Gunnison, CO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Gunnison, CO Summary

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

  • There were 287 total crimes committed in Gunnison in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,161.2 total crimes per 100K people in Gunnison.
  • The overall crime rate in Gunnison is 96.36% above the national average.
  • Gunnison ranks #120 safest out of 140 cities in Colorado.
  • Gunnison ranks #9,340 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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Gunnison Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gunnison is 4,161.2 per 100,000 people. That's 96.36% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 35.58% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,069.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gunnison
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 287 4,161.2 3,069.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 2 29.0 63.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 21 304.5 350.5 256.0
Violent Crime 27 391.5 476.3 359.0
Burglary 16 232.0 348.0 229.0
Larceny 235 3,407.3 1,754.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 130.5 490.6 259.0
Property Crime 260 3,769.8 2,592.8 1,760.0

Gunnison 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 Gunnison

27
Violent Crimes
391.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
9.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Gunnison in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gunnison is 391.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 255.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gunnison each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 9.05% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.82% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 476.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gunnison

260
Property Crimes
3,769.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
114.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 260 property crimes in Gunnison in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gunnison is 3,769.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gunnison each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 114.19% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.39% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,592.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gunnison

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Aspen, CO 6,489 204 3,143.8 3,005.1 138.7
Salida, CO 5,968 47 787.5 603.2 184.3

Gunnison SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
6
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
10
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