Chaves County, NM Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Chaves County in green. The most dangerous areas in Chaves County 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 Chaves County, NM Safe from Murder?

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

The rate of murder in Chaves County is 0.1736 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Chaves County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Chaves County may be as high as 1 in 4,542 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,726 in the north part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Chaves County, NM: about 4 per year. The east part of Chaves County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Chaves County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Chaves County 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 murder rate, Chaves County 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 Murder in Chaves County, NM

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Chaves County about $21,613,533 in 2025, or roughly $326 per resident. This is part of Chaves County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Chaves County, including every crime type and how Chaves County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Chaves County's crime maps on the Chaves County overall crime page.

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Individual Chaves County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Chaves County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Chaves County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lincoln County, NM	D+	D-	C	D-
Yoakum County, TX	D-	D	D-	D-
Cochran County, TX	D-	C-	D	D-
Hockley County, TX	D	C-	D	D
Terry County, TX	D-	C	F	D
Lubbock County, TX	D+	D	D	D-
Lynn County, TX	D	D	D	D-
Sierra County, NM	D-	F	D	F
Garza County, TX	F	F	D-	D-
Crosby County, TX	F	D-	D-	D-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Chaves County is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Apache County, AZ	F	F	F	F
Armstrong County, PA	A+	A+	A+	B
Athens County, OH	D+	B-	B-	C-
Mason County, WA	C-	D+	D+	A
Liberty County, GA	B+	B	B	C
Lincoln County, MO	B	B-	B-	C
Lincoln County, SD	A-	A	A	B-
Warren County, NY	A	B+	B+	A+
Lonoke County, AR	C	C-	C-	D-
Lowndes County, MS	A	A+	A+	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Chaves County, NM average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Chaves County schools on SchoolGrade

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