Golden, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Golden, CO Summary

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

  • There were 838 total crimes committed in Golden the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,267.2 total crimes per 100K people in Golden.
  • The overall crime rate in Golden is 83.60% above the national average.
  • Golden ranks #123 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Golden ranks #9,109 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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Golden Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Golden is 4,267.2 per 100,000 people. That's 83.60% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 31.02% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Golden
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 838 4,267.2 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 3 15.3 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 183.3 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 41 208.8 423.1 369.8
Burglary 112 570.3 400.3 269.8
Larceny 584 2,973.8 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 101 514.3 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 797 4,058.5 2,833.8 1,954.4

Golden 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 Golden

41
Violent Crimes
208.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 violent crimes in Golden in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Golden is 208.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 479.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Golden each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.54% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -50.65% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Golden

797
Property Crimes
4,058.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
107.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 797 property crimes in Golden in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Golden is 4,058.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Golden each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 107.66% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 43.21% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Golden

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Denver, CO 705,264 52,881 7,498.0 6,428.2 1,069.8
Lakewood, CO 157,068 9,640 6,137.5 5,323.8 813.7
Arvada, CO 122,403 4,029 3,291.6 3,032.6 259.0
Northglenn, CO 36,634 1,769 4,828.8 4,244.7 584.2
Englewood, CO 33,452 2,664 7,963.6 7,150.5 813.1
Wheat Ridge, CO 33,104 1,811 5,470.6 5,077.9 392.7
Federal Heights, CO 13,987 614 4,389.8 3,546.1 843.6
Sheridan, CO 5,964 663 11,116.7 10,211.3 905.4

Golden SnackAbility

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