2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Las Cruces, NM vs Taft, CA

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Highlights
- Taft has 42% more violent crime than Las Cruces.
- Taft has 17% less property crime than Las Cruces.
 Las Cruces, NMTaft, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock36.522.7
 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 2 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 4 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 Taft    3 Reviews

J · Taft, CA
Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here over 50 years. It use to be a wonderful place to grow up with a thriving downtown and jobs were plentiful. This is no longer the case in Taft. Jobs are  More

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I've lived in Taft for over 5 years. It's a nice community and very friendly people as long as you get involved, either through school or local churches. I've met many  More

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Over 17 years ago

the city of taft is located in southern California,a small community yet just 20 minutes from a large and thriving city "bakersfield" over 300000 people .amazingly you  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Las Cruces, New MexicoCrime Index
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 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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