Montrose, CO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Montrose, CO Summary

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

  • There were 531 total crimes committed in Montrose in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,451.4 total crimes per 100K people in Montrose.
  • The overall crime rate in Montrose is 15.67% above the national average.
  • Montrose ranks #91 safest out of 140 cities in Colorado.
  • Montrose ranks #7,983 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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Montrose Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Montrose is 2,451.4 per 100,000 people. That's 15.67% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -20.13% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,069.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Montrose
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 531 2,451.4 3,069.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 5 23.1 63.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 42 193.9 350.5 256.0
Violent Crime 51 235.4 476.3 359.0
Burglary 53 244.7 348.0 229.0
Larceny 394 1,818.9 1,754.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 33 152.3 490.6 259.0
Property Crime 480 2,216.0 2,592.8 1,760.0

Montrose 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 Montrose

51
Violent Crimes
235.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 51 violent crimes in Montrose in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Montrose is 235.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 424.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Montrose each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.42% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.57% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 476.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Montrose

480
Property Crimes
2,216.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
25.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 480 property crimes in Montrose in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Montrose is 2,216.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Montrose each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 25.91% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.53% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,592.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Montrose

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Delta, CO 9,785 335 3,423.6 3,239.7 184.0

Montrose SnackAbility

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