Erie, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Erie, CO Summary

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

  • There were 355 total crimes committed in Erie the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,081.3 total crimes per 100K people in Erie.
  • The overall crime rate in Erie is -53.48% below the national average.
  • Erie ranks #42 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Erie ranks #4,015 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.

Additional research about crime in Colorado

Erie Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Erie is 1,081.3 per 100,000 people. That's -53.48% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -66.80% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Erie
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 355 1,081.3 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 24.4 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 15 45.7 423.1 369.8
Burglary 52 158.4 400.3 269.8
Larceny 244 743.2 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 44 134.0 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 340 1,035.6 2,833.8 1,954.4

Erie 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 Erie

15
Violent Crimes
45.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-87.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Erie in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Erie is 45.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,188.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Erie each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -87.65% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -89.20% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Erie

340
Property Crimes
1,035.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-47.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 340 property crimes in Erie in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Erie is 1,035.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 96.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Erie each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -47.01% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.46% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Erie

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Broomfield, CO 76,137 2,105 2,764.8 2,617.6 147.1
Brighton, CO 41,205 1,379 3,346.7 2,934.1 412.6
Northglenn, CO 36,634 1,769 4,828.8 4,244.7 584.2
Wheat Ridge, CO 33,104 1,811 5,470.6 5,077.9 392.7
Lafayette, CO 31,204 893 2,861.8 2,656.7 205.1
Louisville, CO 20,587 532 2,584.2 2,409.3 174.9
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
Frederick, CO 11,844 49 413.7 354.6 59.1
Fort Lupton, CO 8,539 313 3,665.5 3,021.4 644.1

Erie SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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