Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lovington, NM Crime Grade
How Lovington 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
2/10
vs. New Mexico cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lovington, NM was 324.8 per 100,000 residents (38 incidents over a population of 11,699). That puts Lovington 0% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 50% below the New Mexico statewide rate of 652.0.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lovington (red), New Mexico (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lovington 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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 150.4(18) | 122.1(14) | 134.2(15) | 106.0(12) | 324.8(38) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 26.5(3) | 8.5(1) |
| Rape | 16.7(2) | 8.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 34.2(4) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 8.7(1) | 17.9(2) | 26.5(3) | 8.5(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 133.7(16) | 104.6(12) | 116.3(13) | 53.0(6) | 273.5(32) |
| Property crime | 2681.7(321) | 2903.7(333) | 2443.0(273) | 2305.2(261) | 1025.7(120) |
| Burglary | 919.0(110) | 1177.2(135) | 939.6(105) | 759.6(86) | 418.8(49) |
| Larceny | 1570.6(188) | 1613.2(185) | 1190.2(133) | 1236.5(140) | 487.2(57) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 175.4(21) | 95.9(11) | 295.3(33) | 300.3(34) | 111.1(13) |
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: Lovington'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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