State crime profile · 2024

Colorado Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities

Crime data for 134 cities and 45 of 64 counties in Colorado (CO), ranked safest to most dangerous from 257 reporting agencies.

Data updated 2026-09-05

481.2
Violent / 100K
2,640.7
Property / 100K
134
Cities
45
Counties

Colorado violent crime is 481.2 per 100,000, 37% above the U.S. average

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Colorado records 481.2 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 37% above the national average (about the 45th-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.

  • 481.2 violent crimes per 100K
  • +37% vs. the U.S. average
  • 7,170 Denver violent-crime reports, volume #1 of 28
  • 1,424.1/100K Pueblo rate #1 (volume #4)

How safe is Colorado? FBI UCR data snapshot

Colorado (CO) reported 28,670 violent crimes and 157,317 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 257 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 481.2 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 2640.7 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 5,957,493. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 134 Colorado cities and 45 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.

The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Colorado below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.

Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 304.2 to 481.2 per 100,000, a rise of 58.2%. City-level detail pages within Colorado include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.

How Colorado ranks nationally

Colorado vs. every U.S. state

Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.

481 12th percentile among 51 U.S. states

CO 0 1,100+ every state & DC, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024

Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends

Crime Trends

Year Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
2024 5,957,493 28,670 481.2 157,317 2640.7
2023 5,877,610 28,729 488.8 173,373 2949.7
2022 5,839,926 29,656 507.8 187,376 3208.5
2021 5,812,069 28,121 483.8 184,138 3168.2
2020 5,807,719 25,322 436 166,952 2874.7
2019 5,758,736 22,290 387.1 150,380 2611.3
2018 5,695,564 23,048 404.7 153,756 2699.6
2017 5,607,154 20,884 372.5 150,903 2691.3
2016 5,540,545 18,894 341 151,032 2725.9
2015 5,456,574 17,280 316.7 142,737 2615.9
2014 5,355,866 16,295 304.2 134,805 2517

Cities in Colorado

Safest cities in Colorado

Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Erie is the safest sizeable city in Colorado, at 29.7 violent crimes per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Highest violent-crime cities in Colorado

Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Pueblo reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Colorado, at 1,424.1 per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Denver recorded 7,170 violent-crime reports (#1 of 28) at 993 per 100,000 (rate #2). Pueblo recorded 1,578 (#4) at 1,424.1 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.

Volume #1 is not rate #1 among Colorado cities

Violent-crime rate per 100,000 for the count leader and the rate leader among cities with 25,000+ residents, FBI UCR 2024. Each tooltip identifies the relevant rate or volume rank; chart row is not a state rank.

/100K

What this shows Denver recorded 7,170 violent-crime reports (#1 of 28) at 993 per 100,000 (rate #2). Pueblo recorded 1,578 (#4) at 1,424.1 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Colorado's largest cities, violent vs. property crime. X axis violent crime per 100K, Y axis property crime per 100K, split by the national averages. 14 cities; the anchor is ringed. Colorado's largest cities, violent vs. property crime 32 1,538 Violent crime per 100K → 844 5,501 Property crime per 100K → Denver Colorado Springs Aurora Fort Collins SAFEST HIGHEST CRIME PROPERTY-HEAVY VIOLENT-HEAVY Safety grade A / B C D / F
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are Colorado's statewide averages · the four largest cities are labeled
Read the chart as a list
  • Denver: 993 violent, 4762 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Colorado Springs: 716 violent, 3449 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Aurora: 948 violent, 3104 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Fort Collins: 273 violent, 2155 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Lakewood: 787 violent, 5093 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Thornton: 274 violent, 2836 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Arvada: 286 violent, 2479 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Westminster: 304 violent, 3540 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Greeley: 671 violent, 3020 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Pueblo: 1424 violent, 4942 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Centennial: 173 violent, 1709 property per 100,000 (grade B)
  • Boulder: 322 violent, 2733 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Longmont: 469 violent, 2619 property per 100,000 (grade D)
  • Castle Rock: 36 violent, 938 property per 100,000 (grade A)
F

Colorado safety livability score: 9/100

Percentile-benchmarked against all 51 tracked states, 2024 FBI UCR data.

  • Violent crime rate

    481.2/100K · F (12th percentile)

  • Property crime rate

    2640.7/100K · F (4th percentile)

  • Murder rate

    N/A, dropped from score, weight redistributed

City Population Violent / 100K Grade
Denver 722,031
993
F
Colorado Springs 491,474
715.6
F
Aurora 397,852
947.8
F
Fort Collins 170,509
272.7
C
Lakewood 155,868
787.2
F
Thornton 145,847
273.6
C
Arvada 120,456
285.6
C
Westminster 114,310
303.6
C
Greeley 113,757
670.7
F
Pueblo 110,805
1,424.1
F
Centennial 106,454
172.8
B
Boulder 105,195
322.3
C
Longmont 98,446
469.3
D
Castle Rock 84,098
35.7
A
Loveland 80,374
314.8
C
Broomfield 78,294
148.2
B
Grand Junction 70,686
546.1
F
Commerce City 70,170
790.9
F
Parker 64,088
209.1
B
Littleton 44,076
213.3
C
Brighton 43,231
471.9
D
Windsor 43,050
46.5
A+
Northglenn 38,210
431.8
D
Erie 37,055
29.7
A
Englewood 34,496
655.1
F
Wheat Ridge 31,615
480.8
F
Lafayette 30,442
272.6
C
Fountain 28,037
481.5
D
Evans 22,341
371.5
C
Montrose 21,661
235.4
C
Johnstown 20,284
177.5
C
Golden 20,193
123.8
B
Louisville 20,136
129.1
B
Firestone 19,282
140
A
Frederick 18,791
85.1
A
Greenwood Village 15,060
391.8
D
Lone Tree 13,992
436
D
Fruita 13,949
14.3
A+
Steamboat Springs 13,606
323.4
C
Sterling 12,806
398.3
D
Monument 12,701
141.7
B
Severance 11,997
116.7
A
Fort Morgan 11,567
285.3
C
Timnath 11,404
52.6
A
Rifle 10,607
301.7
B
Glenwood Springs 10,334
309.7
D
Fort Lupton 9,984
270.4
B
Alamosa 9,906
979.2
F
Delta 9,785
184
C
Milliken 9,303
0
A+
Cortez 9,120
460.5
D
Gypsum 9,101
98.9
A
Craig 9,052
464
C
Lochbuie 8,382
202.8
B
Trinidad 8,176
770.5
F
Woodland Park 7,857
127.3
A
Lamar 7,468
0
A+
Eagle 7,354
68
A
Mead 7,124
154.4
A
La Junta 6,942
504.2
F
Gunnison 6,897
391.5
D
Carbondale 6,795
132.5
A
Dacono 6,679
119.8
A
Aspen 6,489
138.7
B
Cherry Hills Village 6,222
48.2
A
Salida 5,968
184.3
A
Avon 5,896
424
D
Sheridan 5,844
924
F
Eaton 5,828
51.5
A
Estes Park 5,799
224.2
B
Silverthorne 5,113
78.2
B
Breckenridge 4,902
326.4
C
New Castle 4,851
123.7
A
Edgewater 4,842
309.8
D
Manitou Springs 4,540
132.2
B
Vail 4,426
271.1
C
Glendale 4,397
2,274.3
F
Basalt 4,012
174.5
B
Monte Vista 4,011
448.8
D
Platteville 3,894
77
A
Florence 3,869
387.7
C
Rocky Ford 3,803
131.5
A
Buena Vista 3,155
95.1
A
Burlington 3,116
417.2
C
Snowmass Village 2,984
0
A
Ault 2,978
235.1
B
Bayfield 2,883
0
A+
Elizabeth 2,798
0
A+
Frisco 2,711
184.4
B
Fraser/Winter Park 2,665
637.9
F
Leadville 2,630
38
A
Palisade 2,613
153.1
A
Palmer Lake 2,563
156.1
A
Telluride 2,493
0
A
Cedaredge 2,452
0
A+
Keenesburg 2,435
287.5
B
Meeker 2,367
126.7
A
Granby 2,316
129.5
A
Wray 2,309
43.3
A+
La Salle 2,282
87.6
A
Showing the 100 largest of 134 reporting cities. Browse all 134 cities → Or see the safest and most dangerous rankings.

Counties in Colorado

45 of 64 Census county-equivalents (70.3%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.

Largest counties in Colorado, violent crime per 100K

Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Adams
Alamosa
Arapahoe
Archuleta
Bent
Boulder
Chaffee
Clear Creek
Crowley
Delta
Dolores
Douglas
Eagle
El Paso
Elbert
Garfield
Gilpin
Grand
Jefferson
Kiowa
Kit Carson
La Plata
Lake
Larimer
Las Animas
Logan
Mesa
Montezuma
Montrose
Morgan
Otero
Ouray
Phillips
Pitkin
Prowers
Rio Blanco
Rio Grande
Routt
Saguache
San Miguel
Summit
Teller
Washington
Weld
Yuma

Nationwide peers for Colorado

Similar violent rate (~481.2/100K)

Similar property rate (~2,640.7/100K)

Nearby States

Arkansas
AR
California
CA
Connecticut
CT
Delaware
DE
District Of Columbia
DC

Safest cities · Most dangerous · Trends · National rankings · Crime grades · Compare · Methodology

Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.

Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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