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Roswell Crime Rate Report (New Mexico)

Roswell crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 22 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Roswell for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Roswell in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 100.59% and the city property crime rate in Roswell was higher than the national property crime rate average by 51.67%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Roswell was higher than the violent crime rate in New Mexico by 5.72% and the city property crime rate in Roswell was higher than the property crime rate in New Mexico but only by 3.95%.

Property and Violent Crime
Roswell Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Roswell Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Roswell Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault252
Arson16
Burglary178
Larceny and Theft833
Motor Vehicle Theft80
Murder and Manslaughter5
Rape36
Robbery15
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,591
Property Crime1,091
Violent Crime308
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault334
Arson19
Burglary102
Larceny and Theft629
Motor Vehicle Theft113
Murder and Manslaughter6
Rape37
Robbery19
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,344
Property Crime844
Violent Crime396

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Roswell Property Crime

Roswell Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Roswell Crime 2025

Roswell Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Roswell Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Roswell Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Roswell, New Mexico crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Roswell crime report data for 2026 was projected from 22 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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