Broomfield, CO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Broomfield, CO Summary

Crime in Broomfield research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Broomfield 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 Broomfield:

  • There were 1,569 total crimes committed in Broomfield in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,004.0 total crimes per 100K people in Broomfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Broomfield is -5.44% below the national average.
  • Broomfield ranks #82 safest out of 140 cities in Colorado.
  • Broomfield ranks #7,236 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.

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Broomfield Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Broomfield is 2,004.0 per 100,000 people. That's -5.44% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -34.71% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,069.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Broomfield
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,569 2,004.0 3,069.1 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.3 4.5 5.0
Robbery 16 20.4 63.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 74 94.5 350.5 256.0
Violent Crime 116 148.2 476.3 359.0
Burglary 160 204.4 348.0 229.0
Larceny 1,105 1,411.3 1,754.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 188 240.1 490.6 259.0
Property Crime 1,453 1,855.8 2,592.8 1,760.0

Broomfield 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 Broomfield

116
Violent Crimes
148.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 116 violent crimes in Broomfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Broomfield is 148.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 674.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Broomfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.73% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.90% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 476.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Broomfield

1,453
Property Crimes
1,855.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
5.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,453 property crimes in Broomfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Broomfield is 1,855.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Broomfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 5.44% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.42% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,592.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Broomfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Denver, CO 722,031 41,550 5,754.6 4,761.6 993.0
Thornton, CO 145,847 4,535 3,109.4 2,835.8 273.6
Westminster, CO 114,310 4,394 3,843.9 3,540.4 303.6
Brighton, CO 43,231 1,293 2,990.9 2,519.0 471.9
Northglenn, CO 38,210 1,150 3,009.7 2,577.9 431.8
Erie, CO 37,055 343 925.7 896.0 29.7
Wheat Ridge, CO 31,615 1,564 4,947.0 4,466.2 480.8
Lafayette, CO 30,442 899 2,953.2 2,680.5 272.6
Louisville, CO 20,136 386 1,917.0 1,787.8 129.1
Firestone, CO 19,282 213 1,104.7 964.6 140.0

Broomfield SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
6
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