Mesilla Park, NM Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Mesilla Park is in the 5th percentile for safety, meaning 95% of cities are safer and 5% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mesilla Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Mesilla Park is 0.1811 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mesilla Park generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Mesilla Park may be as high as 1 in 4,597 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,426 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Mesilla Park, NM: about 0 per year. The west part of Mesilla Park has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Mesilla Park's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Mesilla Park 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, Mesilla Park 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 Mesilla Park, NM

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Mesilla Park about $1,221,608 in 2025, or roughly $340 per resident. This is part of Mesilla Park's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mesilla Park, including every crime type and how Mesilla Park compares to other cities.

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 Mesilla Park's crime maps on the Mesilla Park overall crime page.

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Individual Mesilla Park Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Mesilla Park is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Mesilla Park.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Santo Tomas, NM	D-	F	D-	F
Mesilla, NM	F	D-	F	F
Las Cruces, NM	D-	D-	D-	F
San Miguel, NM	C-	D-	C-	D-
La Mesa, NM	D+	D-	D+	D-
Mesquite, NM	D-	D	D-	D-
Vado, NM	D-	C-	F	D+
Dona Ana, NM	C-	D	C-	D
White Sands, NM	F	F	D-	F
Fairacres, NM	D	D-	D	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Mesilla Park is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Samson, AL	D+	C	C	C+
Tobaccoville, NC	B-	B	B	C+
Russiaville, IN	A+	A+	A+	B
Taylor, AZ	A	B-	B-	A-
Springvale, ME	A-	A+	A+	A+
Somonauk, IL	A+	A	A	A
Soperton, GA	D+	D-	D-	D
Shannon Hills, AR	B-	D+	D+	C+
Sandstone, MN	D-	D-	D-	C+
Sour Lake, TX	C	C	C	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mesilla Park, NM average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Mesilla Park schools on SchoolGrade

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