It is located in Lincoln County, NM. It has a population of 1,372 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 160.35 per 10.000 people. There have been 22 arrests in 2017. The city has seen a downtick in arrest records since last year by 0.003%. The majority of crimes committed in Capitan are burglary crimes - 9 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the arson - only 0 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 4 felony charges and 18 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2012-2017, the city of Capitan averaged 16 violent crimes.