Lakewood, CO Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 35%

Violent crime 14%

Property crime 39%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2018 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2019; 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}	Lakewood_{/100k people}	Colorado_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,371 (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)	432 (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)	2,938 (estimate)	2,591	2,110

Key findings

Lakewood crime rates are 35% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Lakewood are 14% higher than the national average
In Lakewood you have a 1 in 30 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Lakewood is safer than 19% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Lakewood has decreased by 39%

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The Lakewood crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Lakewood 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lakewood is 1 in 232

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lakewood is 1 in 35

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lakewood is 1 in 30

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

Lakewood police department

Item	Lakewood	Colorado	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	410	9,049	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.8	9.6	3.3

There are a total of 410 Lakewood police officers. This results in 2.8 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 70.7% less than the Colorado average and 13.9% less than the National average.

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}
Inverness, CO	1,189	53	364	417
Coal Creek, CO	1,821	53	364	417
Columbine Valley, CO	1,190	0	461	461
Genesee, CO	3,625	73	494	566
Kittredge, CO	1,118	75	512	588
Holly Hills, CO	2,684	96	654	751
Indian Hills, CO	1,335	102	693	795
Lakewood, CO	149,793	432	2,938	3,371

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Kansas City, KS	149,755	635	3,577	4,213
Escondido, CA	149,912	350	1,549	1,899
Rockford, IL	149,597	1,174	3,327	4,501
Sunnyvale, CA	149,596	167	2,183	2,350
Hollywood, FL	148,114	291	2,655	2,946
Lakewood, CO	149,793	432	2,938	3,371

Source: The Lakewood, 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.