $24 per resident. This is part of Artesia's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Artesia, including every crime type and how Artesia compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map

Remember that drug-related crime 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 Artesia's crime maps on the Artesia overall crime page.

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Individual Artesia Crime Maps & Stats

Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Artesia is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Artesia.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Atoka, NM	C-	C-	D+	C+
Riverside, NM	D	D	D	C
Lake Arthur, NM	D+	D+	D	C-
Hope, NM	D-	D-	D-	D+
Loco Hills, NM	D-	D-	D-	D+
Maljamar, NM	F	D	D-	C-
Caprock, NM	F	D	D-	C-
Weed, NM	D-	F	D-	D+
Lovington, NM	C-	D+	C	B-
Mayhill, NM	D+	D	C-	C

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Artesia is similar versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Townsend, DE	C+	B	B	D+
El Campo, TX	D	C-	C-	C-
Spring Branch, TX	C	B	B	C+
El Reno, OK	D	D	D	D+
Browns Mills, NJ	A	A+	A+	A+
Stella Rincon, PR	F	D-	D-	C-
Swampscott, MA	B+	C+	C+	B+
Swansea, IL	B-	B+	B+	A
Boulder City, NV	D	D-	D-	C-
Burnsville, NC	C+	C	C	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Artesia, NM average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Artesia schools on SchoolGrade

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