Delta, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Delta, CO Summary

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

  • There were 362 total crimes committed in Delta the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,862.2 total crimes per 100K people in Delta.
  • The overall crime rate in Delta is 66.17% above the national average.
  • Delta ranks #120 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Delta ranks #8,862 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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Delta Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Delta is 3,862.2 per 100,000 people. That's 66.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 18.58% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Delta
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 362 3,862.2 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 96.0 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 11 117.4 423.1 369.8
Burglary 51 544.1 400.3 269.8
Larceny 256 2,731.2 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 44 469.4 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 351 3,744.8 2,833.8 1,954.4

Delta 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 Delta

11
Violent Crimes
117.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Delta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Delta is 117.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 852.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Delta each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.26% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -72.26% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Delta

351
Property Crimes
3,744.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
91.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 351 property crimes in Delta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Delta is 3,744.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Delta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 91.61% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 32.15% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Delta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Grand Junction, CO 68,126 2,486 3,649.1 3,141.2 507.9
Montrose, CO 20,944 584 2,788.4 2,649.9 138.5
Fruita, CO 13,632 173 1,269.1 1,034.3 234.7
Palisade, CO 2,600 35 1,346.2 1,346.2 0.0
Cedaredge, CO 2,320 8 344.8 172.4 172.4
Olathe, CO 1,824 6 328.9 328.9 0.0

Delta SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
6
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