Fountain, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fountain, CO Summary

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

  • There were 721 total crimes committed in Fountain the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,448.5 total crimes per 100K people in Fountain.
  • The overall crime rate in Fountain is 5.35% above the national average.
  • Fountain ranks #91 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Fountain ranks #7,405 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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Fountain Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fountain is 2,448.5 per 100,000 people. That's 5.35% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -24.82% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fountain
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 721 2,448.5 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.4 5.1 6.3
Robbery 23 78.1 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 56 190.2 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 101 343.0 423.1 369.8
Burglary 96 326.0 400.3 269.8
Larceny 438 1,487.4 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 86 292.1 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 620 2,105.5 2,833.8 1,954.4

Fountain 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 Fountain

101
Violent Crimes
343.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-7.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 101 violent crimes in Fountain in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fountain is 343.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 291.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fountain each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -7.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -18.93% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fountain

620
Property Crimes
2,105.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
7.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 620 property crimes in Fountain in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fountain is 2,105.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fountain each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 7.73% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.70% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fountain

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Colorado Springs, CO 487,728 19,718 4,042.8 3,400.1 642.8
Manitou Springs, CO 4,782 116 2,425.8 2,133.0 292.8

Fountain SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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