Rifle, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rifle, CO Summary

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

  • There were 248 total crimes committed in Rifle the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,337.0 total crimes per 100K people in Rifle.
  • The overall crime rate in Rifle is 0.55% above the national average.
  • Rifle ranks #89 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Rifle ranks #7,215 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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Rifle Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rifle is 2,337.0 per 100,000 people. That's 0.55% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.25% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rifle
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 248 2,337.0 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 1 9.4 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 24 226.2 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 40 376.9 423.1 369.8
Burglary 23 216.7 400.3 269.8
Larceny 154 1,451.2 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 31 292.1 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 208 1,960.0 2,833.8 1,954.4

Rifle 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 Rifle

40
Violent Crimes
376.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
1.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Rifle in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rifle is 376.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 265.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rifle each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 1.93% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -10.90% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rifle

208
Property Crimes
1,960.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
0.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 208 property crimes in Rifle in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rifle is 1,960.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rifle each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 0.29% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.83% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rifle

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Glenwood Springs, CO 10,664 430 4,032.3 3,685.3 347.0
Gypsum, CO 8,994 64 711.6 611.5 100.1
Carbondale, CO 6,528 50 765.9 536.2 229.8
New Castle, CO 5,012 32 638.5 538.7 99.8
Silt, CO 3,583 18 502.4 390.7 111.6
Parachute, CO 1,118 33 2,951.7 2,146.7 805.0

Rifle SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
5
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