Aspen, CO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Aspen, CO Summary

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

  • There were 204 total crimes committed in Aspen in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,143.8 total crimes per 100K people in Aspen.
  • The overall crime rate in Aspen is 48.35% above the national average.
  • Aspen ranks #105 safest out of 140 cities in Colorado.
  • Aspen ranks #8,714 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Colorado

Aspen Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Aspen is 3,143.8 per 100,000 people. That's 48.35% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 2.43% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,069.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Aspen
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 204 3,143.8 3,069.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 63.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 30.8 350.5 256.0
Violent Crime 9 138.7 476.3 359.0
Burglary 11 169.5 348.0 229.0
Larceny 177 2,727.7 1,754.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 107.9 490.6 259.0
Property Crime 195 3,005.1 2,592.8 1,760.0

Aspen Crime Compared To Colorado Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Colorado.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Aspen

9
Violent Crimes
138.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Aspen in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Aspen is 138.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 721.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Aspen each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.37% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.88% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 476.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Aspen

195
Property Crimes
3,005.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
70.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 195 property crimes in Aspen in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Aspen is 3,005.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Aspen each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 70.74% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 15.90% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,592.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Aspen

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Glenwood Springs, CO 10,334 493 4,770.7 4,461.0 309.7
Gypsum, CO 9,101 35 384.6 285.7 98.9
Eagle, CO 7,354 40 543.9 475.9 68.0
Gunnison, CO 6,897 287 4,161.2 3,769.8 391.5
Carbondale, CO 6,795 51 750.6 618.1 132.5
Avon, CO 5,896 177 3,002.0 2,578.0 424.0
Vail, CO 4,426 191 4,315.4 4,044.3 271.1
Basalt, CO 4,012 60 1,495.5 1,321.0 174.5

Aspen SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
10
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