Montrose, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Montrose, CO Summary

Crime in Montrose research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Montrose over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Montrose:

  • There were 584 total crimes committed in Montrose in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,788.4 total crimes per 100K people in Montrose.
  • The overall crime rate in Montrose is 19.97% above the national average.
  • Montrose ranks #94 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Montrose ranks #7,874 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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Montrose Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Montrose is 2,788.4 per 100,000 people. That's 19.97% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -14.39% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Montrose
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 584 2,788.4 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 1 4.8 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 124.1 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 29 138.5 423.1 369.8
Burglary 47 224.4 400.3 269.8
Larceny 466 2,225.0 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 42 200.5 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 555 2,649.9 2,833.8 1,954.4

Montrose 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 Montrose

29
Violent Crimes
138.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Montrose in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Montrose is 138.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 722.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Montrose each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.56% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -67.27% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Montrose

555
Property Crimes
2,649.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
35.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 555 property crimes in Montrose in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Montrose is 2,649.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Montrose each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 35.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.49% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Montrose

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Delta, CO 9,373 362 3,862.2 3,744.8 117.4
Cedaredge, CO 2,320 8 344.8 172.4 172.4
Olathe, CO 1,824 6 328.9 328.9 0.0
Ridgway, CO 1,057 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Montrose SnackAbility

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