HOUSE MEMORIAL 10

56th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2023

INTRODUCED BY

Andrea Reeb and Stefani Lord and William "Bill" R. Rehm and Joseph L. Sanchez and James G. Townsend

 

 

 

 

A MEMORIAL

RECOGNIZING VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME AND THEIR FAMILIES AND HONORING THEIR LOSS AND SUFFERING.

 

     WHEREAS, New Mexico has one of the highest violent crime rates in the United States; and

     WHEREAS, Albuquerque ranks in the top ten most violent United States cities with a population over one hundred thousand; and

     WHEREAS, in 2014, the homicide rate for Albuquerque was at its lowest, with only thirty homicides occurring that year; and

     WHEREAS, in 2021, the homicide rate for Albuquerque increased by forty-six percent with one hundred fourteen homicides; and

     WHEREAS, in 2022, there were one hundred twenty-one homicides in Albuquerque, the highest on record since the previous year; and

     WHEREAS, victims of violent crime feel frustrated by the high number of repeat offenders; and

     WHEREAS, the high number of repeat violent offenders causes victims, their family members and the public to feel unsafe; and

     WHEREAS, victims of violent crime and their family members face trauma, hardships and grief; and

     WHEREAS, reparations to crime victims are insufficient to compensate victims for their comprehensive losses; and

     WHEREAS, victims of violent crime deserve honor and access to resources;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that victims of violent crime and their families be honored and recognized for their loss and suffering; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to the chair of the crime victims reparation commission.

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