Rocky Ford, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rocky Ford, CO Summary

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

  • There were 25 total crimes committed in Rocky Ford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 651.6 total crimes per 100K people in Rocky Ford.
  • The overall crime rate in Rocky Ford is -71.97% below the national average.
  • Rocky Ford ranks #22 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Rocky Ford ranks #2,443 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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Rocky Ford Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rocky Ford is 651.6 per 100,000 people. That's -71.97% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -79.99% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rocky Ford
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 25 651.6 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 78.2 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 3 78.2 423.1 369.8
Burglary 4 104.2 400.3 269.8
Larceny 15 390.9 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 78.2 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 22 573.4 2,833.8 1,954.4

Rocky Ford 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 Rocky Ford

3
Violent Crimes
78.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Rocky Ford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rocky Ford is 78.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,279.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rocky Ford each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.86% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -81.52% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rocky Ford

22
Property Crimes
573.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 property crimes in Rocky Ford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rocky Ford is 573.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rocky Ford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.66% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.77% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rocky Ford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
La Junta, CO 7,264 393 5,410.2 5,024.8 385.5

Rocky Ford SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9
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