Fruita, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fruita, CO Summary

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

  • There were 173 total crimes committed in Fruita the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,269.1 total crimes per 100K people in Fruita.
  • The overall crime rate in Fruita is -45.40% below the national average.
  • Fruita ranks #50 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Fruita ranks #4,608 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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Fruita Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fruita is 1,269.1 per 100,000 people. That's -45.40% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.03% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fruita
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 173 1,269.1 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 2 14.7 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 95.4 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 32 234.7 423.1 369.8
Burglary 21 154.0 400.3 269.8
Larceny 114 836.3 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 44.0 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 141 1,034.3 2,833.8 1,954.4

Fruita 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 Fruita

32
Violent Crimes
234.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-36.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Fruita in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fruita is 234.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 426.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fruita each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -36.52% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.51% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fruita

141
Property Crimes
1,034.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-47.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 141 property crimes in Fruita in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fruita is 1,034.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 96.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fruita each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -47.08% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.50% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fruita

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
Palisade, CO 2,600 35 1,346.2 1,346.2 0.0
Parachute, CO 1,118 33 2,951.7 2,146.7 805.0

Fruita SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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