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Carlsbad Crime Rate Report (New Mexico)

Carlsbad crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 16 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Carlsbad for 2025 is expected to be lower than in 2018.

The city violent crime rate for Carlsbad in 2018 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 33.38% and the city property crime rate in Carlsbad was higher than the national property crime rate average by 31.6%.

In 2018 the city violent crime rate in Carlsbad was lower than the violent crime rate in New Mexico by 40.74% and the city property crime rate in Carlsbad was lower than the property crime rate in New Mexico by 15.36%.

Property and Violent Crime
Carlsbad Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Carlsbad Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Carlsbad Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2018 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault108
Arson0
Burglary99
Larceny and Theft635
Motor Vehicle Theft110
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape22
Robbery14
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)995
Property Crime844
Violent Crime148
2025 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault67
Arson0
Burglary13
Larceny and Theft763
Motor Vehicle Theft205
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape12
Robbery18
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,131
Property Crime980
Violent Crime102

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Carlsbad Property Crime

Carlsbad Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Carlsbad Crime 2018

Carlsbad Crime 2025

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Carlsbad Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Carlsbad Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Carlsbad, New Mexico crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Carlsbad crime report data for 2025 was projected from 16 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2018.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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