Murder per Capita in Watrous
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Watrous residents.
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$467
Murder costs the average Watrous resident about $467 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Watrous in green. The most dangerous areas in Watrous 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 Watrous, NM Safe from Murder?
The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Watrous is in the 2nd percentile for safety, meaning 98% of cities are safer and 2% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Watrous's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Watrous is 0.2486 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Watrous generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Watrous may be as high as 1 in 4,023 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 4,023 in the northwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Watrous, NM: about 0 per year. The west part of Watrous has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Watrous's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Watrous 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.
| Watrous, NM: | 0.2486 |
|---|---|
| New Mexico: | 0.1247 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Watrous 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 Watrous, NM
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Watrous about $70,066 in 2025, or roughly $467 per resident. This is part of Watrous's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Watrous, including every crime type and how Watrous 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 Watrous's crime maps on the Watrous overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Watrous is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Watrous.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | F | D- | F | |
F | F | D- | F | |
D- | F | D- | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | D- | F | |
F | F | D- | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | F | D- | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | D- | F |
Murder in City with Similar Populations
Watrous 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C- | D | D | C+ | |
D+ | B | B | C | |
B | A- | A- | A+ | |
C | C+ | C+ | B | |
D- | C | C | A- | |
D | D+ | D+ | F | |
A+ | A | A | B | |
D- | F | F | F | |
B | B | B | C | |
D+ | C+ | C+ | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Watrous, NM average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Watrous schools on SchoolGrade
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