What is the #1 most dangerous cities in colorado?

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	Glendale	4,546	22.74
2	Pueblo	111,514	14.26
3	Denver	713,734	9.93
4	Alamosa	9,847	9.79
5	Aurora	390,201	9.49
6	Sheridan	6,031	9.24
7	Federal Heights	14,160	8.65
8	Commerce City	64,640	7.94
9	Lakewood	156,309	7.90
10	Trinidad	8,309	7.71
11	Walsenburg	3,079	7.31
12	Colorado Springs	483,099	7.18
13	Greeley	109,421	6.72
14	Englewood	33,774	6.55
15	Pagosa Springs	1,718	6.02
16	Grand Junction	67,027	5.47
17	La Junta	7,211	5.04
18	Fountain	29,327	4.82
19	Wheat Ridge	32,158	4.81
20	Idaho Springs	1,968	4.77
21	Brighton	41,196	4.74
22	Longmont	98,958	4.70
23	Craig	9,022	4.64
24	Cortez	8,898	4.61
25	Monte Vista	4,178	4.49
26	Avon	6,057	4.41
27	Cañon City	17,098	4.37
28	Lone Tree	14,136	4.36
29	Northglenn	37,953	4.32
30	Kremmling	1,844	4.21
31	Burlington	3,165	4.17
32	Sterling	13,273	3.98
33	Greenwood Village	15,485	3.92
34	Gunnison	6,712	3.91
35	Florence	3,870	3.88
36	Evans	22,265	3.72
37	Wiggins	1,202	3.61
38	Steamboat Springs	13,341	3.31
39	Breckenridge	5,001	3.26
40	Boulder	106,274	3.22
41	Loveland	77,350	3.17
42	Rifle	10,466	3.11
43	Edgewater	4,955	3.10
44	Glenwood Springs	10,171	3.10
45	Rangely	2,572	3.07
46	Westminster	115,546	3.05
47	Parachute	1,513	2.95
48	Keenesburg	1,866	2.87
49	Arvada	122,835	2.86
50	Fort Morgan	11,521	2.85
51	Thornton	142,878	2.78
52	Fort Collins	169,705	2.74
53	Lafayette	30,471	2.73
54	Vail	4,729	2.71
55	Fort Lupton	8,494	2.70
56	Limon	1,572	2.51
57	Durango	19,257	2.40
58	Montrose	20,703	2.35
59	Ault	2,270	2.35
60	Ignacio	1,255	2.33
61	Yuma	3,427	2.30
62	Estes Park	5,879	2.24
63	Littleton	45,092	2.13
64	Hotchkiss	1,147	2.12
65	Parker	60,115	2.09
66	Lochbuie	8,142	2.03
67	Frisco	2,865	1.84
68	Salida	5,786	1.84
69	Delta	9,266	1.84
70	Johnstown	18,075	1.77
71	Basalt	3,995	1.74
72	Centennial	107,386	1.73
73	Mancos	1,016	1.58
74	Hayden	2,010	1.57
75	Palmer Lake	2,635	1.56
76	Mead	5,503	1.54
77	Palisade	2,580	1.53
78	Broomfield	75,110	1.49
79	Brush	5,299	1.47
80	Monument	11,035	1.42
81	Firestone	17,353	1.40
82	Aspen	6,862	1.39
83	Carbondale	6,553	1.32
84	Manitou Springs	4,796	1.32
85	Rocky Ford	3,843	1.31
86	Granby	2,195	1.30
87	Louisville	20,788	1.29
88	Woodland Park	7,909	1.27
89	Buena Vista	2,966	1.27
90	Meeker	2,528	1.27
91	Hudson	1,844	1.25
92	Golden	20,467	1.24
93	New Castle	4,878	1.24
94	Crested Butte	1,436	1.20
95	Dacono	6,419	1.20
96	Severance	9,302	1.17
97	Columbine Valley	2,084	1.15
98	Center	2,312	1.04
99	Gypsum	8,481	1.00
100	La Salle	3,119	0.88
101	Frederick	15,893	0.85
102	Silt	3,575	0.80
103	Silverthorne	4,657	0.78
104	Springfield	1,482	0.78
105	Platteville	2,924	0.77
106	Eaton	5,832	0.69
107	Paonia	1,454	0.68
108	Eagle	7,479	0.68
109	Timnath	8,007	0.53
110	Cherry Hills Village	6,366	0.48
111	Windsor	35,918	0.46
112	Wray	2,305	0.43
113	Leadville	2,634	0.38
114	Castle Rock	76,614	0.36
115	Erie	31,927	0.30
116	Fruita	13,578	0.14
117	Lamar	7,629	0.00
118	Kersey	1,318	0.00
119	Telluride	2,595	0.00
120	Nederland	1,523	0.00
121	Milliken	8,695	0.00
122	Holyoke	2,378	0.00
123	Ridgway	1,247	0.00
124	Elizabeth	1,694	0.00
125	Bow Mar	1,003	0.00
126	Blue River	1,145	0.00
127	Georgetown	1,082	0.00
128	Bayfield	2,862	0.00
129	Cedaredge	2,394	0.00
130	Fowler	1,101	0.00
131	Ouray	1,031	0.00
132	Olathe	1,788	0.00
133	Snowmass Village	3,048	0.00
134	Del Norte	1,576	0.00

Methodology

Cities in Colorado are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most dangerous cities in colorado?: Glendale ranks #1 with 22.74 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 most dangerous cities in colorado?: 1. Glendale (22.74), 2. Pueblo (14.26), 3. Denver (9.93), 4. Alamosa (9.79), 5. Aurora (9.49)
How many cities in Colorado are ranked?: This ranking includes 134 cities in Colorado with available data.

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