Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Artesia, NM Crime Grade
How Artesia grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New Mexico — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Mexico
3/10
vs. New Mexico cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Artesia, NM was 384.9 per 100,000 residents (48 incidents over a population of 12,471). That puts Artesia 18% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 41% below the New Mexico statewide rate of 652.0.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Artesia (red), New Mexico (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Artesia vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 301.2(37) | 372.4(45) | 214.1(26) | 493.7(60) | 384.9(48) |
| Murder | 8.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 8.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 138.4(17) | 124.1(15) | 65.9(8) | 139.9(17) | 80.2(10) |
| Robbery | 8.1(1) | 8.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 16.5(2) | 16.0(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 146.5(18) | 240.0(29) | 140.0(17) | 337.4(41) | 288.7(36) |
| Property crime | 2474.4(304) | 2697.8(326) | 2840.7(345) | 2188.9(266) | 2165.0(270) |
| Burglary | 634.9(78) | 562.7(68) | 765.7(93) | 436.1(53) | 441.0(55) |
| Larceny | 1432.5(176) | 1828.9(221) | 1860.8(226) | 1604.7(195) | 1499.5(187) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 358.1(44) | 289.6(35) | 205.8(25) | 123.4(15) | 216.5(27) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Artesia's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to New Mexico cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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