State crime profile · 2024
Colorado Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities
Crime data for 134 cities and 45 counties in Colorado (CO), ranked safest to most dangerous from 257 reporting agencies.
Data updated 2026-07-13
- 481.2
- Violent / 100K
- 2,640.7
- Property / 100K
- 134
- Cities
- 45
- Counties
The verdict
Colorado's 481.2 violent crimes per 100,000 runs 37% above the U.S. average, making it among the highest-crime states in the country.
- 481.2
- violent crimes per 100K
- +37%
- vs. the U.S. average
- 45th
- safest of 51 states & DC
- 2,640.7
- property crimes per 100K
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.
State figures roll up the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) submissions from local and county agencies across the state, then express them per 100,000 residents so one state can be compared with another. Statewide averages hide a great deal of variation: a handful of large cities often account for much of a state's reported violent crime, while most of its land area and population live with markedly lower rates. Reporting completeness also differs between states, so a year-over-year change can reflect which agencies filed data as much as any real shift on the ground. Read a state number as the broad backdrop, then drill into the city and county pages for the local detail that actually shapes day-to-day decisions.
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
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Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024
Safest Cities
Top 50 by lowest violent crime rate
Most Dangerous Cities
Top 50 by highest violent crime rate
Crime Trends
Multi-year charts & analysis
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.
- Erie 29.7
Erie
29.7 /100K
- Castle Rock 35.7
Castle Rock
35.7 /100K
- Windsor 46.5
Windsor
46.5 /100K
- Broomfield
Broomfield
148.2 /100K
- Centennial
Centennial
172.8 /100K
- Parker
Parker
209.1 /100K
- Littleton
Littleton
213.3 /100K
- Lafayette
Lafayette
272.6 /100K
What this shows Erie is the safest sizeable city in Colorado, at 29.7 violent crimes per 100,000.
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.
- Pueblo
Pueblo
1,424.1 /100K
- Denver
Denver
993 /100K
- Aurora
Aurora
947.8 /100K
- Commerce City
Commerce City
790.9 /100K
- Lakewood
Lakewood
787.2 /100K
- Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs
715.6 /100K
- Greeley
Greeley
670.7 /100K
- Englewood
Englewood
655.1 /100K
What this shows Pueblo reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Colorado, at 1,424.1 per 100,000.
| 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 |
Counties in Colorado
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.
- El Paso
El Paso
82.1 /100K
- Arapahoe
Arapahoe
50.7 /100K
- Jefferson
Jefferson
73.8 /100K
- Adams
Adams
84.7 /100K
- Larimer
Larimer
48.7 /100K
- Douglas
Douglas
119 /100K
- Boulder 25.7
Boulder
25.7 /100K
- Weld 47.4
Weld
47.4 /100K
Nearby States
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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.
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