NEW MEXICO COURTROOMS WERE VERY BUSY PLACES LAST FISCAL YEAR. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT VIOLENT CRIMES AND THEFTS WERE UP COMPARED TO THE YEAR BEFORE…AND THE NUMBER OF HOMICIDE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.
MURDER CASES IN NEW MEXICO ROSE 32 PERCENT…WHILE FELONY-LEVEL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES INCREASED BY MORE THAN 100-PERCENT. HOWEVER, FELONY DWI CASES FELL BY ALMOST 10 PERCENT.
THE NUMBERS WERE INCLUDED IN AN ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS.
