Sheridan, CO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Sheridan, CO Summary

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

  • There were 462 total crimes committed in Sheridan in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,905.5 total crimes per 100K people in Sheridan.
  • The overall crime rate in Sheridan is 273.04% above the national average.
  • Sheridan ranks #134 safest out of 140 cities in Colorado.
  • Sheridan ranks #9,809 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.

Additional research about crime in Colorado

Sheridan Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sheridan is 7,905.5 per 100,000 people. That's 273.04% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 157.58% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,069.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sheridan
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 462 7,905.5 3,069.1 2,119.2
Murder 1 17.1 4.5 5.0
Robbery 7 119.8 63.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 44 752.9 350.5 256.0
Violent Crime 54 924.0 476.3 359.0
Burglary 41 701.6 348.0 229.0
Larceny 301 5,150.6 1,754.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 66 1,129.4 490.6 259.0
Property Crime 408 6,981.5 2,592.8 1,760.0

Sheridan 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 Sheridan

54
Violent Crimes
924.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
157.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in Sheridan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sheridan is 924.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 108.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sheridan each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 157.39% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 93.98% higher than the Colorado violent crime rate of 476.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sheridan

408
Property Crimes
6,981.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
296.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 408 property crimes in Sheridan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sheridan is 6,981.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 14.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sheridan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 296.68% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 169.27% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,592.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sheridan

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Denver, CO 722,031 41,550 5,754.6 4,761.6 993.0
Aurora, CO 397,852 16,120 4,051.8 3,103.9 947.8
Lakewood, CO 155,868 9,166 5,880.6 5,093.4 787.2
Littleton, CO 44,076 1,204 2,731.6 2,518.4 213.3
Englewood, CO 34,496 2,038 5,907.9 5,252.8 655.1
Wheat Ridge, CO 31,615 1,564 4,947.0 4,466.2 480.8
Golden, CO 20,193 507 2,510.8 2,387.0 123.8
Federal Heights, CO 13,987 614 4,389.8 3,546.1 843.6
Glendale, CO 4,397 953 21,673.9 19,399.6 2,274.3

Sheridan SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
7
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