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I Recently Moved Here And The Only Place I Feel Safe Is On The Military Base. I Did Research Before I Moved And Wish I Had Known Of These Forums Before I Made The Decision To Move Here. Now, Because Of Crime, Racial Discrimination, Paying For City Services I Don't Use, Etc., Etc. I Can't Wait To Get Outta Here!
im sure its based on per capita also......being that we have only like 1.5 or 1.7 million in the state.....those stats shoot up quickly vs say NY....where even nyc has nearly 10 million....or however close to it.
ive lived here 13 years. never had a single problem to speak of.
As a former federal law officer the US government list Truth or Consequence, New Mexico as being the worst small town in America to live in as more than half of its local government is corrupt with many of its officals former felons or people hiding out from the law. There are several money laundering businesses, several terrorist groups located there, several drug dealers, several meth labs and judges being convicted on felonies. Many police officers are in to racketeering. Orgainized crime has a strong foothold there. The Neo-Nazis and the Klan have chapters there. Back in the nineties in one year alone there were 7 murders. Even a sheriff committed a murder and when one of his officers had the evidence to convict him of the murder that officer was murdered by that same sheriff then the crime was made to look like an accident. Thar former sheriff is now a US federal marshall. A former outlaw biker is now a judge there and another former judge was caught racketeering and forced to retire. One former mayor had been convict of child molestation before becoming a mayor. T or C has a population of only 7500! New Mexico has 32 corrupt towns and is listed as one of the most corrupt states in the union. Missisippi is the worst state, then Louisiana, then New Mexico and Arkansas in that order. The best state is Minnesota, then North Dakota, South Dakota, New Hampshire and Vermont in that order.
As a former federal law officer the US government list Truth or Consequence, New Mexico as being the worst small town in America to live in as more than half of its local government is corrupt with many of its officals former felons or people hiding out from the law. There are several money laundering businesses, several terrorist groups located there, several drug dealers, several meth labs and judges being convicted on felonies. Many police officers are in to racketeering. Orgainized crime has a strong foothold there. The Neo-Nazis and the Klan have chapters there. Back in the nineties in one year alone there were 7 murders. Even a sheriff committed a murder and when one of his officers had the evidence to convict him of the murder that officer was murdered by that same sheriff then the crime was made to look like an accident. Thar former sheriff is now a US federal marshall. A former outlaw biker is now a judge there and another former judge was caught racketeering and forced to retire. One former mayor had been convict of child molestation before becoming a mayor. T or C has a population of only 7500! New Mexico has 32 corrupt towns and is listed as one of the most corrupt states in the union. Missisippi is the worst state, then Louisiana, then New Mexico and Arkansas in that order. The best state is Minnesota, then North Dakota, South Dakota, New Hampshire and Vermont in that order.
Go to Google, enter 2004 Crime rate comparison, and you can compare crime rates for most cities. El Paso is much lower than national avg, Las Cruces is much higher. Also, Texas has no state income tax. Im not promoting ELP or TX, just passing on info.
El Paso's low crime rate is because everyone is murdered right accross the border. Try checking the amount of missing person's reports in El Paso, I bet it's way above the national average. There are hundreds of murders in Juarez, and I'm sure lots of those are connected to El Paso one way or another. The crime statistics are from the reports that the FBI tracks throughout the nation.
http://www.nmhomes.com/crime.html
look at the bottom of the page for city rankings. All the Ohio rankings are close to the bottom, and getting worse especially Youngstown,
Akron/Canton. Cleveland? Forget it. All your favorite NM towns there too intermingled.
I moved from Akron to Portales, and it's a big change. In Akron, you do not want to walk in certain areas at night in our neighborhood. Putting gas in your car around the corner, you have people puttin the bum on you for cash, you don't know if the bastard is going to pull a gun or knife when you tell them no, obvious meth tweakers coming off their fix, sirens, lots of cops. You call the Akron PD, they're coming down your chimney and light sockets. Our block was safe, but certain streets were the demarcation between the good, the bad, and the ugly. Drive a few blocks to Highland Square, housing prices jump exponentially, being an oasis of Akrons little "Haight-Ashbury".
Still crime exists anyways, the beat goes on. And it's worse statistically in ABQ.
Portales is a sleepy town. My wife teaches at ENMU, I found a job in Clovis with a sign company, I'm going to Clovis Community College for an IT certificate. This will keep us busy along with our letterpress printing hobby/biz, and art endeavors. YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOURSELF BUSY TO STAY SANE!!!
All these posters saying, this sucks, there is nothing to do here. That is YOUR FAULT for being a doorstop, a wet blanket. Get a hobby, get a life.
While Portales is by no means a nirvana; flat, lots of cattle, flat, people don't keep tidy yards(statewide), flat, long travel distances to drive, flat. Nowhere else really is a nirvana, no matter how pretty it looks. I can cite Santa Fe, ABQ on its faults but others have covered it here already.
There is little crime in Portales, as I have no problem walking from one end to the other any time of dayor night. No panhandlers, the occasional drug bust, but no gunfire crazy crap. People leave their doors unlocked here, I was floored when I heard that..Everyone is nice though, lots of rancher types, maybe the slight redneck factor keeps the crime rate in check. Here is the wikipedia piece on Portales below.
I have never had any problems or been scared in Albuquerque. I have heard there are areas of concern, South Valley, 6-mile something (gangs). I have been on Central Avenue at night and was nervous.
Took an art class last month with women who drove down from Farmington.
Because it is near Durango, CO, I asked how it was to live there. They said they had always lived there and they have gangs, drive-bys, crime. I was surprised somehow.
I live near Bernalillo and have been told by young and old to try to stay out of area at night. Gang activity.
Have I encountered any crime in the last six years. No. So what I am saying is only hearsay.
When they say that California or Hawaii have earthquakes, does not mean that they have it 24 hrs a day. Crime is the same, just because nothing has happened to you does not mean there isn't. By the way, if the area has a bad reputation for crime, take precautions and don't expose yourself regardless of the many times you have come out unscathed. Don't push your luck.
Bad things can happen when you're not expecting them to. You gotta keep a vigil even in an open field.
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What I have heard
