Carbondale, CO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Carbondale, CO Summary

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

  • There were 51 total crimes committed in Carbondale in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 750.6 total crimes per 100K people in Carbondale.
  • The overall crime rate in Carbondale is -64.58% below the national average.
  • Carbondale ranks #29 safest out of 140 cities in Colorado.
  • Carbondale ranks #3,395 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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Carbondale Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carbondale is 750.6 per 100,000 people. That's -64.58% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -75.55% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,069.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carbondale
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 51 750.6 3,069.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 63.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 58.9 350.5 256.0
Violent Crime 9 132.5 476.3 359.0
Burglary 4 58.9 348.0 229.0
Larceny 36 529.8 1,754.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 29.4 490.6 259.0
Property Crime 42 618.1 2,592.8 1,760.0

Carbondale 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 Carbondale

9
Violent Crimes
132.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Carbondale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carbondale is 132.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 755.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carbondale each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.11% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.19% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 476.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carbondale

42
Property Crimes
618.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-64.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 property crimes in Carbondale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carbondale is 618.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 161.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carbondale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -64.88% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.16% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,592.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carbondale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rifle, CO 10,607 139 1,310.5 1,008.8 301.7
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
Aspen, CO 6,489 204 3,143.8 3,005.1 138.7
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

Carbondale SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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