2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Las Cruces, NM vs Carbondale, IL

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- Carbondale has 15% more violent crime than Las Cruces.
- Carbondale has 23% less property crime than Las Cruces.
 Las Cruces, NMCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock24.722.7
 Property Crime64.2  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 3 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 5 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 18 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Las Cruces, New MexicoCrime Index
 Mesilla, NM11.15
 Sunland Park, NM16.35
 Mesquite, NM19.9
 Anthony, NM20.55
 San Ysidro CDP (Dona Ana County), NM22.1
 Radium Springs, NM22.75
 San Pablo, NM23.85
 Hatch, NM24.55
 White Sands, NM24.7
 Garfield, NM26

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