Commerce City, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Commerce City, CO Summary

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

  • There were 2,969 total crimes committed in Commerce City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,511.0 total crimes per 100K people in Commerce City.
  • The overall crime rate in Commerce City is 94.09% above the national average.
  • Commerce City ranks #128 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Commerce City ranks #9,227 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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Commerce City Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Commerce City is 4,511.0 per 100,000 people. That's 94.09% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 38.51% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Commerce City
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,969 4,511.0 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 6 9.1 5.1 6.3
Robbery 61 92.7 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 340 516.6 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 467 709.5 423.1 369.8
Burglary 267 405.7 400.3 269.8
Larceny 1,389 2,110.4 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 846 1,285.4 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 2,502 3,801.4 2,833.8 1,954.4

Commerce City 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 Commerce City

467
Violent Crimes
709.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
91.87%
Above The National Average
  • There were 467 violent crimes in Commerce City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Commerce City is 709.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 140.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Commerce City each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 91.87% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 67.72% higher than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Commerce City

2,502
Property Crimes
3,801.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
94.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,502 property crimes in Commerce City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Commerce City is 3,801.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Commerce City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 94.51% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.14% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Commerce City SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
5
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