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Las Cruces Police Department

City agencyNM0070100NIBRS since 2018LEMAS 2020

Dona Ana County, New Mexico

Serves ~118,356 residents · UCR reported

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The Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the City of Las Cruces, New Mexico. LCPD, established in 1928, currently has an authorized strength of 200 officers and 83 civilian positions; LCPD serves a community of over 100,000. The Las Cruces Police Department is the second largest municipal police department in New Mexico.

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Aggravated Assault: victim & offender age · 2,266 victims, 2,056 offenders
Victim sex
Male1,337 (59%)
Female928 (41%)
Unknown1 (0%)
Victim race
White1,961 (96%)
Black or African American70 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native10 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1 (0%)
Weapons involved
Handgun434 (22%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument414 (21%)
Firearm304 (15%)
Personal Weapons297 (15%)
Blunt Object176 (9%)
Other114 (6%)

Top 6 of 17 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home1,165 (51%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk495 (22%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage187 (8%)
Hotel/Motel/Etc.53 (2%)
Park/Playground41 (2%)
Restaurant39 (2%)

Top 6 of 31 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Stranger445 (26%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend281 (16%)
Otherwise Known241 (14%)
Relationship Unknown205 (12%)
Acquaintance136 (8%)
Neighbor93 (5%)

Top 6 of 22 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property217 (42%)
Kidnapping/Abduction62 (12%)
Weapon Law Violations49 (9%)
Simple Assault31 (6%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations26 (5%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering25 (5%)

Top 6 of 22 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
186
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
75
Part-time civilian
24
Total FT employees
261
Population served
105,096
Operating budget
$26,025,403
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
201317679$20,800,000
200716875$2,835,959
200315132$12,882,505
200014158$11,500,000
199916763
199714458

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
200
Civilians (2025)
80

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

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