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Artesia, NM vs Portales, NM

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- Portales has 62% less violent crime than Artesia.
- Portales has 10% less property crime than Artesia.
 Artesia, NMPortales, NMUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock22.322.7
 Property Crime56.6  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Artesia    1 Reviews

Apparently there is more than meets the eye in this tiny  More

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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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