Durango, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Durango, CO Summary

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

  • There were 650 total crimes committed in Durango the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,250.8 total crimes per 100K people in Durango.
  • The overall crime rate in Durango is 39.87% above the national average.
  • Durango ranks #101 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Durango ranks #8,397 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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Durango Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Durango is 3,250.8 per 100,000 people. That's 39.87% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.19% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Durango
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 650 3,250.8 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 5 25.0 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 160.0 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 46 230.1 423.1 369.8
Burglary 59 295.1 400.3 269.8
Larceny 511 2,555.6 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 34 170.0 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 604 3,020.8 2,833.8 1,954.4

Durango 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 Durango

46
Violent Crimes
230.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-37.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 46 violent crimes in Durango in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Durango is 230.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 434.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Durango each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -37.79% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -45.62% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Durango

604
Property Crimes
3,020.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
54.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 604 property crimes in Durango in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Durango is 3,020.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Durango each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 54.56% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 6.60% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Durango

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
Cortez, CO 8,985 312 3,472.5 2,960.5 512.0
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
Bayfield, CO 2,929 45 1,536.4 1,365.7 170.7
Mancos, CO 1,404 24 1,709.4 1,424.5 284.9

Durango SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
9.5
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