Dexter police area, New Mexico, United States: crime rate and Safety score
No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
Figures are for the police agency that covers Dexter police area.
Crime by type, as recorded by FBI Crime Data Explorer (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder and non-negligent manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Violence | |||
| Aggravated assault | 0 | 0 | 238.3 |
| FBI summary counts: only aggravated assault, not simple assault. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 50.4 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 190.5 |
| Larceny-theft | 0 | 0 | 1,141 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0 | 0 | 197.5 |
| Other | |||
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 0 |
| Violence | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft and burglary | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Questions about crime in Dexter police area
- Is Dexter police area safe?
- Dexter police area: No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
- How many murders are there in Dexter police area?
- Recorded homicides in Dexter police area (2025): 0.
Other places nearby
Sheriffs of Chaves County since 2010
Dexter: Mayor not loaded yet. Chaves County: Sheriff Mike Herrington (Republican). Governor: Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democrat)
Mike Herrington · Republican
since 2022
Chaves County ▼ −46% · USA ▼ −20%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Mike Herrington · Republican
2018 – 2022
Chaves County ▲ +24% · USA ▼ −3%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Britt Snyder · Republican
2014 – 2018
Chaves County ▼ −39% · USA ▼ −9%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
James Coon · Republican
2010 – 2014
Chaves County ▼ −6% · USA ▼ −12%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
In some cities an appointed manager or police chief, not the mayor, runs the police; in some counties the sheriff mainly runs the jail and the courts.
Mayors: Hilbig, Archived Campaign Websites of U.S. Mayoral Candidates (CC BY 4.0) and city sites. Sheriffs: Mavridis, US Sheriff Election Data (CC BY 4.0), MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) and county election offices. Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
