Demographics Information and statistics for Roswell

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Las Cruces, NM (170.5 miles, pop. 74,267).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (170.7 miles, pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (494.9 miles, pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Dexter, NM (17.1 miles), Hagerman, NM (23.5 miles), Lake Arthur, NM (29.1 miles), Artesia, NM (38.5 miles), Carlsbad North, NM (68.0 miles), Carlsbad, NM (70.4 miles), Capitan, NM (73.3 miles), Ruidoso Downs, NM (73.5 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 65 buildings, average cost: $97,800
1997: 146 buildings, average cost: $84,700
1998: 60 buildings, average cost: $90,200
1999: 34 buildings, average cost: $89,600
2000: 30 buildings, average cost: $122,700
2001: 27 buildings, average cost: $115,900
2002: 29 buildings, average cost: $117,100
2003: 33 buildings, average cost: $116,800

Area code: 505

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.5%), Retail trade (14.0%).

Crime in Roswell (2002):

9 murders (19.5 per 100,000)
36 rapes (77.9 per 100,000)
35 robberies (75.8 per 100,000)
422 assaults (913.6 per 100,000)
704 burglaries (1524.1 per 100,000)
2,290 larceny counts (4957.8 per 100,000)
137 auto thefts (296.6 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 596.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Roswell (2001):

2 murders (4.4 per 100,000)
39 rapes (85.6 per 100,000)
36 robberies (79.0 per 100,000)
338 assaults (742.1 per 100,000)
609 burglaries (1337.2 per 100,000)
1,974 larceny counts (4334.3 per 100,000)
86 auto thefts (188.8 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 495.6 (higher means more crime)