According to the report, Colorado has the fourth-highest violent crime rate in the nation at 5.8 incidents per 1,000 people in 2022. The report noted that violent crime rates increased for the third year in a row. The national average was 4.8 per 1,000 people.
Colorado also had the second-highest property crime rate in the nation at 32.7 incidents per 1,000 people, a 4% increase from the prior year and 58% higher than the national average of 20.7. Nationally, property crime rates increased quicker than Colorado with a 7% increase from 2021.
Meanwhile, the safest cities in Colorado reported 27% fewer burglaries than the state overall, the report says.
These were the 10 safest cities in Colorado, according to the report.
City
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
1. Milliken
0.1
4.1
2. Windsor
0.3
5.8
3. Severance
0.9
1.6
4. Erie
0.2
10.3
5. Gypsum
1.0
6.2
6. Castle Rock
0.3
11.8
7. Timnath
0.7
12.6
8. Fruita
1.2
10.6
9. Woodland Park
1.5
15.6
10. Craig
1.9
15.5
Safewise: Safest cities in Colorado by crime rates
According to the report, Milliken reported just one violent crime and 37 property crimes in 2021. Each of the 10 safest cities reported fewer than two violent crimes per 1,000 people in 2022.
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