New Mexico crime

The FBI series includes reported murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. The reviewed provision concerns aggravated battery on a peace officer involving serious injury or a deadly weapon; not every offense covered by a broader statute belongs in this series. Reporting coverage is incomplete and variable. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained New Mexico evidence context: Reported violent-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

A. Aggravated battery upon a peace officer consists of the unlawful touching or application of force to the person of a peace officer with intent to injure that peace officer while the officer is in the lawful discharge of the officer's duties. […] C. Whoever commits aggravated battery upon a peace officer inflicting great bodily harm, or does so with a deadly weapon or in any manner whereby great bodily harm or death can be inflicted, is guilty of a second degree felony."

The FBI property-crime series includes burglary, larceny-theft and motor-vehicle theft. Theft of a firearm is a component of larceny-theft. Fraud, identity theft and possession or sale of stolen property are distinct offenses, and reporting coverage is incomplete and variable. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained New Mexico evidence context: Reported property-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

H. Whoever commits larceny when the property of value stolen is a firearm is guilty of a third degree felony when its value is less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500)."

The CDC fact counts resident deaths classified as homicide from death certificates. Police-officer murders and homicide investigations involving Indigenous people concern subsets of these deaths. Missing-person cases, unidentified remains and other death investigations are not automatically homicides, and the CDC mortality measure is distinct from FBI police-reported murder. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained New Mexico evidence context: Homicide deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

SECTION 1. Section 31-20A-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1979, Chapter 150, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read: "31-20A-2. CAPITAL FELONY--DETERMINATION OF SENTENCE.-- A. If a jury finds, beyond a reasonable doubt, that one or more aggravating circumstances exist, as enumerated in Section 31-20A-5 NMSA 1978, the defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole; provided that the defendant may be sentenced to death if the aggravating circumstance was that the victim was a peace officer who was: (1) acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty when the peace officer was murdered; or (2) not acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty, but the defendant targeted the victim because of the victim's status as a peace officer. B. If the jury does not make the finding that one or more aggravating circumstances exist, as enumerated in Section 31-20A-5 NMSA 1978, the defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment."

Foreign-born residents include naturalized citizens and both lawfully and unlawfully present noncitizens. The reviewed immigration provisions address subsets of this population and do not change birthplace or determine any particular resident’s status. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained New Mexico evidence context: Residents who are foreign-born. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

SECTION 2. DEFINITION.--As used in the Immigrant Safety Act, "public body" means a state or local government, a sheriff's department, an advisory board, a commission, an agency or an entity created by the constitution of New Mexico or any branch of government that receives public funding, including political subdivisions, special tax districts, school districts and institutions of higher education. "Public body" includes an entity or individual acting on behalf of or within the scope of the authority of the public body. SECTION 3. PROHIBITING PUBLIC BODIES FROM ENTERING INTO AGREEMENTS USED TO DETAIN INDIVIDUALS FOR FEDERAL CIVIL IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS AND REQUIRING PUBLIC BODIES TO TERMINATE ANY SUCH EXISTING AGREEMENTS.-- A. A public body shall not enter into, extend, renew or otherwise agree to be a party to an agreement to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations, including an intergovernmental services agreement to detain individuals for civil immigration violations. A public body shall not enter into, extend, renew or otherwise agree to a rider, amendment, supplement or other modification to an agreement where the rider, amendment, supplement or other modification is to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations. B. A public body that is a party to an existing agreement that is used to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations shall, upon the effective date of the Immigrant Safety Act, terminate the agreement upon the earliest date permissible under the terms of the agreement, with respect to all provisions that relate to the detention of individuals for federal civil immigration violations. C. A public body shall not sell, trade, lease or otherwise dispose of any real property to be used for the detention of individuals for federal civil immigration violations. D. A public body shall not impose or continue in effect any law, ordinance, policy or regulation that violates or conflicts with the provisions of the Immigrant Safety Act. E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of law enforcement personnel to detain individuals or to perform brief investigative stops as permitted by state law. SECTION 4. PROHIBITING PUBLIC BODIES FROM ENTERING INTO AGREEMENTS TO DEPUTIZE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS TO PERFORM FUNCTIONS OF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.-- A. A public body shall not enter into, extend, renew or otherwise agree to be a party to an agreement to investigate, apprehend, detain or transport individuals pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1357(g) or 8 C.F.R. Section 287.7. B. A public body shall not agree to be a party to an agreement that deputizes officers, employees or agents of the public body to perform a function of an immigration officer in relation to the investigation, apprehension, detention or transportation of noncitizens in the United States or the removal of noncitizens from the United States. C. A public body that is a party to an existing agreement to investigate, apprehend, detain or transport individuals pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1357(g) or 8 C.F.R. Section 287.7 shall, upon the effective date of the Immigrant Safety Act, terminate the agreement upon the earliest date permissible under the terms of the agreement. Where the termination clause of the agreement permits the public body to invoke exigent circumstances involving public safety, the public body shall do so.

The mortality series includes firearm deaths across intents, including suicide and homicide. Storage rules and firearm regulation concern possible components of injury prevention without proving an effect on deaths. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained New Mexico evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

D. "dealer" means a person or business in the state that holds a federal firearms license issued in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 923(a)(3); E. "department" means the department of public safety; […] SECTION 3. A new section of Chapter 30, Article 7 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read: " REQUIRING DEALER SECURITY MEASURES TO PREVENT THEFT AND LOSS OF FIREARMS.-- A. No later than July 1, 2026, the department, in collaboration with the attorney general, shall promulgate rules governing the physical security of dealer premises and inventory. The rules shall be effective beginning December 1, 2026 and shall require: (1) installation and use of security alarm systems on dealer premises that meet quality and other standards established by the department. Eligible security alarm systems shall have the capacity to be monitored by a central station and shall provide protection and monitoring for all accessible openings and partial motion and sound detection at all other areas of the premises; (2) site hardening, including locks on doors and windows and other features. Features shall be designed to prevent unauthorized entry, which may include bars or grates, security screens and commercial-grade metal doors; (3) installation and use of video surveillance systems, including video recording devices at each point of sale and each entrance and exit to the premises, which shall be recorded from both the indoor and outdoor vantage point, and the dealer shall maintain such recordings for a period of not less than two years; and (4) other reasonable requirements, as determined by the department and the attorney general, to reduce the risk of burglaries at dealers' premises and the theft of firearms in shipment to and from dealers' premises. B. The department shall specify in rules which, if any, of the security measures identified in Subsection A of this section apply to gun shows." SECTION 4. A new section of Chapter 30, Article 7 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read: " MINIMUM AGE OF EMPLOYMENT--REQUIRING BACKGROUND CHECKS AND TRAINING FOR DEALER EMPLOYEES.-- A. A dealer shall not employ a person to handle, sell or deliver firearms unless the person is at least twenty- one years of age and is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under state, municipal, tribal or federal law. The department shall promulgate rules to address dealer employee criminal history checks no later than August 1, 2026. The rules shall direct dealers to use the national instant criminal background check system to determine eligibility for current and prospective dealer employees only if the use of the national instant criminal background check system is permitted by federal regulations. B. A dealer shall complete the training developed by the department pursuant to Subsection C of this section and shall provide the training to all new employees within thirty days of employment and to all employees annually thereafter. Beginning December 1, 2026, no employee of any dealer shall participate in the sale or disposition of firearms unless that person has first received the training required by this section. The department shall promulgate rules setting forth minimum requirements for the maintenance of records of the training no later than August 1, 2026. C. No later than August 1, 2026, the department shall develop and make available to each dealer a training course in the conduct of firearm transfers, including: (1) federal and state laws governing firearm transfers and transactions; (2) how to recognize, identify, respond to and report straw purchases, illegal purchases and fraudulent activity; (3) how to recognize, identify, respond to and report an individual who intends to use a firearm for unlawful purposes or for self-harm; (4) how to prevent, respond to and report theft or burglary of firearms and ammunition; (5) how to educate customers on gun safety practices, including the safe handling and storage of firearms and ammunition; and (6) other topics the department deems necessary and appropriate."

The CDC fact counts resident deaths classified as homicide from death certificates. Police-officer murders and homicide investigations involving Indigenous people concern subsets of these deaths. Missing-person cases, unidentified remains and other death investigations are not automatically homicides, and the CDC mortality measure is distinct from FBI police-reported murder. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained New Mexico evidence context: Homicide deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

202.Missing or murdered response coordination grant program(a)Establishment of grant programThe Attorney General shall establish within the Office of Justice Programs a grant program under which the Attorney General shall make grants to eligible entities described in subsection (b) to carry out eligible activities described in subsection (c).(b)Eligible entities(1)In generalTo be eligible to receive a grant under the grant program established under subsection (a) an entity shall be—(A)an Indian Tribe; (B)a relevant Tribal organization;(C)subject to paragraph (2), a State, in consortium with—(i)1 or more Indian Tribes; and(ii)relevant Tribal organizations, if any;(D)a consortium of 2 or more Indian Tribes or relevant Tribal organizations; or(E)subject to paragraph (2), a consortium of 2 or more States in consortium with—(i)1 or more Indian Tribes; and(ii)relevant Tribal organizations, if any.(2)State eligibilityTo be eligible under subparagraph (C) or (E) of paragraph (1), a State shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that the State—(A)(i)reports missing persons cases in the State to the national crime information databases; or(ii)if not, has a plan to do so using a grant received under the grant program established under subsection (a); and(B)if data sharing between the State and the Indian Tribes and relevant Tribal organizations with which the State is in consortium is part of the intended use of the grant received under the grant program established under subsection (a), has entered into a memorandum of understanding with each applicable Indian Tribe and relevant Tribal organization.(c)Eligible activitiesAn eligible entity receiving a grant under the grant program established under subsection (a) may use the grant—(1)to establish a statewide or regional center—(A)to document and track—(i)missing persons cases of interest to Indian Tribes;(ii)sexual violence cases of interest to Indian Tribes; and(iii)death investigations of interest to Indian Tribes; and(B)to input information regarding missing persons cases of interest to Indian Tribes, unclaimed human remains cases of interest to Indian Tribes, and unidentified remains cases of interest to Indian Tribes into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System and the Missing Persons File in the National Crime Information Center; (2)to establish a State or regional commission to respond to, and to improve coordination between Federal law enforcement agencies, and Tribal, State, and local law enforcement agencies of the investigation of, missing persons cases of interest to Indian Tribes, sexual violence cases of interest to Indian Tribes, and death investigations of interest to Indian Tribes; and(3)to document, develop, and disseminate resources for the coordination and improvement of the investigation of missing persons cases of interest to Indian Tribes, sexual violence cases of interest to Indian Tribes, and death investigations of interest to Indian Tribes, including to develop local or statewide rapid notification or communication systems for alerts and other information relating to those cases.(d)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the grant program established under subsection (a)(1) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

The mortality series includes firearm deaths across intents, including suicide and homicide. Storage rules and firearm regulation concern possible components of injury prevention without proving an effect on deaths. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained New Mexico evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

2.Prevention of person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm(a)DefinitionsSection 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:(39)The term convicted in any court of a misdemeanor hate crime—(A)means being convicted by a court of an offense that—(i)is a misdemeanor under Federal, State, or Tribal law;(ii)has, as an element, that the conduct of the offender was motivated by hate or bias because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity (as defined in section 249), or disability of any person; and(iii)involves the use or attempted use of physical force, the threatened use of a deadly weapon, or another credible threat to the physical safety of any person; and(B)does not include—(i)a conviction of an offense described in subparagraph (A), unless—(I)the person—(aa)was represented by counsel in the case; or(bb)knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel in the case; and(II)in the case of a prosecution for an offense described in subparagraph (A) for which a person was entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case was tried—(aa)the case was tried by a jury; or(bb)the person knowingly and intelligently waived the right to have the case tried by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise; or(ii)a conviction of an offense described in subparagraph (A) if—(I)the conviction—(aa)has been expunged or set aside; or(bb)is of an offense for which the person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable jurisdiction provides for the loss of civil rights under such an offense); and(II)the expungement, pardon, or restoration of civil rights does not expressly provide that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.(40)The term received from any court an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence—(A)means a court has imposed a sentence for a misdemeanor under Federal, State, or Tribal law—(i)that involves the use or attempted use of physical force, the threatened use of a deadly weapon, or another credible threat to the physical safety of any person; and(ii)based, in whole or in part, on a judicial finding that the conduct of the offender was motivated, in whole or in part, by hate or bias for any reason referred to in paragraph (39)(A)(ii); and(B)does not include—(i)the imposition of a sentence described in subparagraph (A), unless—(I)the person—(aa)was represented by counsel in the case; or(bb)knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel in the case; and(II)if the sentence described in subparagraph (A) was imposed in a prosecution for an offense for which a person was entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case was tried—(aa)the case was tried by a jury; or(bb)the person knowingly and intelligently waived the right to have the case tried by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise; or(ii)the imposition of a sentence described in subparagraph (A) if—(I)(aa)the conviction of the offense for which the sentence was imposed has been expunged or set aside; or(bb)the offense for which the sentence was imposed is an offense for which the person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable jurisdiction provides for the loss of civil rights under such an offense); and(II)the expungement, pardon, or restoration of civil rights does not expressly provide that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms..(b)Prohibition on sale or other disposition of firearmSection 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the first sentence—(1)in paragraph (10), by striking or at the end;(2)by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12);(3)in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by striking through (10) and inserting through (11); and(4)by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:(11)has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor hate crime, or has received from any court an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence; or.(c)Prohibition on possession, shipment, or transport of firearmSection 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1)in paragraph (8), by striking or at the end;(2)in paragraph (9), by striking the comma and inserting ; or; and(3)by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:(10)who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor hate crime, or has received from any court an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence,.