Colorado Springs, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Colorado Springs, CO Summary

Crime in Colorado Springs research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Colorado Springs 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 Colorado Springs:

  • There were 19,718 total crimes committed in Colorado Springs the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,042.8 total crimes per 100K people in Colorado Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Colorado Springs is 73.95% above the national average.
  • Colorado Springs ranks #122 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Colorado Springs ranks #8,989 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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Colorado Springs Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Colorado Springs is 4,042.8 per 100,000 people. That's 73.95% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 24.13% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Colorado Springs
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 19,718 4,042.8 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 45 9.2 5.1 6.3
Robbery 365 74.8 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2,279 467.3 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 3,135 642.8 423.1 369.8
Burglary 2,686 550.7 400.3 269.8
Larceny 11,164 2,289.0 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2,733 560.4 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 16,583 3,400.1 2,833.8 1,954.4

Colorado Springs 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 Colorado Springs

3,135
Violent Crimes
642.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
73.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,135 violent crimes in Colorado Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Colorado Springs is 642.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 155.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Colorado Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 73.82% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 51.94% higher than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Colorado Springs

16,583
Property Crimes
3,400.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
73.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 16,583 property crimes in Colorado Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Colorado Springs is 3,400.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Colorado Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 73.97% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 19.98% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Colorado Springs

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fountain, CO 29,447 721 2,448.5 2,105.5 343.0
Monument, CO 11,300 256 2,265.5 1,982.3 283.2
Woodland Park, CO 8,025 136 1,694.7 1,507.8 186.9
Manitou Springs, CO 4,782 116 2,425.8 2,133.0 292.8

Colorado Springs SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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