Lovington, NM Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lovington, NM Summary

Crime in Lovington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lovington 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 Lovington:

  • There were 248 total crimes committed in Lovington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,190.4 total crimes per 100K people in Lovington.
  • The overall crime rate in Lovington is -5.76% below the national average.
  • Lovington ranks #41 safest out of 65 cities in New Mexico.
  • Lovington ranks #6,932 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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Lovington Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lovington is 2,190.4 per 100,000 people. That's -5.76% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.49% lower than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lovington
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 248 2,190.4 3,620.2 2,324.2
Murder 2 17.7 7.8 6.3
Robbery 2 17.7 99.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 44.2 615.9 268.2
Violent Crime 11 97.2 778.3 369.8
Burglary 80 706.6 648.8 269.8
Larceny 124 1,095.2 1,765.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 34 300.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 237 2,093.3 2,841.9 1,954.4

Lovington 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 Lovington

11
Violent Crimes
97.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Lovington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lovington is 97.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,029.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lovington each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -87.52% lower than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lovington

237
Property Crimes
2,093.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
7.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 237 property crimes in Lovington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lovington is 2,093.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lovington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 7.11% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.34% lower than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lovington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hobbs, NM 38,912 2,252 5,787.4 4,834.0 953.4
Seminole, TX 7,066 81 1,146.3 891.6 254.7
Eunice, NM 2,997 51 1,701.7 1,701.7 0.0

Lovington SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
5
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