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Crime






Crime Rates for Colorado

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Colorado Annual Crimes

Violent
Property
Total

Number of Crimes

27,859

169,210

197,069

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

4.74

28.79

33.53

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
4.74
National Median: 4
    Colorado

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 211

in Colorado

Colorado Violent Crimes

Population: 5,877,610
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 314 3,453 3,793 20,299
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.59 0.65 3.45

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
28.79
National Median: 19
    Colorado

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 35

in Colorado

Colorado Property Crimes

Population: 5,877,610
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 21,079 109,817 38,314
Rate per 1,000 3.59 18.68 6.52

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
53
National Median: 26.5
    Colorado

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