Rocky Ford, CO Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 6%

Violent crime 17%

Property crime 10%

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}	Rocky Ford_{/100k people}	Colorado_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,482 (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)	322 (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)	2,159 (estimate)	2,834	1,958

Key findings

Rocky Ford crime rates are 6% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Rocky Ford are 17% lower than the national average
In Rocky Ford you have a 1 in 41 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Rocky Ford is safer than 33% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Rocky Ford has increased by 10%

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Daily Crime In Rocky Ford (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Rocky Ford

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Rocky Ford is 1 in 311

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Rocky Ford is 1 in 47

The chance of being a victim of crime in Rocky Ford is 1 in 41

Year Over Year Crime In Rocky Ford (per 100,000 people)

Rocky Ford police department

Item	Rocky Ford	Colorado	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	10	9,049	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.5	9.6	3.3

There are a total of 10 Rocky Ford police officers. This results in 2.5 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 74% less than the Colorado average and 23.5% 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}
Ordway, CO	1,464	237	1,591	1,828
Swink, CO	755	649	4,346	4,994
La Junta, CO	6,978	542	4,699	5,241
Crowley, CO	194	684	4,580	5,263
Sugar City, CO	350	684	4,580	5,263
North La Junta, CO	419	684	4,580	5,263
Olney Springs, CO	589	684	4,580	5,263
Rocky Ford, CO	3,858	322	2,159	2,482

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Brices Creek, NC	3,857	119	632	751
Lawnton, PA	3,857	191	805	996
Williamston, MI	3,859	203	483	686
Coquille, OR	3,859	483	2,212	2,695
Mineral Ridge, OH	3,860	162	970	1,132
Rocky Ford, CO	3,858	322	2,159	2,482

Source: The Rocky Ford, 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.