Thornton, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Thornton, CO Summary

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

  • There were 5,390 total crimes committed in Thornton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,767.8 total crimes per 100K people in Thornton.
  • The overall crime rate in Thornton is 62.11% above the national average.
  • Thornton ranks #119 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Thornton ranks #8,797 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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Thornton Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Thornton is 3,767.8 per 100,000 people. That's 62.11% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.69% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Thornton
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5,390 3,767.8 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 3 2.1 5.1 6.3
Robbery 92 64.3 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 176 123.0 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 408 285.2 423.1 369.8
Burglary 375 262.1 400.3 269.8
Larceny 3,407 2,381.6 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,200 838.8 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 4,982 3,482.6 2,833.8 1,954.4

Thornton 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 Thornton

408
Violent Crimes
285.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-22.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 408 violent crimes in Thornton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Thornton is 285.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 350.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Thornton each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -22.88% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.58% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Thornton

4,982
Property Crimes
3,482.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
78.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,982 property crimes in Thornton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Thornton is 3,482.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Thornton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 78.19% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.89% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Thornton

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
Westminster, CO 112,844 5,416 4,799.5 4,468.1 331.4
Broomfield, CO 76,137 2,105 2,764.8 2,617.6 147.1
Northglenn, CO 36,634 1,769 4,828.8 4,244.7 584.2
Englewood, CO 33,452 2,664 7,963.6 7,150.5 813.1
Firestone, CO 15,932 203 1,274.2 1,224.0 50.2
Federal Heights, CO 13,987 614 4,389.8 3,546.1 843.6
Fort Lupton, CO 8,539 313 3,665.5 3,021.4 644.1
Sheridan, CO 5,964 663 11,116.7 10,211.3 905.4

Thornton SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
5
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