Westminster, CO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Westminster, CO Summary

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

  • There were 4,394 total crimes committed in Westminster in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,843.9 total crimes per 100K people in Westminster.
  • The overall crime rate in Westminster is 81.38% above the national average.
  • Westminster ranks #117 safest out of 140 cities in Colorado.
  • Westminster ranks #9,193 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Westminster Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westminster is 3,843.9 per 100,000 people. That's 81.38% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 25.24% higher than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,069.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westminster
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,394 3,843.9 3,069.1 2,119.2
Murder 6 5.2 4.5 5.0
Robbery 92 80.5 63.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 200 175.0 350.5 256.0
Violent Crime 347 303.6 476.3 359.0
Burglary 399 349.1 348.0 229.0
Larceny 2,820 2,467.0 1,754.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 828 724.3 490.6 259.0
Property Crime 4,047 3,540.4 2,592.8 1,760.0

Westminster Crime Compared To Colorado Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Colorado.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Westminster

347
Violent Crimes
303.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-15.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 347 violent crimes in Westminster in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westminster is 303.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 329.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westminster each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -15.44% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.27% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 476.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westminster

4,047
Property Crimes
3,540.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
101.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,047 property crimes in Westminster in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westminster is 3,540.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westminster each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 101.16% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 36.55% higher than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,592.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westminster

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Denver, CO 722,031 41,550 5,754.6 4,761.6 993.0
Arvada, CO 120,456 3,330 2,764.5 2,478.9 285.6
Broomfield, CO 78,294 1,569 2,004.0 1,855.8 148.2
Northglenn, CO 38,210 1,150 3,009.7 2,577.9 431.8
Englewood, CO 34,496 2,038 5,907.9 5,252.8 655.1
Firestone, CO 19,282 213 1,104.7 964.6 140.0
Federal Heights, CO 13,987 614 4,389.8 3,546.1 843.6
Fort Lupton, CO 9,984 177 1,772.8 1,502.4 270.4
Sheridan, CO 5,844 462 7,905.5 6,981.5 924.0

Westminster SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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