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Albuquerque Crime Rate

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Carlos Romero
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Albuquerque crime rate
The proposal for lowering crime rate in Albuquerque is to be presented to the
Albuquerque city council, and the Albuquerque Police Department. This is to propose solutions
to the problem of lowering the crime rate. These suggestions are designed to keep the crime rate
lower and to protect more people in Albuquerque. They will, however, cost Albuquerque time
and resources in order to make areas safer.
The areas in which this project will take place will be all over Albuquerque. These
changes are expected to be in place as soon as possible, and remain in place until there are better
solutions.
The problem of crime in Albuquerque (ABQ)
The proposed project should be in place as soon as possible, because the crime rates in
ABQ are extremely high. In fact, The Albuquerque crime index is 40% higher than the New
Mexico average and the New Mexico crime index is 28% higher than the National average.
Therefore, with no change in the system, the crime rates will remain high. There is a correlation
between how many police officers are on duty/employed, and how high crime rates are.
According to 2 graphs on usa.com, the more law enforcement employees there are, the less crime
there is.
New Mexico Crime by Year
Yea
r
Locatio
n
Descripti
on
Murde
rs
Rape
s
Robberi
es
Assaul
ts
Burglari
es
Theft
s
Vehicl
e
Thefts
Arso
n
Crim
e
Inde
x
201
2
New
Mexico
Count 116 957 1,847 8,740 21,384
48,24
7
5,463 NA

New
Mexico
Per
100,000
5.6 45.9 88.6 419.1 1,025.3
2,313.
4
261.9 NA 2,087
U.S.
Per
100,000
4.7 26.9 112.9 242.3 670.2
1,959.
3
229.7 NA 1,557

New Mexico Law Enforcement Employees by Year
Year Location Description Total Officers Civilians Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012 New Mexico Count 6,023 4,361 1,662
New Mexico Per 100,000 306.3 221.8 84.5 2.64
U.S. Per 100,000 335.5 235.2 100.3 2.85

This project will help to lower the crime rate in the city of ABQ, and help to make the
citizens feel safer.



Goals
The goals strived for in this project are:
To lower the crime rate in
Albuquerque
o The graphs haven proven
that: with more law enforcers, crime will decrease.
To help citizens feel safer
o Lower crime rates means happier people.
Increase crimes that are unsuccessful due to the victim fighting back
o If victims are able to fight back, criminals will be deterred from
committing acts of crime
Plan of action
1. Propose project to city council and the APD.
2. Wait for approval. If any problems with original proposal, revise and propose revised
version
3. Repeat step 2 until approved
4. Employ more law enforcers, and set schedules and patrol routes
5. Also, encourage citizens to fight back, and carry items like mace, or possibly even Tasers
Budget
The budgeting for this project would be:
Salary costs for new police officers
Gas prices for patrol cars
Salary costs for police officers in New Mexico are approximately $52,347 one year after
graduation of the Police Academy. ($25.18/hour) There are, of course, incentives for the
Police Force. The incentives include bilingual abilities, becoming a training officer and
even having a certain type of degree. (Police-officer-pages.com)
Gas prices for patrol cars will remain the same. The higher the gas prices become the
more budget required to pay for the gas. Officers receive a set amount of mileage,
therefore a set amount of gas. (Neighbor)

Conclusion
We implore that this proposal influences your decision to help the city of Albuquerque in
lowering the crime rate. As stated before, graphs from usa.com have proven that the more
officers employed helps to lower the average crime rate. We believe that if citizens carry more
defensive weapons (mace, Tasers, etc.) the crime rate will also decrease as criminals will be
deterred and the crimes will not happen.























Works Cited
Albuquerque, NM Crime Rates & Statistics." Albuquerque, NM Crime Rates & Statistics.
Areavibes.com, 2014.Web. 07 Mar. 2014.
"New Mexico Crime and Crime Rate." New Mexico State Crime and Crime Rate.USA.com, 2014. Web.
07 Mar. 2014.
"Albuquerque Police Salary." N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2014.