The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Colorado Springs, CO

The Colorado Springs metro area, the 80th-largest in the US, is home to 767,800 residents; Colorado Springs itself is the second-largest city in Colorado · Updated November 2026

Is Colorado Springs, CO safe?

With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+, the Colorado Springs area has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 69% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent crime grades B+ and property crime B. The city of Colorado Springs itself grades B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within the Colorado Springs area run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.

B+
Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 705 of 1,000
Less safe than most US neighborhoods What this means

31% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than the Colorado Springs area as a whole, and 69% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. The Colorado Springs area scores 705.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

B+
Violent crimeSafety score 739 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods
B
Property crimeSafety score 646 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works

Crime map of the Colorado Springs area

Map of the Colorado Springs area shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Colorado Springs, CO at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in the Colorado Springs area, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports

What stands out in the Colorado Springs area

One part of Colorado Springs stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in East Colorado Springs, in central Colorado Springs, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.

Reported rapes run high for a B-graded metro area. The Colorado Springs area has 0.84 reported rapes a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a B-graded US metro area, the figure is 0.33.

The safest and most dangerous places in the Colorado Springs area

In the Colorado Springs area, 71% of residents live in areas graded A or B, 11% in areas graded C and 18% in areas graded D or F. Grades across the Colorado Springs area run from A+ to F; 32% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.

A or B 71%C 11%D or F 18%

Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Neighborhoods of Colorado Springs

  1. 1Powers, northeastCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Colorado Springs.A-798
  2. 2Northwest Colorado Springs, northwestAggravated assaults run at less than half the rate in the rest of Colorado Springs.A-784
  3. 3Briargate & Northeast Colorado Springs, northAggravated assaults run at less than half the rate in the rest of Colorado Springs.B+765
  4. 4Central Colorado City & Southwest Colorado Springs, southwestAggravated assaults run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Colorado Springs.C+517
  5. 5West Colorado Springs, westBurglaries run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Colorado Springs.C+511
  6. 6East Colorado Springs, centralThefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Colorado Springs.D+280
  7. 7Southeast Colorado Springs, southAggravated assaults run at more than double the rate in the rest of Colorado Springs.F56

Neighborhood areas of the city of Colorado Springs, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.

Cities and towns in the metro area

Least crime

  1. 1Florissant4,100A+980
  2. 2Divide5,180A+979
  3. 3Lake George1,390A+979
  4. 4Yoder1,230A+975
  5. 5Victor1,180A+973

Most crime

  1. 1Stratmoor6,470B-570
  2. 2Security-Widefield38,300B632
  3. 3Cimarron Hills24,100B642
  4. 4Fountain30,800A-813
  5. 5Canon City25,600A-816

Cities and towns in the Colorado Springs metro area with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.

Across the area, the Woodland Park, Monument, and Woodmoor areas have the least crime and the Fort Carson and Stratmoor areas the most.

Is crime going up in the Colorado Springs area?

Since 2019, reported violent crime in the Colorado Springs area is up 19%, while property crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 4.7 to 5.6 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 28 to 27 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.

Violent crime, change since 2019

Property crime, change since 2019

Colorado Springs areaUnited States

Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across the Colorado Springs area. The charts follow crimes per resident.

Data table
YearViolent, Colorado Springs areaViolent, USProperty, Colorado Springs areaProperty, US
2016-14%+4%-1%+15%
2017-4%+4%-9%+12%
2018+6%+0%-5%+4%
2019+0%+0%+0%+0%
2020+6%+4%-8%-8%
2021+5%+6%-8%-10%
2022+10%+5%-7%-6%
2023+16%+2%+0%-7%
2024+19%-4%-6%-15%

Crime rates and types in the Colorado Springs area

CrimeGrade™ estimates the Colorado Springs area has about 47 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 26% more than the US as a whole and close to Colorado.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft is the most common crime in the Colorado Springs area, about 38% of everything reported, but aggravated assault costs more, because each one does far more harm.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA-450.060.05
RapeC+6470.840.38
RobberyA-4460.580.62
Aggravated assaultB-3,1694.12.6
Simple assaultA3,9935.29.7
Property crime
BurglaryB+3,1614.12.4
TheftB13,73917.913.1
Vehicle theftB3,9285.12.7
ArsonB+1810.240.12
VandalismB6,7418.85.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.

Where and when crime happens in the Colorado Springs area

These figures come from the reports of the police departments across the Colorado Springs area, 2022 to 2024.

In the Colorado Springs area, 56% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 45% of them, against 31% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (56%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theftParking lots and garages (40%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from carsParking lots and garages (45%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismHomes (39%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
RobberyStores and businesses (52%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultHomes (53%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.

How the Colorado Springs area compares with nearby metro areas

Of the 10 metro areas closest to the Colorado Springs area, 7 have less crime. The Provo area and the Omaha area have the least.

Nearby metro areas

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Colorado Springs areaB+705B+B767,800
Denver 59 milesB672B+B-3.00 million
Albuquerque 280 milesB-569B-B-921,500
Provo 379 milesA889AA718,000
Salt Lake City 398 milesB+742A-B1.28 million
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Wichita 411 milesB680BB652,600
Ogden 414 milesA-839AA-653,400
Oklahoma City 462 milesA-784A-A-1.46 million
Omaha 489 milesA851AA-982,100
El Paso 498 milesA-802A-A-874,200
Tulsa 521 milesA-801A-A-1.04 million

Nearest first, with each place's distance from the Colorado Springs area. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with metro areas of similar size and density, the Colorado Springs area has more crime than 86% of them.

Metro areas of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Colorado Springs areaB+705B+B767,800
MadisonA919A+A691,800
PoughkeepsieA902AA704,800
BoiseA901AA811,100
AllentownA894AA873,600
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
ProvoA889AA718,000
WorcesterA-842A-A867,800
OxnardA-809A-A-837,500
CharlestonA-782B+A-834,300
New HavenB+768A-B+867,500
StocktonB-588B-B797,300

Empty homes, transit and night lighting in the Colorado Springs area

One thing sets the Colorado Springs area apart: it has 3.7% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, yet burglary runs higher here than that would suggest.

Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary.3.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 98% of Americans in metro areas
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for the Colorado Springs area: D- (8 of 100).2 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 73% of Americans in metro areas
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.87% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 51% of Americans in metro areas
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.20% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 51% of Americans in metro areas

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of the Colorado Springs area on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more. Its Walk Grade for the Colorado Springs area is D (15 of 100).

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.

What crime costs the Colorado Springs area

Crime costs the Colorado Springs area about $1,649 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 37% more than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $467 million a year.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $1.58 billion a year, or $2,059 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$84 million$109
Rape$39 million$51
Robbery$14 million$18
Aggravated assault$90 million$117
Simple assault$29 million$38
Burglary$28 million$37
Theft$71 million$92
Vehicle theft$60 million$79
Arson$4.3 million$6
Vandalism$48 million$62
Total$467 million$608

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in the Colorado Springs area means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. These figures cover the whole Colorado Springs metro area. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
  • The Colorado Springs Police Department publishes its own crime data

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data

Schools in the Colorado Springs area

Schools in the Colorado Springs area average a SchoolGrade of C+: 39% of students test proficient, against 33% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in the Colorado Springs area on SchoolGrade