Lamar, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lamar, CO Summary

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

  • There were 102 total crimes committed in Lamar the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,340.0 total crimes per 100K people in Lamar.
  • The overall crime rate in Lamar is -42.35% below the national average.
  • Lamar ranks #56 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Lamar ranks #4,843 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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Lamar Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lamar is 1,340.0 per 100,000 people. That's -42.35% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -58.86% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lamar
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 102 1,340.0 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 26.3 5.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 65.7 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 8 105.1 423.1 369.8
Burglary 18 236.5 400.3 269.8
Larceny 74 972.1 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 26.3 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 94 1,234.9 2,833.8 1,954.4

Lamar 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 Lamar

8
Violent Crimes
105.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Lamar in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lamar is 105.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 951.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lamar each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.58% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.16% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lamar

94
Property Crimes
1,234.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 94 property crimes in Lamar in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lamar is 1,234.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lamar each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.81% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.42% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Lamar SnackAbility

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