Doña Ana County Arrest Trends
Original statistics computed from 5,744 public booking records at the Doña Ana County Detention Center. Figures below cover the last 90 days unless noted. Updated October 16, 2026.
Bookings, 30 days
833
steady vs prior 30 days
Felony share
54%
bookings with at least one felony charge
Charges per booking
1.8
average across all bookings
Bench warrants
32%
bookings involving a bench warrant
Bookings Per Week
The detention center processed 833 bookings over the last 30 days, roughly level with the 846 booked in the 30 days before that. The weekly series below shows the last 12 weeks; the final bar is the current, partial week.
Which Days See the Most Arrests
Thursday is the busiest booking day of the week in Doña Ana County, with 486 bookings across the window, while Sunday is the quietest at 250. Court schedules, warrant sweeps, weekend enforcement, and transfer timing from arresting agencies all shape this pattern. Days are counted in local Mountain time.
Most Common Charges
"Failure to Appear" appears in 694 bookings, about 27% 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.
Who Is Making the Arrests
Las Cruces Police (LCPD) accounts for 785 bookings in the window, about 30% 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.
Demographics
Men account for 82% of bookings in the window. The largest age group is 25-34, with 847 bookings. Ages are recorded at the time of booking.
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.