Most Dangerous Cities in Colorado

Top 46 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Pueblo at 1424.1/100K.

FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Colorado

Colorado lists 46 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Pueblo at 1424.1/100K violent down to Fruita at 14.3/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 1409.8/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 365.2 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Pueblo reported 1,578 violent and 5,476 property offenses on a 110,805 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 4942/100K sits beside the 1424.1/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Pueblo, Denver, Aurora, Commerce City, Lakewood.

Pueblo offense desk

Pueblo's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (73% of 1,578 Part I violent offenses; mix index 5,708).

Pueblo's violent rate fell 3.6% vs 2023 (1477.9 → 1424.1 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Colorado highest-crime list.

Pueblo violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 F Pueblo 110,805 1424.1/100K 4942/100K
2 F Denver 722,031 993/100K 4761.6/100K
3 F Aurora 397,852 947.8/100K 3103.9/100K
4 F Commerce City 70,170 790.9/100K 2871.6/100K
5 F Lakewood 155,868 787.2/100K 5093.4/100K
6 F Colorado Springs 491,474 715.6/100K 3448.8/100K
7 F Greeley 113,757 670.7/100K 3019.6/100K
8 F Englewood 34,496 655.1/100K 5252.8/100K
9 F Grand Junction 70,686 546.1/100K 3170.4/100K
10 D Fountain 28,037 481.5/100K 1893.9/100K
11 F Wheat Ridge 31,615 480.8/100K 4466.2/100K
12 D Brighton 43,231 471.9/100K 2519/100K
13 D Longmont 98,446 469.3/100K 2618.7/100K
14 D Lone Tree 13,992 436/100K 10977.7/100K
15 D Northglenn 38,210 431.8/100K 2577.9/100K
16 D Sterling 12,806 398.3/100K 2920.5/100K
17 D Greenwood Village 15,060 391.8/100K 6221.8/100K
18 C Evans 22,341 371.5/100K 1553.2/100K
19 C Steamboat Springs 13,606 323.4/100K 1264.1/100K
20 C Boulder 105,195 322.3/100K 2733/100K
21 C Loveland 80,374 314.8/100K 2018.1/100K
22 D Glenwood Springs 10,334 309.7/100K 4461/100K
23 C Westminster 114,310 303.6/100K 3540.4/100K
24 B Rifle 10,607 301.7/100K 1008.8/100K
25 C Arvada 120,456 285.6/100K 2478.9/100K
26 C Fort Morgan 11,567 285.3/100K 1979.8/100K
27 C Thornton 145,847 273.6/100K 2835.8/100K
28 C Fort Collins 170,509 272.7/100K 2155.3/100K
29 C Lafayette 30,442 272.6/100K 2680.5/100K
30 C Montrose 21,661 235.4/100K 2216/100K
31 C Littleton 44,076 213.3/100K 2518.4/100K
32 B Parker 64,088 209.1/100K 1647.7/100K
33 C Johnstown 20,284 177.5/100K 3056.6/100K
34 B Centennial 106,454 172.8/100K 1708.7/100K
35 B Broomfield 78,294 148.2/100K 1855.8/100K
36 B Monument 12,701 141.7/100K 1842.4/100K
37 A Firestone 19,282 140/100K 964.6/100K
38 B Louisville 20,136 129.1/100K 1787.8/100K
39 B Golden 20,193 123.8/100K 2387/100K
40 A Severance 11,997 116.7/100K 508.5/100K
41 A Frederick 18,791 85.1/100K 617.3/100K
42 A Timnath 11,404 52.6/100K 885.7/100K
43 A+ Windsor 43,050 46.5/100K 520.3/100K
44 A Castle Rock 84,098 35.7/100K 938.2/100K
45 A Erie 37,055 29.7/100K 896/100K
46 A+ Fruita 13,949 14.3/100K 767.1/100K

Colorado overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.