Safest Places to Live in Colorado of March 2024

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Last Update: March 11, 2023 Living

It goes without saying that US cities with a large population are more dangerous than smaller ones. However, certain regions are safer than others too. For example, the US’s coasts are slightly more dangerous than the central part because of New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, etc. With that in mind, if we analyze the average crime rate, some states are definitely safer than others.

Ranking Criteria

ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:

Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000

This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.

The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 3,000 residents were not included in the list.

30 Safest Places in Colorado of March 2024

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Lamar7 61900,00
2Frederick14 23800,00
3Milliken7 97810,13
4Basalt4 20910,24
5Severance5 36220,37
6Firestone15 55860,39
7Timnath5 02720,40
8Silverthorne4 94820,40
9Cherry Hills Village6 73430,45
10Castle Rock67 208300,45
11Eaton5 69030,53
12Louisville21 532160,74
13Florence3 96530,76
14New Castle5 09540,79
15Mead4 92440,81
16Dacono6 07450,82
17Salida6 06150,82
18Littleton48 831430,88
19Manitou Springs5 38850,93
20Parker57 050550,96
21Erie26 523281,06
22Broomfield70 798751,06
23Johnstown15 547171,09
24Delta8 929101,12
25Yuma3 45241,16
26Aspen7 46191,21
27Platteville3 92251,27
28Carbondale6 94191,30
29Woodland Park7 863111,40
30Avon6 496101,54

Crime Score in All Cities in Colorado of March 2024

If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Colorado cities.

We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and divided all places between Colorado into the following categories:

  • Under 3,000 Residents
  • 3,000 – 10,000 Residents
  • 10,000 – 30,000 Residents
  • Over 30,000 Residents

(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)

These are the results that we got:

Under 3,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Lakeside800,00
2Mountain View54100,00
3Green Mountain Falls71400,00
4Fairplay77300,00
5Bow Mar95900,00
6Fowler1 13900,00
7Columbine Valley1 51900,00
8Olathe1 82400,00
9Limon1 92900,00
10Granby2 13300,00
11Holyoke2 20400,00
12Snowmass Village2 76700,00
13Buena Vista2 85710,35
14Bayfield2 75410,36
15Wray2 33110,43
16Hayden1 99210,50
17Mountain Village1 45010,69
18Springfield1 36910,73
19Crested Butte1 70821,17
20Telluride2 51831,19
21Nederland1 56021,28
22Rangely2 27831,32
23Mancos1 42921,40
24Elizabeth1 42421,40
25Kersey1 67931,79
26Walsh51311,95
27Hotchkiss93222,15
28Palisade2 72362,20
29Meeker2 23852,23
30Pagosa Springs2 04452,45
31La Salle2 40062,50
32Center2 31262,60
33Leadville2 78582,87
34South Fork34812,87
35Dillon98133,06
36Simla64223,12
37Hudson1 80673,88
38Oak Creek97544,10
39Ignacio89244,48
40Fraser/Winter Park2 371145,90
41Cripple Creek1 27186,29
42Idaho Springs1 803147,76
43Mount Crested Butte85978,15
44Parachute1 1251614,22
45Black Hawk128862,50

3,000 – 10,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Lamar7 61900,00
2Milliken7 97810,13
3Basalt4 20910,24
4Severance5 36220,37
5Timnath5 02720,40
6Silverthorne4 94820,40
7Cherry Hills Village6 73430,45
8Eaton5 69030,53
9Florence3 96530,76
10New Castle5 09540,79
11Mead4 92440,81
12Dacono6 07450,82
13Salida6 06150,82
14Manitou Springs5 38850,93
15Delta8 929101,12
16Yuma3 45241,16
17Aspen7 46191,21
18Platteville3 92251,27
19Carbondale6 94191,30
20Woodland Park7 863111,40
21Avon6 496101,54
22Estes Park6 406101,56
23Craig8 886141,58
24Edgewater5 36391,68
25Gunnison6 689202,99
26Silt3 215103,11
27Breckenridge5 079163,15
28Frisco3 220113,42
29Rifle9 782383,88
30Sheridan6 233284,49
31Burlington3 072144,56
32La Junta6 983324,58
33Monte Vista4 084194,65
34Trinidad8 116384,68
35Cortez8 748434,92
36Glendale5 289509,45

10,000 – 30,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Frederick14 23800,00
2Firestone15 55860,39
3Louisville21 532160,74
4Erie26 523281,06
5Johnstown15 547171,09
6Fruita13 504221,63
7Montrose19 564402,04
8Lafayette29 522632,13
9Evans21 585472,18
10Glenwood Springs10 027272,69
11Lone Tree15 129473,11
12Fort Morgan11 355433,79
13Durango19 271753,89
14Canon City16 7931036,13
15Alamosa10 086636,25
16Sterling13 5731077,88

Over 30,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Castle Rock67 208300,45
2Littleton48 831430,88
3Parker57 050550,96
4Broomfield70 798751,06
5Englewood35 273722,04
6Fort Collins170 8893712,17
7Arvada122 3122662,17
8Boulder108 5192782,56
9Thornton142 1683882,73
10Westminster114 3923162,76
11Loveland78 8562222,82
12Brighton42 2671383,26
13Greeley109 2553863,53
14Grand Junction63 9492353,67
15Fountain31 0411274,09
16Longmont97 9284224,31
17Commerce City60 1982724,52
18Northglenn39 4201804,57
19Colorado Springs479 6482 8065,85
20Aurora380 6002 7997,35
21Denver728 9415 4597,49

How safe do you feel?

Is your city safe enough? Are you worried because of your city’s crime rate? Do you have any thoughts on safety levels in the country?

If you want to share anything, feel free to leave a comment. That way, you can help us understand your perspective better.

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