Delta, CO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Delta, CO Summary

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

  • There were 335 total crimes committed in Delta in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,423.6 total crimes per 100K people in Delta.
  • The overall crime rate in Delta is 61.55% above the national average.
  • Delta ranks #110 safest out of 140 cities in Colorado.
  • Delta ranks #8,935 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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Delta Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Delta is 3,423.6 per 100,000 people. That's 61.55% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 11.55% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,069.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Delta
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 335 3,423.6 3,069.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 3 30.7 63.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 11 112.4 350.5 256.0
Violent Crime 18 184.0 476.3 359.0
Burglary 49 500.8 348.0 229.0
Larceny 239 2,442.5 1,754.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 29 296.4 490.6 259.0
Property Crime 317 3,239.7 2,592.8 1,760.0

Delta 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 Delta

18
Violent Crimes
184.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Delta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Delta is 184.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 543.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Delta each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.76% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.38% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 476.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Delta

317
Property Crimes
3,239.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
84.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 317 property crimes in Delta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Delta is 3,239.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Delta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 84.07% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.95% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,592.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Delta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Grand Junction, CO 70,686 2,627 3,716.4 3,170.4 546.1
Montrose, CO 21,661 531 2,451.4 2,216.0 235.4
Fruita, CO 13,949 109 781.4 767.1 14.3

Delta SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
6
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