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2019 New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Crime & Safety Report

Is NMSU Dona Ana safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Info in this crime and safety report on NMSU Dona Ana:

Understanding the Crime Stats for NMSU Dona Ana

Crime & Safety Definitions

Our crime statistics come from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The four types of crimes we will be analyzing are violence against women, arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, and disciplinary actions.

Murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and arson are the types of things included in the arrests for major crimes category. The violence against women grouping includes things such as domestic violence, date rape, and stalking. The arrests for possession classification deals with things such as weapons possession, alcohol violations, and drug violations. The disciplinary actions category involves possession of weapons, alcohol violations, and drug violations in the cases where no arrest occurred but some action was taken.

Number of Incidents

It is not uncommon for a school to report zero incidents for any or all of these categories. In fact, 56% of the schools we cover reported no arrests for major crimes, 67% reported no violence against women, 70% reported no arrests for possession, and 68% reported no disciplinary actions.

Although zero incidents of reported crime is nice, it doesn't necessarily mean that the school is safer. It could indicate lax reporting. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

NMSU Dona Ana Overall Crime Stats

411 Total Number of Incidents
51.03 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana reported 411 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 8,054, that's 51.03 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes491,6706.084,000.00
Arrests for Possession22488027.811,352.94
Violence Against Women303343.721,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1082,67013.414,574.85

NMSU Dona Ana Overall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of NMSU Dona Ana crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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Disciplinary actions account for 26.3% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 54.5% of the crime and safety-related incidents at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana resulted in arrests for possession. About 11.9% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 7.3% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how NMSU Dona Ana compares to other colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to each category of crime and safety-related incidents. Note that this does not take school size into account so larger schools are likely to have more incidents.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents)
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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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NMSU Dona Ana Overall Crime by Location

The percentage breakdown of NMSU Dona Ana crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.

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NMSU Dona Ana On-Campus Crime Stats

397 Total Number of Incidents
49.29 Incidents per 1000 Students
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana reported 397 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Based on a student body population of 8,054, that's 49.29 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes491,5856.084,000.00
Arrests for Possession21081326.07888.89
Violence Against Women303313.721,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1082,64513.414,544.91

NMSU Dona Ana On-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of NMSU Dona Ana on-campus crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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NMSU Dona Ana Residence Hall Crime Stats

245 Total Number of Incidents
30.42 Incidents per 1000 Students
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana reported 245 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 30.42 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 8,054.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes201672.48101.80
Arrests for Possession11271513.91180.35
Violence Against Women121401.4953.89
Disciplinary Actions1012,50712.544,029.94

NMSU Dona Ana Residence Hall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of NMSU Dona Ana crime and safety incidents by category in residence halls is shown in the following chart.

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14 Total Number of Incidents
1.74 Incidents per 1000 Students
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana reported 14 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Las Cruces public property in areas surrounding the campus. Based on a student body population of 8,054, that's 1.74 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession142451.741,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The percentage breakdown of NMSU Dona Ana student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Las Cruces neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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