Clovis, NM Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clovis, NM Summary

Crime in Clovis research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Clovis over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Clovis:

  • There were 1,167 total crimes committed in Clovis the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,092.7 total crimes per 100K people in Clovis.
  • The overall crime rate in Clovis is 33.07% above the national average.
  • Clovis ranks #48 safest out of 65 cities in New Mexico.
  • Clovis ranks #8,236 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Clovis Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clovis is 3,092.7 per 100,000 people. That's 33.07% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -14.57% lower than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clovis
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,167 3,092.7 3,620.2 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.7 7.8 6.3
Robbery 11 29.2 99.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 222 588.3 615.9 268.2
Violent Crime 260 689.0 778.3 369.8
Burglary 302 800.3 648.8 269.8
Larceny 510 1,351.6 1,765.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 95 251.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 907 2,403.7 2,841.9 1,954.4

Clovis Crime Compared To New Mexico Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Mexico.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Clovis

260
Violent Crimes
689.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
86.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 260 violent crimes in Clovis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clovis is 689.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 145.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clovis each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 86.33% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -11.47% lower than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clovis

907
Property Crimes
2,403.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
22.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 907 property crimes in Clovis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clovis is 2,403.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clovis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 22.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.42% lower than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clovis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Portales, NM 11,975 375 3,131.5 2,480.2 651.4
Muleshoe, TX 5,066 30 592.2 552.7 39.5
Friona, TX 4,121 20 485.3 436.8 48.5
Bovina, TX 1,706 8 468.9 293.1 175.8
Farwell, TX 1,383 4 289.2 289.2 0.0
Texico, NM 1,078 3 278.3 278.3 0.0

Clovis SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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