Monte Vista, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Monte Vista, CO Summary

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

  • There were 181 total crimes committed in Monte Vista the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,367.8 total crimes per 100K people in Monte Vista.
  • The overall crime rate in Monte Vista is 87.93% above the national average.
  • Monte Vista ranks #125 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Monte Vista ranks #9,158 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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Monte Vista Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Monte Vista is 4,367.8 per 100,000 people. That's 87.93% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 34.11% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Monte Vista
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 181 4,367.8 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 1 24.1 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 289.6 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 15 362.0 423.1 369.8
Burglary 30 723.9 400.3 269.8
Larceny 121 2,919.9 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 362.0 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 166 4,005.8 2,833.8 1,954.4

Monte Vista 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 Monte Vista

15
Violent Crimes
362.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-2.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Monte Vista in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Monte Vista is 362.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 276.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Monte Vista each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -2.12% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -14.44% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Monte Vista

166
Property Crimes
4,005.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
104.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 166 property crimes in Monte Vista in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Monte Vista is 4,005.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Monte Vista each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 104.96% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.36% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Monte Vista

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Alamosa, CO 9,874 685 6,937.4 6,167.7 769.7
Center, CO 1,933 38 1,965.9 1,552.0 413.9
Del Norte, CO 1,442 5 346.7 346.7 0.0

Monte Vista SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9
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