Aspen, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Aspen, CO Summary

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

  • There were 229 total crimes committed in Aspen the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,314.0 total crimes per 100K people in Aspen.
  • The overall crime rate in Aspen is 42.59% above the national average.
  • Aspen ranks #106 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Aspen ranks #8,451 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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Aspen Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Aspen is 3,314.0 per 100,000 people. That's 42.59% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.75% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Aspen
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 229 3,314.0 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 115.8 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 14 202.6 423.1 369.8
Burglary 14 202.6 400.3 269.8
Larceny 195 2,822.0 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 86.8 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 215 3,111.4 2,833.8 1,954.4

Aspen 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 Aspen

14
Violent Crimes
202.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-45.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Aspen in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Aspen is 202.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 493.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Aspen each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -45.21% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.11% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Aspen

215
Property Crimes
3,111.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
59.20%
Above The National Average
  • There were 215 property crimes in Aspen in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Aspen is 3,111.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Aspen each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 59.20% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.80% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Aspen

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
Eagle, CO 7,614 71 932.5 788.0 144.5
Gunnison, CO 6,914 154 2,227.4 1,909.2 318.2
Carbondale, CO 6,528 50 765.9 536.2 229.8
Avon, CO 5,968 110 1,843.2 1,457.8 385.4
Vail, CO 4,657 202 4,337.6 3,994.0 343.6
Basalt, CO 4,163 41 984.9 936.8 48.0

Aspen SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
10
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