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Originally Posted by InLondon
Why does NM have such a high rate? There really isn't any big cities there.
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In New Mexico, counties classified as "Non metropolitan" increased the state's overall murder rate. According to FBI figures, 14.4 percent of New Mexico's population lives in non metropolitan counties, yet these areas account for 34.3 percent of all murders committed in the state.
Cities outside metropolitan areas make up 19.1 percent of the population, but only account for 12.6 percent of the state's total murders. 53.1 percent of New Mexico's murders took place in metropolitan areas, but these areas contain a much larger share of the state population (66.5 percent).
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Population: 1,337,330
Murders: 93
Murder Rate: 7.0/100,000
Cities outside metropolitan areas
Population: 382,883
Murders: 22
Murder Rate: 5.7/100,000
Non metropolitan counties
Population: 289,458
Murders: 60
Murder Rate: 20.7/100,000
State Total
Population: 2,009,671
Murders: 175
Murder Rate: 8.7/100,000
Murder rates for New Mexico's four largest cities:
Albuquerque
Population: 530,636
Murders: 56
Murder Rate: 10.6/100,000
Las Cruces
Population: 94,024
Murders: 4
Murder Rate: 4.3/100,000
Rio Rancho
Population: 83,417
Murders: 1
Murder Rate: 1.2/100,000
Santa Fe
Population: 72,845
Murders: 13
Murder Rate: 17.8/100,000
Detailed statistics can be found at the following links:
Table 5 - Crime in the United States 2009 (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/data/table_05.html - broken link)
Table 8 (New Mexico) - Crime in the United States 2009 (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/data/table_08_nm.html - broken link)
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