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Taos, NM Crime and Crime Rate

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The Taos crime rate is much higher than the New Mexico average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #65

Taos, NM	4,305.36
New Mexico	2,241.45
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Taos, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Taos, NM	Count	0	3	6	45	194	399	18	3
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	52.3	104.6	784.4	3,381.6	6,954.9	313.8	52.3	4,792
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	4.8	51.4	100.0	421.8	887.3	2,353.4	301.6	NA	2,084
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Taos, NM	Count	0	3	7	56	146	336	10	0
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	52.9	123.5	988.4	2,576.8	5,930.1	176.5	0.0	4,298
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	6.0	54.0	86.8	449.9	1,029.9	2,391.8	283.2	NA	2,194
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Taos, NM	Count	2	6	6	42	150	306	4	1
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	35.0	104.9	104.9	734.0	2,621.5	5,347.8	69.9	17.5	4,623
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	5.6	45.9	88.6	419.1	1,025.3	2,313.4	261.9	NA	2,087
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Taos, NM	Count	1	5	7	36	178	277	17	1
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	17.3	86.5	121.1	622.8	3,079.6	4,792.4	294.1	17.3	4,382
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	7.5	41.2	82.7	436.2	1,028.9	2,242.9	259.7	NA	2,083
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Taos, NM	Count	0	3	7	36	182	347	12	0
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	52.7	123.0	632.8	3,199.2	6,099.5	210.9	0.0	4,311
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	6.9	46.5	78.4	457.1	1,020.5	2,160.1	254.8	NA	2,088
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Taos, NM	Count	0	5	5	35	104	257	19	0
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	88.6	88.6	619.9	1,842.0	4,551.9	336.5	0.0	3,423
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	8.7	52.6	93.1	464.7	1,095.8	2,317.8	322.2	NA	2,286
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Taos, NM	Count	1	7	6	44	125	300	23	0
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	18.8	131.3	112.5	825.2	2,344.3	5,626.4	431.4	0.0	4,726
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	7.2	57.4	109.5	475.9	1,094.2	2,411.6	403.4	NA	2,386
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Taos, NM	Count	1	3	3	42	109	270	22	0
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	19.0	57.1	57.1	799.5	2,075.0	5,139.9	418.8	0.0	3,988
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	8.2	52.4	117.8	485.8	964.1	2,307.9	453.8	NA	2,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Taos, NM	Count	1	7	2	33	90	314	18	0
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	19.2	134.7	38.5	635.1	1,732.1	6,043.1	346.4	0.0	4,205
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	6.8	56.0	107.7	472.8	1,069.7	2,395.5	472.0	NA	2,385
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867

Taos, NM Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Taos, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	2.1	1.1	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Taos, NM	4.46
New Mexico	2.69
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Taos, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Taos, NM	Count	28	22	6
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	488.1	383.5	104.6	4.36
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	337.1	235.6	101.5	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2012	Taos, NM	Count	35	17	18
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	611.7	297.1	314.6	4.54
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	306.3	221.8	84.5	2.64
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Taos, NM	Count	24	17	7
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	415.2	294.1	121.1	3.55
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	307.5	224.1	83.4	2.66
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Taos, NM	Count	41	22	19
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	720.7	386.7	334.0	5.54
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	300.3	218.8	81.5	2.60
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Taos, NM	Count	31	23	8
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	549.1	407.4	141.7	4.78
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	337.7	228.5	109.3	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Taos, NM	Count	28	21	7
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	525.1	393.8	131.3	4.59
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	319.4	228.2	91.1	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Taos, NM	Count	29	22	7
	Taos, NM	Per 100,000	552.1	418.8	133.3	4.85
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	305.0	220.7	84.4	2.63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Taos, NM	Count	28	21	7
2005	Taos, NM	Count	37	19	18