Erie, CO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Erie, CO Summary

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

  • There were 343 total crimes committed in Erie in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 925.7 total crimes per 100K people in Erie.
  • The overall crime rate in Erie is -56.32% below the national average.
  • Erie ranks #38 safest out of 140 cities in Colorado.
  • Erie ranks #4,108 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

Erie Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Erie is 925.7 per 100,000 people. That's -56.32% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -69.84% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,069.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Erie
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 343 925.7 3,069.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 1 2.7 63.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 21.6 350.5 256.0
Violent Crime 11 29.7 476.3 359.0
Burglary 65 175.4 348.0 229.0
Larceny 248 669.3 1,754.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 19 51.3 490.6 259.0
Property Crime 332 896.0 2,592.8 1,760.0

Erie 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 Erie

11
Violent Crimes
29.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-91.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Erie in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Erie is 29.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,368.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Erie each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -91.73% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -93.77% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 476.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Erie

332
Property Crimes
896.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 332 property crimes in Erie in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Erie is 896.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Erie each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.09% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.44% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,592.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Erie

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Broomfield, CO 78,294 1,569 2,004.0 1,855.8 148.2
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
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
Frederick, CO 18,791 132 702.5 617.3 85.1
Federal Heights, CO 13,987 614 4,389.8 3,546.1 843.6
Fort Lupton, CO 9,984 177 1,772.8 1,502.4 270.4

Erie SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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