National Coalition for the Homeless

Hate Crimes & Violence

New Mexico: Fact Sheet

New Mexico’s Homeless Population

Total homeless population	3475
Percent of state’s population that is homeless	.17%
State’s rank	18th

Hate Crimes Against the Homeless in New Mexico, 1999-2009

Number of cities where crimes occurred	3
Total number of deaths	0
Total number of non-lethal attacks	8

Hate Crimes & Violence Against the Homeless in New Mexico, 1999-2009

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	11 Year Total
Deaths	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Non-lethal	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	8
Total	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	8

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Point-in-Time Estimates from January 2009 of Homeless Population by State.” 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report.

Based on percent of total population that is homeless.

National Coalition for the Homeless. Hate Crimes Against the Homeless: America’s Growing Epidemic of Violence. 2010.

Hate Crimes & Violence

New Mexico: Fact Sheet

New Mexico’s Homeless Population

Hate Crimes Against the Homeless in New Mexico, 1999-2009

Hate Crimes & Violence Against the Homeless in New Mexico, 1999-2009

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

11 Year Total

Deaths

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Non-lethal

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

6

0

0

8

Total

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

6

0

0

8