New Mexico
Hate Crime Statistics News Case Examples DOJ Offices
Please click the image/link below to download a fact sheet with detailed graphics and information on hate crimes reported to the FBI for New Mexico in 2022.
Fast Facts on New Mexico Hate Crime Incidents*
| Bias Motivation Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry | 35 | 33 | 24 |
| Religion | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Sexual Orientation | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Disability | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Gender | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Gender Identity | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Total: | 56 | 54 | 41 |
| Crimes Against Persons | 37 | 74.0% |
| Crimes Against Property | 12 | 24.0% |
| Crimes Against Society | 1 | 2.0% |
| Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry | 24 | 58.5% |
| Religion | 5 | 12.2% |
| Sexual Orientation | 8 | 19.5% |
| Disability | 1 | 2.4% |
| Gender | 1 | 2.4% |
| Gender Identity | 2 | 4.9% |
*2021 was the first year that the annual hate crimes statistics were reported entirely through the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). As a result of the shift to NIBRS-only data collection, law enforcement agency participation in submitting all crime statistics, including hate crimes, fell significantly from 2020 to 2021.
Case Examples
A New Mexico man has been sentenced to a year in prison after threatening to kill an elected Texas official.
The man left a voicemail for a Texas congresswoman in which he threatened to shoot her in the face and claimed that he was part of a movement to eradicate transgender people in government. The defendant admitted he threatened her because he mistakenly believed she was transgender.
Sentencing: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/las-cruces-man-sentenced-1-year-prison-threatening-us-congresswoman
News
December 21, 2023
New Mexico Man Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Threatening U.S. Congresswoman
December 12, 2023
Readout from Multi-Agency United Against Hate Webinar in Albuquerque
October 29, 2021
FBI Media Alert: FBI Uses Navajo Language to Spread Anti-Hate Crime Message
August 30, 2021
FBI Media Alert: FBI Hate Crime Statistics for 2020 Includes 55 Reports in New Mexico
DOJ Offices
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Albuquerque |
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New Mexico (Albuquerque) |
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Southwestern Regional Office |
Southwestern Field Office |