Rifle, CO Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Rifle

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Rifle_{/100k people}	Colorado_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	183	n/a (estimate)	1,904	3,083	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Rifle_{/100k people}	Colorado_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	1	n/a	10.4	3.7	5.3
Rape	3	n/a	31.2	64.2	40.4
Robbery	1	n/a	10.4	63.7	102.8
Assault	10	n/a	104.0	211.1	248.5
Violent crime	15	n/a (estimate)	156	343	386
Burglary	14	n/a	145.6	431.4	468.9
Theft	148	n/a	1,539.6	1,955.3	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	6	n/a	62.4	354.0	236.9
Property crime	168	n/a (estimate)	1,748	2,741	2,451

The table above offers a complete overview of all reported annual crimes in Rifle, CO. The total number of reported crimes in Rifle, CO is shown and for comparison purposes, each crime is also displayed based on the number of crimes per 100,000 people. The crimes are also broken down into two categories; violent crimes and property crimes. The table shows that the overall Rifle, CO crime rate is 38% lower than the Colorado average and is 33% lower than the national average. Looking at violent crime specifically, Rifle, CO has a violent crime rate that is 54% lower than the Colorado average and 60% lower than the national average. For property crime, Rifle, CO is 36% lower than the Colorado average and 29% lower than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Silt, CO	2,996	98	749	847
New Castle, CO	4,610	64	914	977
Battlement Mesa, CO	4,835	228	1,821	2,049
Rifle, CO	9,488	156	1,748	1,904

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Rifle is 33% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 5.22 daily crimes that occur in Rifle.
Rifle is safer than 60% of the cities in the United States.
In Rifle you have a 1 in 53 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Rifle has decreased by 40%.

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Daily Crime In Rifle (per 100,000 people)

The chart above shows the number of daily crimes in Rifle, CO per 100,000 individuals. The total number of daily crimes is also reported for Colorado and on a national scale. In Rifle, CO the entire number of daily crimes is accurately recorded at 1.62 times less than the Colorado average and 1.49 times less than the national average. The typical number of daily violent crimes in Rifle, CO is 2.20 times less than the Colorado average and 2.48 times less than the calculated daily national average. With regards to recent property crimes, Rifle, CO has a constant daily crime rate that is 1.57 times less than the Colorado average and 1.40 times less than the overall daily national average.

How Safe is Rifle (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Colorado and cities in all other U.S. states, how safe is Rifle, CO? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Rifle, CO has been ranked safer than 58% of other cities in the state of Colorado. In addition, Rifle, CO is safer than 60% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all Colorado and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Rifle, CO. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Rifle, CO is above average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Rifle

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Rifle is 1 in 641

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Rifle is 1 in 58

The chance of being a victim of crime in Rifle is 1 in 53

Are you interested in knowing the odds that you will be a crime victim in Rifle, CO? Just look at the above illustrations to see what your chances are of becoming a victim of any crime, such as property crime or violent crime, in this city. In Rifle, CO, you have a 1 in 641 chance of falling victim to a violent crime, such as rape, robbery, assault, or even murder. In terms of property crime, your chances of being a victim are 1 in 58. These crimes include theft, vehicle theft, and burglary. Your overall chance of being a victim of crime in Rifle, CO is 1 in 53.

Year Over Year Crime In Rifle (per 100,000 people)

An ideal indicator of whether Rifle, CO is becoming a safer or more dangerous residential area or not is an analysis of the crime rate in the area from year to year. In the above illustration, the year to year crime rates are visualized per 100,000 people for property, violent, and total crime. Year to year rate of violent crime in Rifle, CO has decreased by 55% and the rate of property crime in Rifle, CO has decreased by 39%. The total crime rate in Rifle, CO has decreased by 40% year to year.

Rifle police department

Item	Rifle	Colorado	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	23	9,049	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.5	9.6	3.3

There are a total of 23 Rifle police officers. This results in 2.5 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 74.1% less than the Colorado average and 23.9% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Colorado

State	Total offenders	Colorado_/100K	National_/100K
Colorado	11,041	247	222

There are a total of 11,041 sex offenders in Colorado. This yields a total of 247 sex offenders in Colorado per 100,000 residents which is 11% greater than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Stuarts Draft, VA	9,489	241	2,054	2,295
Mission, KS	9,490	305	4,347	4,652
Pryor Creek, OK	9,484	624	2,739	3,363
Amityville, NY	9,484	260	1,070	1,330
LaSalle, IL	9,484	33	2,034	2,067
Rifle, CO	9,488	156	1,748	1,904

Source: The Rifle, CO crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.