Roswell Police Department

Roswell Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Roswell in Chaves County, New Mexico, based at 128 W. 2nd Street. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Roswell limits in Chaves County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Roswell sits in a New Mexico corridor that mixes residential neighborhoods with local commerce, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Roswell should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Roswell city, NM has an estimated population of 47,823.