Platteville, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Platteville, CO Summary

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

  • There were 48 total crimes committed in Platteville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,221.4 total crimes per 100K people in Platteville.
  • The overall crime rate in Platteville is -47.45% below the national average.
  • Platteville ranks #48 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Platteville ranks #4,459 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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Platteville Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Platteville is 1,221.4 per 100,000 people. That's -47.45% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -62.50% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Platteville
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 48 1,221.4 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 1 25.4 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 3 76.3 423.1 369.8
Burglary 4 101.8 400.3 269.8
Larceny 31 788.8 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 254.5 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 45 1,145.0 2,833.8 1,954.4

Platteville 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 Platteville

3
Violent Crimes
76.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Platteville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Platteville is 76.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,310.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Platteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -81.96% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Platteville

45
Property Crimes
1,145.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 property crimes in Platteville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Platteville is 1,145.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Platteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.41% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.59% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Platteville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greeley, CO 109,258 4,091 3,744.3 3,162.2 582.1
Loveland, CO 77,770 2,330 2,996.0 2,663.0 333.0
Brighton, CO 41,205 1,379 3,346.7 2,934.1 412.6
Windsor, CO 38,498 232 602.6 574.1 28.6
Evans, CO 22,333 664 2,973.2 2,695.6 277.6
Firestone, CO 15,932 203 1,274.2 1,224.0 50.2
Frederick, CO 11,844 49 413.7 354.6 59.1
Milliken, CO 8,948 39 435.9 413.5 22.4
Fort Lupton, CO 8,539 313 3,665.5 3,021.4 644.1
Mead, CO 4,897 75 1,531.5 1,225.2 306.3

Platteville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
4
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