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Carlsbad, NM vs Capitan, NM

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Highlights
- Capitan has 4% less violent crime than Carlsbad.
- Capitan has 62% less property crime than Carlsbad.
 Carlsbad, NMCapitan, NMUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock23.722.7
 Property Crime59.9  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Carlsbad, New MexicoCrime Index
 Loco Hills, NM14.3
 La Huerta, NM20.55
 Loving, NM20.7
 Hope, NM23.8
 Morningside, NM27.5
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 Malaga, NM28.9
 Happy Valley, NM29.7
 Livingston Wheeler, NM30.05
 Carlsbad, NM42.35

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