Sheridan, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Sheridan:

  • There were 663 total crimes committed in Sheridan the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 11,116.7 total crimes per 100K people in Sheridan.
  • The overall crime rate in Sheridan is 378.30% above the national average.
  • Sheridan ranks #145 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Sheridan ranks #9,825 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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Sheridan Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sheridan is 11,116.7 per 100,000 people. That's 378.30% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 241.33% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sheridan
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 663 11,116.7 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 16 268.3 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 34 570.1 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 54 905.4 423.1 369.8
Burglary 59 989.3 400.3 269.8
Larceny 390 6,539.2 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 160 2,682.8 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 609 10,211.3 2,833.8 1,954.4

Sheridan 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 Sheridan

54
Violent Crimes
905.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
144.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in Sheridan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sheridan is 905.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 110.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sheridan each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 144.84% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 114.02% higher than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sheridan

609
Property Crimes
10,211.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
422.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 609 property crimes in Sheridan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sheridan is 10,211.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 9.8 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 422.48% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 260.33% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 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 705,264 52,881 7,498.0 6,428.2 1,069.8
Aurora, CO 392,134 20,810 5,306.9 4,229.4 1,077.4
Lakewood, CO 157,068 9,640 6,137.5 5,323.8 813.7
Littleton, CO 44,821 1,567 3,496.1 3,250.7 245.4
Englewood, CO 33,452 2,664 7,963.6 7,150.5 813.1
Wheat Ridge, CO 33,104 1,811 5,470.6 5,077.9 392.7
Golden, CO 19,638 838 4,267.2 4,058.5 208.8
Federal Heights, CO 13,987 614 4,389.8 3,546.1 843.6
Glendale, CO 4,502 1,028 22,834.3 20,968.5 1,865.8
Columbine Valley, CO 1,528 23 1,505.2 1,505.2 0.0

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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