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Safest towns in Colorado

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 83 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Milliken 1 Milliken 4.8 Violent 0.1 per 1,000 Map of Gypsum 2 Gypsum 4.9 Violent 0.5 per 1,000 Bayfield 3 Bayfield 5.7 Violent 0.1 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Milliken Milliken8,871 people 4.8 0.1 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
2 Map of Gypsum Gypsum8,941 people 4.9 0.5 per 1,000 2.9 per 1,000
3 Bayfield Bayfield2,901 people 5.7 0.1 per 1,000 5.3 per 1,000
4 Buena Vista Buena Vista3,010 people 6.1 0.4 per 1,000 4.4 per 1,000
5 Windsor Windsor37,914 people 6.9 0.4 per 1,000 5.3 per 1,000
6 Map of Severance Severance10,130 people 7.5 1.0 per 1,000 3.4 per 1,000
7 Meeker Meeker2,580 people 8.0 1.0 per 1,000 4.1 per 1,000
8 Fruita Fruita13,691 people 9.8 0.3 per 1,000 8.8 per 1,000
9 Frederick Frederick16,651 people 10.0 0.9 per 1,000 6.5 per 1,000
10 Eagle Eagle7,442 people 10.1 1.0 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
11 Map of Erie Erie33,808 people 10.7 0.5 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000
12 Map of Leadville Leadville2,620 people 10.7 0.6 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
13 Map of Carbondale Carbondale6,637 people 11.0 1.2 per 1,000 6.0 per 1,000
14 Map of Eaton Eaton5,867 people 11.1 0.5 per 1,000 9.3 per 1,000
15 Castle Rock Castle Rock79,123 people 11.5 0.3 per 1,000 10.3 per 1,000
16 Salida Salida5,861 people 11.5 1.1 per 1,000 7.0 per 1,000
17 Timnath Timnath8,941 people 11.5 0.4 per 1,000 9.8 per 1,000
18 New Castle New Castle4,880 people 11.9 1.4 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
19 Cherry Hills Village Cherry Hills Village6,354 people 12.4 0.3 per 1,000 11.3 per 1,000
20 Palisade Palisade2,584 people 13.4 0.8 per 1,000 10.4 per 1,000
21 Woodland Park Woodland Park7,949 people 14.5 1.0 per 1,000 10.5 per 1,000
22 Dacono Dacono6,530 people 14.6 1.3 per 1,000 9.3 per 1,000
23 Map of Platteville Platteville2,928 people 15.2 0.9 per 1,000 11.4 per 1,000
24 Map of Firestone Firestone18,049 people 15.2 1.4 per 1,000 9.7 per 1,000
25 Map of Mead Mead5,919 people 15.9 2.0 per 1,000 7.7 per 1,000
26 Estes Park Estes Park5,844 people 16.5 1.9 per 1,000 8.9 per 1,000
27 Basalt Basalt4,335 people 18.4 2.0 per 1,000 10.5 per 1,000
28 La Salle La Salle3,061 people 19.0 1.5 per 1,000 13.2 per 1,000
29 Monument Monument11,735 people 21.9 1.5 per 1,000 15.9 per 1,000
30 Parker Parker61,783 people 23.1 2.0 per 1,000 15.0 per 1,000
31 Steamboat Springs Steamboat Springs13,433 people 23.5 3.0 per 1,000 11.5 per 1,000
32 Rifle Rifle10,570 people 23.5 2.9 per 1,000 12.0 per 1,000
33 Louisville Louisville20,786 people 23.6 1.3 per 1,000 18.5 per 1,000
34 Centennial Centennial108,201 people 23.8 1.8 per 1,000 16.5 per 1,000
35 Map of Silverthorne Silverthorne4,815 people 24.1 1.0 per 1,000 20.0 per 1,000
36 Map of Broomfield Broomfield76,304 people 24.8 1.5 per 1,000 18.7 per 1,000
37 Manitou Springs4,735 people 25.8 2.6 per 1,000 15.6 per 1,000
38 Florence Florence3,885 people 28.4 4.0 per 1,000 12.3 per 1,000
39 Golden Golden20,417 people 28.9 1.4 per 1,000 23.4 per 1,000
40 Montrose Montrose21,044 people 29.1 2.1 per 1,000 20.8 per 1,000
41 Rocky Ford Rocky Ford3,815 people 29.3 2.9 per 1,000 17.7 per 1,000
42 Burlington Burlington3,152 people 30.3 4.3 per 1,000 13.2 per 1,000
43 Loveland Loveland78,410 people 30.7 2.9 per 1,000 19.3 per 1,000
44 Fort Lupton Fort Lupton8,897 people 30.9 3.5 per 1,000 17.1 per 1,000
45 Fort Morgan Fort Morgan11,605 people 31.9 3.1 per 1,000 19.4 per 1,000
46 Map of Fort Collins Fort Collins170,229 people 32.5 2.9 per 1,000 21.1 per 1,000
47 Evans Evans22,396 people 32.5 3.9 per 1,000 16.9 per 1,000
48 Littleton Littleton44,710 people 33.3 2.2 per 1,000 24.7 per 1,000
49 Map of Aspen Aspen6,756 people 33.4 1.3 per 1,000 28.3 per 1,000
50 Avon Avon5,972 people 33.8 3.1 per 1,000 21.5 per 1,000
51 Map of Lafayette Lafayette30,602 people 34.0 2.5 per 1,000 24.0 per 1,000
52 Arvada Arvada122,634 people 35.3 2.7 per 1,000 24.5 per 1,000
53 Fountain Fountain29,300 people 36.7 4.5 per 1,000 18.8 per 1,000
54 Thornton Thornton144,187 people 37.4 2.6 per 1,000 26.9 per 1,000
55 Johnstown Johnstown18,883 people 37.9 1.7 per 1,000 30.9 per 1,000
56 Breckenridge Breckenridge4,959 people 38.6 2.7 per 1,000 27.7 per 1,000
57 Map of Delta Delta9,421 people 38.7 1.8 per 1,000 31.5 per 1,000
58 Boulder Boulder106,433 people 41.0 3.4 per 1,000 27.2 per 1,000
59 Map of Sterling Sterling13,172 people 43.1 3.6 per 1,000 28.9 per 1,000
60 Map of Brighton Brighton42,059 people 43.3 4.6 per 1,000 24.9 per 1,000
61 Map of Northglenn Northglenn38,014 people 45.0 4.5 per 1,000 27.2 per 1,000
62 Westminster Westminster115,484 people 45.6 3.0 per 1,000 33.4 per 1,000
63 Map of Gunnison Gunnison6,766 people 45.7 3.5 per 1,000 31.6 per 1,000
64 Map of Grand Junction Grand Junction68,142 people 50.2 5.3 per 1,000 29.0 per 1,000
65 Cortez Cortez8,976 people 51.5 5.7 per 1,000 28.8 per 1,000
66 Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs10,241 people 53.4 3.6 per 1,000 38.9 per 1,000
67 Map of Trinidad Trinidad8,286 people 53.9 6.9 per 1,000 26.4 per 1,000
68 Map of Greeley Greeley110,806 people 54.8 6.4 per 1,000 29.2 per 1,000
69 Map of Vail Vail4,613 people 55.9 3.7 per 1,000 40.9 per 1,000
70 Commerce City Commerce City66,445 people 58.0 7.7 per 1,000 27.3 per 1,000
71 Wheat Ridge Wheat Ridge32,070 people 58.7 3.9 per 1,000 42.9 per 1,000
72 Colorado Springs Colorado Springs487,887 people 61.6 7.0 per 1,000 33.8 per 1,000
73 Monte Vista4,141 people 62.3 3.7 per 1,000 47.4 per 1,000
74 La Junta La Junta7,140 people 65.3 4.2 per 1,000 48.7 per 1,000
75 Aurora Aurora394,432 people 66.3 8.9 per 1,000 30.9 per 1,000
76 Englewood Englewood34,129 people 76.0 6.5 per 1,000 50.0 per 1,000
77 Greenwood Village Greenwood Village15,420 people 76.1 3.8 per 1,000 60.8 per 1,000
78 Map of Lakewood Lakewood156,583 people 76.2 7.3 per 1,000 47.2 per 1,000
79 Pueblo Pueblo111,561 people 86.2 11.3 per 1,000 41.0 per 1,000
80 Denver Denver718,877 people 87.2 9.6 per 1,000 48.6 per 1,000
81 Edgewater Edgewater4,932 people 93.3 3.0 per 1,000 81.5 per 1,000
82 Sheridan Sheridan6,005 people 98.9 7.8 per 1,000 67.9 per 1,000
83 Lone Tree14,147 people 120.2 4.2 per 1,000 103.5 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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