Breckenridge, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Breckenridge, CO Summary

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

  • There were 162 total crimes committed in Breckenridge the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,270.7 total crimes per 100K people in Breckenridge.
  • The overall crime rate in Breckenridge is 40.73% above the national average.
  • Breckenridge ranks #103 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Breckenridge ranks #8,416 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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Breckenridge Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Breckenridge is 3,270.7 per 100,000 people. That's 40.73% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 0.42% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Breckenridge
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 162 3,270.7 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 1 20.2 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 80.8 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 14 282.7 423.1 369.8
Burglary 12 242.3 400.3 269.8
Larceny 129 2,604.5 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 141.3 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 148 2,988.1 2,833.8 1,954.4

Breckenridge 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 Breckenridge

14
Violent Crimes
282.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-23.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Breckenridge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Breckenridge is 282.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 353.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Breckenridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -23.56% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -33.19% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Breckenridge

148
Property Crimes
2,988.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
52.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 148 property crimes in Breckenridge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Breckenridge is 2,988.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Breckenridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 52.89% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.44% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Breckenridge

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Golden, CO 19,638 838 4,267.2 4,058.5 208.8
Gypsum, CO 8,994 64 711.6 611.5 100.1
Eagle, CO 7,614 71 932.5 788.0 144.5
Aspen, CO 6,910 229 3,314.0 3,111.4 202.6
Avon, CO 5,968 110 1,843.2 1,457.8 385.4
Silverthorne, CO 4,870 98 2,012.3 1,889.1 123.2
Vail, CO 4,657 202 4,337.6 3,994.0 343.6
Frisco, CO 2,858 58 2,029.4 1,784.5 244.9
Dillon, CO 1,045 24 2,296.7 1,722.5 574.2

Breckenridge SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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