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Carlsbad, NM vs Dumas, TX

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- Dumas has 33% less violent crime than Carlsbad.
- Dumas has 46% less property crime than Carlsbad.
 Carlsbad, NMDumas, TXUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock16.722.7
 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 4 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 Dumas    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Lived here most of my life. It is, as another reviewer stated, unfortunately run by the large hispanic population. That in itself would not be bad at all because they  More

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Over 19 years ago

Dumas is a sleepy little town in the Texas Panhandle. Cost of living is low but so is quality of living. The town is dominated by the Hispanic population, many are  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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