Brighton, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brighton, CO Summary

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

  • There were 1,379 total crimes committed in Brighton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,346.7 total crimes per 100K people in Brighton.
  • The overall crime rate in Brighton is 43.99% above the national average.
  • Brighton ranks #107 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Brighton ranks #8,484 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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Brighton Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brighton is 3,346.7 per 100,000 people. That's 43.99% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 2.76% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brighton
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,379 3,346.7 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 3 7.3 5.1 6.3
Robbery 5 12.1 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 124 300.9 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 170 412.6 423.1 369.8
Burglary 95 230.6 400.3 269.8
Larceny 833 2,021.6 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 281 682.0 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 1,209 2,934.1 2,833.8 1,954.4

Brighton 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 Brighton

170
Violent Crimes
412.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
11.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 170 violent crimes in Brighton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brighton is 412.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 242.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brighton each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 11.57% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -2.48% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brighton

1,209
Property Crimes
2,934.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
50.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,209 property crimes in Brighton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brighton is 2,934.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brighton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 50.13% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.54% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brighton

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
Thornton, CO 143,055 5,390 3,767.8 3,482.6 285.2
Northglenn, CO 36,634 1,769 4,828.8 4,244.7 584.2
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
Dacono, CO 6,635 80 1,205.7 1,130.4 75.4
Hudson, CO 1,624 60 3,694.6 3,202.0 492.6

Brighton SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
4
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