Fort Morgan, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fort Morgan, CO Summary

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

  • There were 411 total crimes committed in Fort Morgan the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,627.2 total crimes per 100K people in Fort Morgan.
  • The overall crime rate in Fort Morgan is 56.06% above the national average.
  • Fort Morgan ranks #114 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Fort Morgan ranks #8,699 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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Fort Morgan Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fort Morgan is 3,627.2 per 100,000 people. That's 56.06% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.37% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fort Morgan
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 411 3,627.2 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 1 8.8 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 38 335.4 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 50 441.3 423.1 369.8
Burglary 63 556.0 400.3 269.8
Larceny 270 2,382.8 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 247.1 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 361 3,186.0 2,833.8 1,954.4

Fort Morgan 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 Fort Morgan

50
Violent Crimes
441.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
19.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 50 violent crimes in Fort Morgan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fort Morgan is 441.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 226.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fort Morgan each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 19.33% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 4.30% higher than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fort Morgan

361
Property Crimes
3,186.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
63.01%
Above The National Average
  • There were 361 property crimes in Fort Morgan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fort Morgan is 3,186.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fort Morgan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 63.01% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.42% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fort Morgan

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sterling, CO 13,713 408 2,975.3 2,683.6 291.7
Brush, CO 5,413 6 110.8 92.4 18.5

Fort Morgan SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
9
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