Crestone, CO Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 9%

Violent crime 8%

Property crime 13%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Crestone_{/100k people}	Colorado_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,723 (estimate)	2,972	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.8	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	67.2	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	63.6	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	246.3	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	349 (estimate)	381	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	348.4	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,858.3	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	384.0	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,374 (estimate)	2,591	2,110

Key findings

Crestone crime rates are 9% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Crestone are 8% lower than the national average
In Crestone you have a 1 in 37 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Crestone is safer than 30% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Crestone has decreased by 3%

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The Crestone crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Crestone as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Crestone crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Crestone

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Crestone is 1 in 287

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Crestone is 1 in 43

The chance of being a victim of crime in Crestone is 1 in 37

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

Crestone police department

Item	Crestone	Colorado	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	9,049	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	9.6	3.3

Sex offenders in Colorado

State	Total offenders	Colorado_/100K	National_/100K
Colorado	11,204	251	266

There are a total of 11,204 sex offenders in Colorado. This yields a total of 251 sex offenders in Colorado per 100,000 residents which is 6% less 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}
Westcliffe, CO	399	546	3,711	4,257
Silver Cliff, CO	827	571	3,886	4,457
Moffat, CO	143	614	4,176	4,790
Crestone, CO	70	349	2,374	2,723

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Ridgely, MO	70	550	2,934	3,484
Albion, OK	70	687	4,526	5,213
Beason, IL	70	643	2,918	3,561
Jud, ND	70	456	3,161	3,616
Haysville, PA	70	386	1,769	2,155
Crestone, CO	70	349	2,374	2,723

Source: The Crestone, CO crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.