Palmer Lake, CO Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 40%

Violent crime 53%

Property crime 37%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Palmer Lake_{/100k people}	Colorado_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,417 (estimate)	3,257	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.1	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	62.9	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	68.3	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	286.9	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	184 (estimate)	423	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	400.3	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,909.3	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	524.3	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,233 (estimate)	2,834	1,958

Key findings

Palmer Lake crime rates are 40% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Palmer Lake are 53% lower than the national average
In Palmer Lake you have a 1 in 71 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Palmer Lake is safer than 58% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Palmer Lake has increased by 10%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Palmer Lake

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Palmer Lake is 1 in 544

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Palmer Lake is 1 in 82

The chance of being a victim of crime in Palmer Lake is 1 in 71

Year Over Year Crime In Palmer Lake (per 100,000 people)

Palmer Lake police department

Item	Palmer Lake	Colorado	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	1	9,049	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	0.4	9.6	3.3

There are a total of 1 Palmer Lake police officers. This results in 0.4 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 95.8% less than the Colorado average and 87.8% 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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Green Mountain Falls, CO	644	0	136	136
Perry Park, CO	1,815	59	398	457
Cascade-Chipita Park, CO	1,365	149	999	1,148
Black Forest, CO	13,506	169	1,131	1,300
Woodmoor, CO	8,587	185	1,240	1,425
Woodland Park, CO	7,180	182	1,465	1,647
Gleneagle, CO	6,583	271	1,818	2,089
Palmer Lake, CO	2,558	184	1,233	1,417

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Corralitos, CA	2,557	69	336	405
Granite Falls, MN	2,557	38	1,133	1,171
Collins, MS	2,557	141	1,022	1,163
Colwyn, PA	2,557	510	2,313	2,822
Cairo, IL	2,559	267	978	1,245
Palmer Lake, CO	2,558	184	1,233	1,417

Source: The Palmer Lake, CO crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.