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The Roswell crime rate is higher than the New Mexico average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #58

Roswell, NM	3,055.00
New Mexico	2,241.45
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Roswell, NM Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Roswell, NM	Count	8	49	35	280	642	2,278	137	58
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	16.4	100.7	72.0	575.7	1,320.0	4,683.8	281.7	119.3	3,412
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	4.8	51.4	100.0	421.8	887.3	2,353.4	301.6	NA	2,084
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2012	Roswell, NM	Count	8	28	42	228	552	1,988	75	14
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	16.5	57.6	86.4	468.9	1,135.3	4,088.6	154.2	28.8	2,802
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	5.6	45.9	88.6	419.1	1,025.3	2,313.4	261.9	NA	2,087
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Roswell, NM	Count	5	15	36	244	619	1,978	89	21
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	10.2	30.7	73.6	498.9	1,265.7	4,044.4	182.0	42.9	2,653
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	7.5	41.2	82.7	436.2	1,028.9	2,242.9	259.7	NA	2,083
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Roswell, NM	Count	6	16	36	293	541	1,714	70	13
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	12.7	33.9	76.2	620.3	1,145.3	3,628.4	148.2	27.5	2,650
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	6.9	46.5	78.4	457.1	1,020.5	2,160.1	254.8	NA	2,088
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2008	Roswell, NM	Count	7	31	42	301	779	1,931	133	19
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	15.3	68.0	92.1	659.8	1,707.6	4,232.9	291.5	41.6	3,428
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	7.2	57.4	109.5	475.9	1,094.2	2,411.6	403.4	NA	2,386
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Roswell, NM	Count	6	20	49	311	651	1,715	134	21
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	13.2	43.9	107.5	682.3	1,428.2	3,762.5	294.0	46.1	3,064
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	8.2	52.4	117.8	485.8	964.1	2,307.9	453.8	NA	2,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Roswell, NM	Count	3	21	45	275	508	1,651	106	17
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	6.5	45.8	98.2	600.3	1,108.9	3,603.8	231.4	37.1	2,648
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	6.8	56.0	107.7	472.8	1,069.7	2,395.5	472.0	NA	2,385
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Roswell, NM	Count	10	30	24	374	745	2,317	130	24
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	21.9	65.7	52.6	819.0	1,631.3	5,073.6	284.7	52.6	3,784
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	7.4	54.1	98.7	541.9	1,093.9	2,639.9	414.5	NA	2,486
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Roswell, NM		-0.25
New Mexico		15.00
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Roswell, NM Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2009	Roswell, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Roswell, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Roswell, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Roswell, NM	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	1.6	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.7	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Roswell, NM	1.88
New Mexico	2.69
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Roswell, NM Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Roswell, NM	Count	112	80	32
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	230.3	164.5	65.8	1.97
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	306.3	221.8	84.5	2.64
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Roswell, NM	Count	112	77	35
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	229.0	157.4	71.6	1.93
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	307.5	224.1	83.4	2.66
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Roswell, NM	Count	119	89	30
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	251.9	188.4	63.5	2.20
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	300.3	218.8	81.5	2.60
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Roswell, NM	Count	119	83	36
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	256.9	179.2	77.7	2.18
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	337.7	228.5	109.3	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Roswell, NM	Count	109	77	32
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	238.9	168.8	70.1	2.04
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	319.4	228.2	91.1	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Roswell, NM	Count	104	75	29
	Roswell, NM	Per 100,000	228.2	164.5	63.6	1.96
	New Mexico	Per 100,000	305.0	220.7	84.4	2.63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Roswell, NM	Count	109	78	31