Fairfax, Colorado Springs, CO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Fairfax in green. The most dangerous areas in Fairfax are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Fairfax, Colorado Springs, CO Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US neighborhood. Fairfax is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of neighborhoods are safer and 84% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fairfax's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Fairfax is 0.0267 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fairfax generally consider the central part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Fairfax may be as high as 1 in 35,896 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 38,579 in the central part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Fairfax, Colorado Springs, CO: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Fairfax has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Fairfax's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Fairfax to the Colorado state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Fairfax is safer than the Colorado state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Fairfax, Colorado Springs, CO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Fairfax about $238,299 in 2025, or roughly $50 per resident. This is part of Fairfax's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Fairfax, including every crime type and how Fairfax compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Fairfax's crime maps on the Fairfax overall crime page.

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Individual Fairfax Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Fairfax is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Fairfax.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Briargate, Colorado Springs, CO	B-	B+	B	A
Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs, CO	A-	A	A	A-
Northeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO	D	C-	D-	B-
Powers, Colorado Springs, CO	C	B-	C	C+
Flying Horse, Colorado Springs, CO	C-	D-	C-	B-
Northgate, Colorado Springs, CO	C+	C	B-	A-
Black Forest, Colorado Springs, CO	B-	B-	C+	B-
Northwest Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO	B-	A-	B-	A-
East Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO	F	D	F	D+
West Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO	D	C	D	C+

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Fairfax is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Holiday Park, St. Petersburg, FL	B+	A	A	A
Rosewood, Austin, TX	C-	D	D	C+
Roosevelt, Seattle, WA	D-	C+	C+	F
Rockfish, Raeford, NC	A	B+	B+	C+
Riviera-Westchester, Bakersfield, CA	D-	D-	D-	C+
River Oaks, Memphis, TN	D-	C	C	D-
Ridgeway, Stamford, CT	A-	A+	A+	B-
Parkhill, Mobile, AL	B+	C-	C-	D
Park Shore, Naples, FL	A+	B+	B+	A
North Wyoming, Albuquerque, NM	C-	D+	D+	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fairfax, Colorado Springs, CO average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Fairfax schools on SchoolGrade

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