Meeker, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Meeker, CO Summary

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

  • There were 23 total crimes committed in Meeker the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 995.7 total crimes per 100K people in Meeker.
  • The overall crime rate in Meeker is -57.16% below the national average.
  • Meeker ranks #35 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Meeker ranks #3,714 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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Meeker Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Meeker is 995.7 per 100,000 people. That's -57.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -69.43% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Meeker
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 23 995.7 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 43.3 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 2 86.6 423.1 369.8
Burglary 4 173.2 400.3 269.8
Larceny 13 562.8 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 173.2 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 21 909.1 2,833.8 1,954.4

Meeker 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 Meeker

2
Violent Crimes
86.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Meeker in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Meeker is 86.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,155.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Meeker each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -79.53% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Meeker

21
Property Crimes
909.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 property crimes in Meeker in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Meeker is 909.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 110.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Meeker each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.48% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.92% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Meeker

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Glenwood Springs, CO 10,664 430 4,032.3 3,685.3 347.0
Rifle, CO 10,612 248 2,337.0 1,960.0 376.9
Craig, CO 8,910 155 1,739.6 1,548.8 190.8
New Castle, CO 5,012 32 638.5 538.7 99.8
Silt, CO 3,583 18 502.4 390.7 111.6
Rangely, CO 2,283 3 131.4 43.8 87.6
Hayden, CO 1,993 39 1,956.8 1,906.7 50.2
Parachute, CO 1,118 33 2,951.7 2,146.7 805.0

Meeker SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
10
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