Cortez, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cortez, CO Summary

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

  • There were 312 total crimes committed in Cortez the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,472.5 total crimes per 100K people in Cortez.
  • The overall crime rate in Cortez is 49.40% above the national average.
  • Cortez ranks #110 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Cortez ranks #8,598 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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Cortez Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cortez is 3,472.5 per 100,000 people. That's 49.40% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 6.62% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cortez
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 312 3,472.5 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 22.3 5.1 6.3
Robbery 5 55.6 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 28 311.6 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 46 512.0 423.1 369.8
Burglary 29 322.8 400.3 269.8
Larceny 215 2,392.9 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 22 244.9 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 266 2,960.5 2,833.8 1,954.4

Cortez 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 Cortez

46
Violent Crimes
512.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
38.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 46 violent crimes in Cortez in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cortez is 512.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 195.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cortez each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 38.44% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 21.02% higher than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cortez

266
Property Crimes
2,960.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
51.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 266 property crimes in Cortez in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cortez is 2,960.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cortez each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 51.48% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.47% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cortez

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Farmington, NM 46,249 1,598 3,455.2 2,384.9 1,070.3
Durango, CO 19,995 650 3,250.8 3,020.8 230.1
Aztec, NM 6,130 113 1,843.4 1,370.3 473.1
Mancos, CO 1,404 24 1,709.4 1,424.5 284.9

Cortez SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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