Bayfield, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bayfield, CO Summary

Crime in Bayfield research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bayfield over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bayfield:

  • There were 45 total crimes committed in Bayfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,536.4 total crimes per 100K people in Bayfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Bayfield is -33.90% below the national average.
  • Bayfield ranks #62 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Bayfield ranks #5,420 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bayfield Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bayfield is 1,536.4 per 100,000 people. That's -33.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -52.83% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bayfield
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 45 1,536.4 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 68.3 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 5 170.7 423.1 369.8
Burglary 6 204.8 400.3 269.8
Larceny 25 853.5 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 307.3 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 40 1,365.7 2,833.8 1,954.4

Bayfield Crime Compared To Colorado Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Colorado.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bayfield

5
Violent Crimes
170.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Bayfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bayfield is 170.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 585.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bayfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.65% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bayfield

40
Property Crimes
1,365.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-30.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 property crimes in Bayfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bayfield is 1,365.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bayfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -30.12% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.81% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bayfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Farmington, NM 46,249 1,598 3,455.2 2,384.9 1,070.3
Durango, CO 19,995 650 3,250.8 3,020.8 230.1
Bloomfield, NM 7,335 153 2,085.9 1,567.8 518.1
Aztec, NM 6,130 113 1,843.4 1,370.3 473.1
Pagosa Springs, CO 2,178 46 2,112.0 1,836.5 275.5

Bayfield SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
7
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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