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2019 New Mexico State University - Main Campus Crime & Safety Report

Is New Mexico State University - Main Campus safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

What you'll find in our crime and safety report on NMSU Main Campus:

A Word About the Crime Stats for NMSU Main Campus

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

Many colleges and universities report zero incidents in some 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.

While zero reported crimes may seem like a good sign, it does not necessarily indicate that the school has been safer. It may just be that the school doesn't have as strict reporting as others. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

NMSU Main Campus Overall Crime Stats

428 Total Number of Incidents
29.94 Incidents per 1000 Students
New Mexico State University - Main Campus reported 428 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place at or near campus or on other properties affiliated with the school. That works out to 29.94 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 14,296.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes501,6703.504,000.00
Arrests for Possession22488015.671,352.94
Violence Against Women283341.961,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1262,6708.814,574.85

NMSU Main Campus Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 29.4% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 52.3% of the crime and safety-related incidents at New Mexico State University - Main Campus resulted in arrests for possession. About 11.7% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 6.5% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how NMSU Main Campus 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 Main Campus Overall Crime by Location

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

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NMSU Main Campus On-Campus Crime Stats

395 Total Number of Incidents
27.63 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, New Mexico State University - Main Campus reported 395 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 14,296, that's 27.63 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes491,5853.434,000.00
Arrests for Possession21081314.69888.89
Violence Against Women283311.961,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1082,6457.554,544.91

NMSU Main Campus On-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of NMSU Main Campus on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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NMSU Main Campus Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

20 Total Number of Incidents
1.40 Incidents per 1000 Students
New Mexico State University - Main Campus reported 20 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 14,296, that's 1.40 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes11640.07333.33
Arrests for Possession1640.07111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions181441.26305.56

NMSU Main Campus Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of NMSU Main Campus crime and safety incidents on affiliated off-campus properties are in each category.

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NMSU Main Campus Residence Hall Crime Stats

245 Total Number of Incidents
17.14 Incidents per 1000 Students
New Mexico State University - Main Campus 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. Since the number of students at the school that year was 14,296, that's 17.14 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes201671.40101.80
Arrests for Possession1127157.83180.35
Violence Against Women121400.8453.89
Disciplinary Actions1012,5077.064,029.94

NMSU Main Campus Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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13 Total Number of Incidents
0.91 Incidents per 1000 Students
New Mexico State University - Main Campus reported 13 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Las Cruces neighborhood around the campus in 2019. That works out to 0.91 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 14,296.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Possession132450.911,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of NMSU Main Campus student-related crime and safety incidents in the Las Cruces neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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