Oil Center, NM Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Oil Center is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of cities are safer and 1% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Oil Center's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Oil Center is 0.3106 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Oil Center generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Oil Center may be as high as 1 in 2,811 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,972 in the northeast part of the city.

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

How Oil Center's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Oil Center 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, Oil Center 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 Oil Center, NM

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Oil Center about $48,446 in 2025, or roughly $584 per resident. This is part of Oil Center's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Oil Center, including every crime type and how Oil Center 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 Oil Center's crime maps on the Oil Center overall crime page.

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Individual Oil Center Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Eunice, NM	D-	D-	D-	F
Frankel City, TX	F	D	F	F
Florey, TX	D-	D+	D-	D-
Andrews, TX	D-	D-	D-	F
La Huerta, NM	D+	D+	C	F
Otis, NM	C+	C	B-	F
Carlsbad, NM	D+	D+	C-	F
Carlsbad North, NM	B+	B+	A-	F
West Carlsbad, NM	D+	C-	D+	F
Seven Rivers, NM	D	D	D-	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Oil Center 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
Cato, KS	B-	C+	C+	A
Cameron, PA	C	C-	C-	D-
Canoochee, GA	D-	D	D	C
Caratunk, ME	B+	A	A	B
Carp, MN	C-	D+	D+	B-
Carson Lake, AR	F	D-	D-	C-
Carter, MS	B+	A+	A+	C+
Casa Loma, CA	C	D+	D+	B-
Cascadia, OR	D+	B	B	C-
Cat Creek, MT	D-	F	F	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oil Center, NM average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Oil Center schools on SchoolGrade

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