2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Carlsbad, NM vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines has 33% more violent crime than Carlsbad.
- Des Moines has 1% more property crime than Carlsbad.
 Carlsbad, NMDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock37.122.7
 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 Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Dude · 
Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  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
 Atoka, NM28.2
 Malaga, NM28.9
 Happy Valley, NM29.7
 Livingston Wheeler, NM30.05
 Carlsbad, NM42.35

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