Alamosa, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alamosa, CO Summary

Crime in Alamosa research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Alamosa over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Alamosa:

  • There were 685 total crimes committed in Alamosa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,937.4 total crimes per 100K people in Alamosa.
  • The overall crime rate in Alamosa is 198.49% above the national average.
  • Alamosa ranks #137 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Alamosa ranks #9,712 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Alamosa Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alamosa is 6,937.4 per 100,000 people. That's 198.49% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 113.01% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alamosa
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 685 6,937.4 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 4 40.5 5.1 6.3
Robbery 5 50.6 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 54 546.9 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 76 769.7 423.1 369.8
Burglary 63 638.0 400.3 269.8
Larceny 509 5,155.0 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 37 374.7 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 609 6,167.7 2,833.8 1,954.4

Alamosa Crime Compared To Colorado Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Colorado.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Alamosa

76
Violent Crimes
769.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
108.14%
Above The National Average
  • There were 76 violent crimes in Alamosa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alamosa is 769.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 129.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alamosa each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 108.14% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 81.94% higher than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alamosa

609
Property Crimes
6,167.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
215.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 609 property crimes in Alamosa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alamosa is 6,167.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 16.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alamosa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 215.58% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 117.64% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alamosa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Monte Vista, CO 4,144 181 4,367.8 4,005.8 362.0
Center, CO 1,933 38 1,965.9 1,552.0 413.9

Alamosa SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
10
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