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New Mexico
Don’t get fooled by the quiet and peaceful picture, because if you want to avoid a robbery, New Mexico isn’t the place to move. Although in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic started, there was a significant decrease in robberies, New Mexico is still at the top of the list of the most dangerous states in America. For example, both in 2021 and 2022, the average robbery rate was around 696.8 per 100,000, which is high!
Bottom line
Believe it or not, every 20 seconds, a home robbery occurs in our country. This means there are around 4,800 burglaries every day, and a total of 23% of them enter your house through the window. Now that’s scary! Moreover, a lot of them tend to “visit” your home after 10 a.m., especially if you have a 9-to-5 job and are away for a lot of hours.
But before you panic, consider some things. First of all, have home insurance, then try to secure your space as much as possible, and if your budget allows, install cameras both inside and outside your property. And if it’s possible, try to hide your most valuable belongings in places where they are hard to find.
For example, behind your wardrobe, in the freezer, or even in your laundry basket. These are the least likely places where thieves tend to look in the 10 or fewer minutes they are inside your property. Be cautious!
Do you think about moving to a smaller community because big city life scares you? Before making a big decision, check out this article: 7 Most Violent Small Towns in America.
6 thoughts on “6 Dangerous States Where You’ll Probably Get Robbed”
There is no such thing as a safe State anymore, be vigilant and wary and cautious on the neighborhood that you are in and don’t obviously go to unsafe and unfamiliar place’s specially @ night
Fortunately, the state in which I live is not on your list. However, when I got to the last page, I was dumbstruck: I was BORN in New Mexico! I never lived there, though, because soon after I was born my parents moved to California! That said, this article was one of the most interesting ones I’ve seen online, well worth the short reading-time! Thank you!
Is it a coincidence that arizona texas and new mexico are all border states, And nevada is pretty close. Just Asking.
They are called Mexicans and Chicanos! My car was stolen ended up in a Mexican immigrant neighborhood. My girlfriend’s car was stolen it ended up in another Mexican neighborhood. My car has been broken into once in a Black neighborhood and three times in Mexican neighborhoods. Please Mr. President Trump get them out of here put all criminals (white, black, latin and Asian) in prisons on an island and their families too. Enough is enough.
One thing I noticed is that four of these six states are in the Southwest (Nevada borders Arizona). Also, Washington has liberal views, and probably welcomes illegal aliens.
This could suggest TWO things. One, that illegals are responsible for a significant part of the burglaries, or TWO, that because of their status (living under the radar), illegals are a common TARGET of burglars because they are less likely to have home security, or even to report such crimes when THEY are the victims. Further, it could also be the case that the criminal element within the illegal community PREYS ON their own — other people here illegally.
I could easily be wrong, but looking at the geography shown in this article, I wonder if any deeper studies considering the above perspective have been done. Is is possible that doing so might help explain why these particular areas seem to have more crimes of this nature than the rest of the country.
Whenever catholic majorites live,
rob danger will increase.