Broomfield, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Broomfield:

  • There were 2,105 total crimes committed in Broomfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,764.8 total crimes per 100K people in Broomfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Broomfield is 18.96% above the national average.
  • Broomfield ranks #93 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Broomfield ranks #7,845 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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Broomfield Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Broomfield is 2,764.8 per 100,000 people. That's 18.96% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.11% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Broomfield
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,105 2,764.8 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 3 3.9 5.1 6.3
Robbery 12 15.8 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 66 86.7 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 112 147.1 423.1 369.8
Burglary 208 273.2 400.3 269.8
Larceny 1,395 1,832.2 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 390 512.2 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 1,993 2,617.6 2,833.8 1,954.4

Broomfield 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 Broomfield

112
Violent Crimes
147.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 112 violent crimes in Broomfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Broomfield is 147.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 679.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Broomfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.23% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Broomfield

1,993
Property Crimes
2,617.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
33.94%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,993 property crimes in Broomfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Broomfield is 2,617.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.2 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 33.94% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.63% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 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 705,264 52,881 7,498.0 6,428.2 1,069.8
Thornton, CO 143,055 5,390 3,767.8 3,482.6 285.2
Westminster, CO 112,844 5,416 4,799.5 4,468.1 331.4
Brighton, CO 41,205 1,379 3,346.7 2,934.1 412.6
Northglenn, CO 36,634 1,769 4,828.8 4,244.7 584.2
Wheat Ridge, CO 33,104 1,811 5,470.6 5,077.9 392.7
Erie, CO 32,832 355 1,081.3 1,035.6 45.7
Lafayette, CO 31,204 893 2,861.8 2,656.7 205.1
Louisville, CO 20,587 532 2,584.2 2,409.3 174.9
Firestone, CO 15,932 203 1,274.2 1,224.0 50.2

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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