Roswell NM Crime Rate 2003-2018

Interactive chart of the Roswell, New Mexico violent crime rate and statistics by year from 2003 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The Roswell NM crime rate for 2018 was 830.57 per 100,000 population, a 30.65% increase from 2017.
  • The Roswell NM crime rate for 2017 was 635.73 per 100,000 population, a 0.74% decline from 2016.
  • The Roswell NM crime rate for 2016 was 640.5 per 100,000 population, a 2.05% decline from 2015.
  • The Roswell NM crime rate for 2015 was 653.88 per 100,000 population, a 14.51% decline from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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City Name Population Rate
Belen 7,061 2,280.13
Bloomfield 7,922 1,603.13
Gallup 21,980 1,537.76
Albuquerque 560,235 1,364.78
Farmington 45,364 1,307.20
Cimarron 887 1,240.14
Los Lunas 15,568 1,214.03
Bernalillo 9,841 1,117.77
Magdalena 874 1,029.75
San Ysidro 197 1,015.23
Deming 14,094 1,000.43
Texico 1,113 988.32
Las Vegas 13,084 848.36
Roswell 47,678 830.57
Ruidoso Downs 2,557 782.17
Angel Fire 1,072 746.27
Lordsburg 2,421 743.49
Cloudcroft 689 725.69
Socorro 8,363 705.49
Hobbs 38,320 655.01
Hatch 1,607 622.28
Bosque Farms 3,789 580.63
Portales 11,768 560.84
Aztec 6,538 550.63
Santa Rosa 2,691 520.25
Taos 5,662 512.19
Truth Or Consequences 5,875 510.64
Bayard 2,166 507.85
Carlsbad 29,158 507.58
Anthony 9,313 440.24
Red River 466 429.18
Peralta 3,572 419.93
Las Cruces 102,203 404.10
Santa Fe 84,176 395.60
Edgewood 3,911 383.53
Ruidoso 7,718 375.75
Capitan 1,402 356.63
Alamogordo 31,332 306.40
Tularosa 2,939 272.20
Hurley 1,199 250.21
Moriarty 1,777 225.10
Springer 903 221.48
Raton 5,960 218.12
Grants 8,982 211.53
Logan 962 207.90
Rio Rancho 97,394 202.27
Estancia 1,581 189.75
Clayton 2,735 182.82
Milan 3,644 137.21
Eunice 2,961 135.09
Lovington 11,175 134.23
Los Alamos 18,883 127.10
Santa Clara 1,786 55.99
Corrales 8,577 34.98
Questa 1,749 0.00
Hope 105 0.00
Taos Ski Valley 67 0.00
Mesilla 1,826 0.00
Tatum 813 0.00
Dexter 1,242 0.00
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Roswell NM US
2018 830.57 856.58 380.56
2017 635.73 778.64 394.86
2016 640.50 699.38 397.52
2015 653.88 657.20 373.74
2014 764.87 597.68 361.55
2012 629.33 559.62 387.75
2011 613.41 572.67 387.06
2010 743.05 587.97 404.50
2008 835.18 653.46 458.61
2007 846.84 675.71 471.77
2006 750.88 654.71 479.34
2005 959.10 646.32 469.04
2004 1,048.88 687.39 463.16
2003 1,071.38 667.27 475.84