Otero County Economic Development Council (OCEDC) Yellow and Blue Logo with the slogan "Jobs, Diversification, Stability" above it
Otero County Economic Development Council (OCEDC) - Photo of a green field with a barn and silo, and crops and green pine trees on the left side of the photo

OTERO COUNTY CRIME STATISTICS

City

 Crime Rate

 Population
Roswell

 3651

 46,190
Gallup

 2614

 20,609
Clovis

 2255

 33,314
Hobbs

 2064

 29,224
Carlsbad

 1739

 26,132
Rio Rancho

 1458

 52,789
Alamogordo

 1217

 36,287


Source: FBI Crime Stats - 2002

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet a need for reliable, uniform crime statistics for the nation. In 1930, the FBI was tasked with collecting, publishing, and archiving those statistics. Today, several annual statistical publications, such as the comprehensive Crime in the United States, are produced from data provided by nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States.