Truth Or Consequences, NM Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Truth Or Consequences

The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Truth Or Consequences residents.

 

Truth Or Consequences, NM Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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D-

Overall Crime Grade™

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D
Other Crime Grade
D-
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A crime occurs every 1 day 3 hours (on average) in Truth Or Consequences.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Truth Or Consequences in green. The most dangerous areas in Truth Or Consequences 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 Truth Or Consequences, NM Safe?

The C- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US city. Truth Or Consequences is in the 31st percentile for safety, meaning 69% of cities are safer and 31% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Truth Or Consequences's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Truth Or Consequences is 4.541 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Truth Or Consequences generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Truth Or Consequences may be as high as 1 in 174 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 275 in the southwest part of the city. See the section on interpreting the drug-related crime map, however, because comparing rates for drug-related crime or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southwest parts of Truth Or Consequences, NM: about 7 per year. The west part of Truth Or Consequences has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Maps

When looking at the drug-related crime map for Truth Or Consequences, remember that the rate of drug-related crime per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the south part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the drug-related crime rate map do not always indicate danger for Truth Or Consequences residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Truth Or Consequences has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Truth Or Consequences has 6, have the same problem. Of Truth Or Consequences’s 6,635 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Truth Or Consequences Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All drug-related crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Truth Or Consequences residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
8.055
Robbery
1.276
Rape
1.007
Murder
0.1947
Total Violent Crime
10.53 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
14.05
Vehicle Theft
3.018
Burglary
5.940
Arson
0.1859
Total Property Crime
23.20 (D)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2613
Drug Crimes
4.541
Vandalism
9.240
Identity Theft
0.4892
Animal Cruelty
0.0715
Total "Other" Rate
14.60 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Truth Or Consequences is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Truth Or Consequences.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
D+
D-
C-
C-
F
F
F
C-
D-
D-
D
D+
F
F
F
D
D-
F
D-
C-
D
D-
D
C
D-
D
D-
D
F
F
D-
C+
D-
F
D
C
D-
F
D
D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Truth Or Consequences is higher versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
D-
D+
D+
D
B
B
B
B+
B
B
B
C
B+
B+
B+
B+
D-
D-
D-
D-
C+
C-
C-
B-
B+
A
A
A-
A+
A+
A+
A+
F
D
D
F
F
D-
D-
C+

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Truth Or Consequences is less safe than the New Mexico state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Truth Or Consequences, NM average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Truth Or Consequences schools on SchoolGrade

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