Vail, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Vail, CO Summary

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

  • There were 202 total crimes committed in Vail the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,337.6 total crimes per 100K people in Vail.
  • The overall crime rate in Vail is 86.63% above the national average.
  • Vail ranks #124 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Vail ranks #9,145 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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Vail Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vail is 4,337.6 per 100,000 people. That's 86.63% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 33.18% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vail
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 202 4,337.6 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.1 6.3
Robbery 3 64.4 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 236.2 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 16 343.6 423.1 369.8
Burglary 13 279.1 400.3 269.8
Larceny 165 3,543.1 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 171.8 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 186 3,994.0 2,833.8 1,954.4

Vail 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 Vail

16
Violent Crimes
343.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-7.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Vail in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vail is 343.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 291.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vail each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -7.09% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -18.79% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vail

186
Property Crimes
3,994.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
104.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 186 property crimes in Vail in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vail is 3,994.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vail each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 104.36% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 40.94% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vail

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gypsum, CO 8,994 64 711.6 611.5 100.1
Eagle, CO 7,614 71 932.5 788.0 144.5
Aspen, CO 6,910 229 3,314.0 3,111.4 202.6
Carbondale, CO 6,528 50 765.9 536.2 229.8
Avon, CO 5,968 110 1,843.2 1,457.8 385.4
Silverthorne, CO 4,870 98 2,012.3 1,889.1 123.2
Frisco, CO 2,858 58 2,029.4 1,784.5 244.9
Dillon, CO 1,045 24 2,296.7 1,722.5 574.2

Vail SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
5
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
9
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