The 10 Safest Cities In Colorado In 2022


To determine the safest cities in Colorado, we compiled data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report and sorted each city’s violent crime rate. Violent crimes include: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assaults.

Violent crime rate is calculated by dividing the total numbers of violent crime by the total population; the result is multiplied by 100,000.

The Colorado state average for violent crime is 423.1 per 100,000 people and its state average for property crime is 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

What Is The Safest City In Colorado?

The safest city in Coloardo is Milliken, a city that is located 40 minutes south east of Fort Collins. In 2020, Milliken had a violent crime rate of 0 per 100,000 people. There was no violent crime reported in the city in all of 2020. No murders, no rapes, no robberies and no aggravated assaults. Milliken also only reported 35 property crimes in 2020 and had a property crime rate of 411.33.

Top 10 Safest Cities In Colorado

1. Milliken – 0.0 violent crimes per 100k

Milliken - Safest Cities In Colorado

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Population in 2020 8,509
Property Crime Rate 411.33
Median Household Income $69,219
Per Capita Income $30,888
Median Property Value $475K

 

2. Dacono – 0.0 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2020 6,285
Property Crime Rate 938.74
Median Household Income $73,050
Per Capita Income $29,804
Median Property Value $450,000

 

3. Silverthorne – 0.0 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2020 5,021
Property Crime Rate 2111.13
Median Household Income $73,938
Per Capita Income n/a
Median Property Value $995,000

 

4. Frederick – 13.59 violent crimes per 100k

Frederick - Safest Cities In Colorado

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Population in 2020 14,712
Property Crime Rate 339.86
Median Household Income $107,443
Per Capita Income $39,032
Median Property Value $535,000

 

5. Cherry Hills Village – 14.88 violent crimes per 100k

Cherry Hills Village - Safest Cities In Colorado

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Population in 2020 6,722
Property Crime Rate 1234.75
Median Household Income $250,000+
Per Capita Income $141,873
Median Property Value $3.4M

 

6. Brush – 18.47 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2020 5,413
Property Crime Rate 92.37
Median Household Income $56,078
Per Capita Income $22,085
Median Property Value $295,000

 

7 Lamar – 26.23 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2020 7,625
Property Crime Rate 1272.13
Median Household Income $41,124
Per Capita Income $21,538
Median Property Value $215,000

 

8. Severance – 28.41 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2020 7,040
Property Crime Rate 284.09
Median Household Income $109,207
Per Capita Income $41,251
Median Property Value $515,000

 

9. Gypsum – 40.11 violent crimes per 100k

Gypsum - Safest Cities In Colorado

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Population in 2020 7,479
Property Crime Rate 494.72
Median Household Income $77,788
Per Capita Income $34,286
Median Property Value $630,000

 

10. Aspen – 40.12 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2020 7,478
Property Crime Rate

1818.67

Median Household Income $77,669
Per Capita Income $71,707
Median Property Value $1.8M

 

Top 10 Safest Small-Sized Cities In Colorado (0 – 10,000 People)

Milliken - Safest Cities In Colorado

 

Population

Violent Crime Rate

Property Crime Rate

1. Milliken

8,509

0.00

411.33

2. Dacono

6,285

0.00

938.74

3. Silverthorne

5,021

0.00

2111.13

4. Basalt

4,195

0.00

500.60

5. Buena Vista

2,902

0.00

1481.74

6. Bayfield

2,731

0.00

1244.97

7. Snowmass Village

2,723

0.00

991.55

8. Wray

2,345

0.00

85.29

9. Ault

1,913

0.00

52.27

10. Kersey

1,704

0.00

234.74

 

Top 10 Safest Medim-Sized Cities In Colorado (10,001-100,000 People)

Frederick - Safest Cities In Colorado

 

Population

Violent Crime Rate

Property Crime Rate

1. Frederick

14,712

13.59

339.86

2. Castle Rock

71,150

57.62

1700.63

3. Firestone

17,013

58.78

1199.08

4. Erie

28,198

60.29

1149.02

5. Broomfield

71,795

104.46

3108.85

6. Parker

59,245

111.40

1542.75

7. Fruita

13,574

125.24

1141.89

8. Littleton

48,805

137.28

2444.42

9. Steamboat Springs

13,345

142.38

1318.85

10. Golden

20,981

152.52

3312.52

 

Top 10 Safest Large Cities In Colorado (100,000+ people)

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Population

Violent Crime Rate

Property Crimes Rate

1. Centennial

112,104

131.13

2066.83

2. Arvada

122,983

220.36

3174.42

3. Thornton

144,156

242.79

3215.27

4. Westminster

113,941

270.32

3600.11

5. Boulder

106,598

318.96

3855.61

6. Greeley

110,505

409.03

2473.19

7. Lakewood

159,719

550.97

5097.70

8. Colorado Springs

485,083

575.57

3504.76

9. Denver

737,709

841.39

4651.83

10. Aurora

385,720

870.58

3493.21

 

The 50 Safest Cities In Colorado

 

Population

Violent Crime Rate

Property Crimes Rate

1. Milliken

8,509

0.00

411.33

2. Dacono

6,285

0.00

938.74

3. Silverthorne

5,021

0.00

2111.13

4. Basalt

4,195

0.00

500.60

5. Buena Vista

2,902

0.00

1481.74

6. Bayfield

2,731

0.00

1244.97

7. Snowmass Village

2,723

0.00

991.55

8. Wray

2,345

0.00

85.29

9. Ault

1,913

0.00

52.27

10. Kersey

1,704

0.00

234.74

11. Columbine Valley

1,528

0.00

1636.13

12. Mancos

1,440

0.00

694.44

13. Mountain Village

1,439

0.00

1250.87

14. Fowler

1,136

0.00

792.25

15. Georgetown

1,121

0.00

2319.36

16. Ridgway

1,057

0.00

0.00

17. Frederick

14,712

13.59

339.86

18. Cherry Hills Village

6,722

14.88

1234.75

19. Brush

5,413

18.47

92.37

20. Lamar

7,625

26.23

1272.13

21. Severance

7,040

28.41

284.09

22. Silt

3,222

31.04

837.99

23. Telluride

2,508

39.87

1156.30

24. Gypsum

7,479

40.11

494.72

25. Aspen

7,478

40.12

1818.67

26. Cedaredge

2,301

43.46

608.43

27. Rangely

2,254

44.37

0.00

28. Meeker

2,231

44.82

672.34

29. Granby

2,174

46.00

1241.95

30. Limon

1,960

51.02

306.12

31. Castle Rock

71,150

57.62

1700.63

32. Firestone

17,013

58.78

1199.08

33. Erie

28,198

60.29

1149.02

34. Elizabeth

1,591

62.85

942.80

35. Nederland

1,543

64.81

907.32

36. Eagle

7,043

70.99

709.92

37. New Castle

5,289

75.63

321.42

38. Platteville

3,905

76.82

1562.10

39. Center

2,266

88.26

3221.54

40. Parachute

1,121

89.21

2676.18

41. Hayden

1,999

100.05

2001.00

42. Broomfield

71,795

104.46

3108.85

43. Palisade

2,745

109.29

1311.48

44. Parker

59,245

111.40

1542.75

45. Woodland Park

7,969

112.94

1292.51

46. Eaton

5,911

118.42

812.05

47. Fruita

13,574

125.24

1141.89

48. Del Norte

1,556

128.53

1478.15

49. Carbondale

6,955

129.40

920.20

50. Centennial

112,104

131.13

2066.83

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