Data Analysis

Doña Ana County Arrest Trends

Original statistics computed from 3,032 public booking records at the Doña Ana County Detention Center. Figures below cover the last 90 days unless noted. Updated July 14, 2026.

Bookings, 30 days

655

-6% vs prior 30 days

Felony share

57%

bookings with at least one felony charge

Charges per booking

1.8

average across all bookings

Bench warrants

34%

bookings involving a bench warrant

Bookings Per Week

The detention center processed 655 bookings over the last 30 days, down 6% from the 698 booked in the 30 days before that. The weekly series below shows the last 12 weeks; the final bar is the current, partial week.

0250500Apr 27: 230 bookingsApr 27May 4: 202 bookingsMay 11: 160 bookingsMay 11May 18: 85 bookingsMay 25: 97 bookingsMay 25Jun 1: 327 bookings327Jun 8: 182 bookingsJun 8Jun 15: 128 bookingsJun 22: 159 bookingsJun 22Jun 29: 135 bookingsJul 6: 178 bookingsJul 6Jul 13: 24 bookings24

Which Days See the Most Arrests

Monday is the busiest booking day of the week in Doña Ana County, with 438 bookings across the window, while Saturday is the quietest at 181. Court schedules, warrant sweeps, weekend enforcement, and transfer timing from arresting agencies all shape this pattern. Days are counted in local Mountain time.

0250500Sun: 206 bookingsSunMon: 438 bookings438MonTue: 305 bookingsTueWed: 414 bookingsWedThu: 351 bookingsThuFri: 360 bookingsFriSat: 181 bookings181Sat

Most Common Charges

"Failure to Appear" appears in 628 bookings, about 28% of everyone booked in the window, making it the county's most common booking charge. Counts tally each charge once per booking. Browse definitions and penalties for every charge in our charge database.

Failure to Appear628
Battery Against a Household Member144
Court Commitment125
Warrant (Outside Lc/Within Nm)108
Aggravated D.W.I.89
Resisting or Obstructing81
Probation Violation80
Criminal Trespass73
Driving While License Suspended69
Fugitive From Justice45

Who Is Making the Arrests

U.S. Marshals Service (DUSM) accounts for 659 bookings in the window, about 29% of the total. The mix is broader than city police: the detention center books arrests by LCPD, the Sheriff's Office, and State Police, and also holds detainees for federal agencies like the U.S. Marshals Service, which is why federal codes appear alongside local ones.

U.S. Marshals Service (DUSM)659
Las Cruces Police (LCPD)625
Doña Ana County Sheriff (DASO)354
SPOL300
DACDC84
SPPD59

Demographics

Men account for 81% of bookings in the window. The largest age group is 25-34, with 755 bookings. Ages are recorded at the time of booking.

05001,00018-24: 418 bookings18-2425-34: 755 bookings75525-3435-44: 630 bookings35-4445-54: 304 bookings45-5455+: 146 bookings14655+

Methodology

Statistics are computed by Las Cruces Mugshots from booking records published by the Doña Ana County Detention Center and refresh several times per day. A booking may include multiple charges; charge counts tally each distinct charge once per booking, and the arresting agency is taken from the booking's primary charge. The roster's generic "All Other Offenses" code is excluded from the top-charges ranking because it does not describe a specific offense. Booking counts are not conviction counts: every person booked is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Figures may lag the jail roster by a few hours and can shift slightly as records are enriched.