Safest Cities in Colorado
Top 46 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Fruita at 14.3/100K.
FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: Colorado
Colorado lists 46 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Fruita at 14.3/100K violent down to Pueblo at 1424.1/100K on this cut. That is a 1409.8/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 365.2 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.
Fruita reported 2 violent and 107 property offenses on a 13,949 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 767.1/100K sits beside the 14.3/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Fruita, Erie, Castle Rock, Windsor, Timnath.
Fruita offense desk
Fruita's violent rate fell 75.0% vs 2023 (57.4 → 14.3 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Colorado list.
Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.
| # | City | Grade | Population | Violent Crime Rate | Property Crime Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruita | A+ | 13,949 | 14.3/100K | 767.1/100K |
| 2 | Erie | A | 37,055 | 29.7/100K | 896/100K |
| 3 | Castle Rock | A | 84,098 | 35.7/100K | 938.2/100K |
| 4 | Windsor | A+ | 43,050 | 46.5/100K | 520.3/100K |
| 5 | Timnath | A | 11,404 | 52.6/100K | 885.7/100K |
| 6 | Frederick | A | 18,791 | 85.1/100K | 617.3/100K |
| 7 | Severance | A | 11,997 | 116.7/100K | 508.5/100K |
| 8 | Golden | B | 20,193 | 123.8/100K | 2387/100K |
| 9 | Louisville | B | 20,136 | 129.1/100K | 1787.8/100K |
| 10 | Firestone | A | 19,282 | 140/100K | 964.6/100K |
| 11 | Monument | B | 12,701 | 141.7/100K | 1842.4/100K |
| 12 | Broomfield | B | 78,294 | 148.2/100K | 1855.8/100K |
| 13 | Centennial | B | 106,454 | 172.8/100K | 1708.7/100K |
| 14 | Johnstown | C | 20,284 | 177.5/100K | 3056.6/100K |
| 15 | Parker | B | 64,088 | 209.1/100K | 1647.7/100K |
| 16 | Littleton | C | 44,076 | 213.3/100K | 2518.4/100K |
| 17 | Montrose | C | 21,661 | 235.4/100K | 2216/100K |
| 18 | Lafayette | C | 30,442 | 272.6/100K | 2680.5/100K |
| 19 | Fort Collins | C | 170,509 | 272.7/100K | 2155.3/100K |
| 20 | Thornton | C | 145,847 | 273.6/100K | 2835.8/100K |
| 21 | Fort Morgan | C | 11,567 | 285.3/100K | 1979.8/100K |
| 22 | Arvada | C | 120,456 | 285.6/100K | 2478.9/100K |
| 23 | Rifle | B | 10,607 | 301.7/100K | 1008.8/100K |
| 24 | Westminster | C | 114,310 | 303.6/100K | 3540.4/100K |
| 25 | Glenwood Springs | D | 10,334 | 309.7/100K | 4461/100K |
| 26 | Loveland | C | 80,374 | 314.8/100K | 2018.1/100K |
| 27 | Boulder | C | 105,195 | 322.3/100K | 2733/100K |
| 28 | Steamboat Springs | C | 13,606 | 323.4/100K | 1264.1/100K |
| 29 | Evans | C | 22,341 | 371.5/100K | 1553.2/100K |
| 30 | Greenwood Village | D | 15,060 | 391.8/100K | 6221.8/100K |
| 31 | Sterling | D | 12,806 | 398.3/100K | 2920.5/100K |
| 32 | Northglenn | D | 38,210 | 431.8/100K | 2577.9/100K |
| 33 | Lone Tree | D | 13,992 | 436/100K | 10977.7/100K |
| 34 | Longmont | D | 98,446 | 469.3/100K | 2618.7/100K |
| 35 | Brighton | D | 43,231 | 471.9/100K | 2519/100K |
| 36 | Wheat Ridge | F | 31,615 | 480.8/100K | 4466.2/100K |
| 37 | Fountain | D | 28,037 | 481.5/100K | 1893.9/100K |
| 38 | Grand Junction | F | 70,686 | 546.1/100K | 3170.4/100K |
| 39 | Englewood | F | 34,496 | 655.1/100K | 5252.8/100K |
| 40 | Greeley | F | 113,757 | 670.7/100K | 3019.6/100K |
| 41 | Colorado Springs | F | 491,474 | 715.6/100K | 3448.8/100K |
| 42 | Lakewood | F | 155,868 | 787.2/100K | 5093.4/100K |
| 43 | Commerce City | F | 70,170 | 790.9/100K | 2871.6/100K |
| 44 | Aurora | F | 397,852 | 947.8/100K | 3103.9/100K |
| 45 | Denver | F | 722,031 | 993/100K | 4761.6/100K |
| 46 | Pueblo | F | 110,805 | 1424.1/100K | 4942/100K |
Colorado overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.