Fort Lyon, CO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Fort Lyon in green. The most dangerous areas in Fort Lyon 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 Fort Lyon, CO Safe from Murder?

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Fort Lyon is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of cities are safer and 7% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fort Lyon's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Fort Lyon is 0.1601 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fort Lyon generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Fort Lyon may be as high as 1 in 5,196 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 11,855 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Fort Lyon, CO: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Fort Lyon has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Fort Lyon's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Fort Lyon 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, Fort Lyon is less safe than the Colorado state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Fort Lyon, CO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Fort Lyon about $259,999 in 2025, or roughly $301 per resident. This is part of Fort Lyon's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Fort Lyon, including every crime type and how Fort Lyon compares to other cities.

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 Fort Lyon's crime maps on the Fort Lyon overall crime page.

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Individual Fort Lyon Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Fort Lyon is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Fort Lyon.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Las Animas, CO	F	F	F	D-
Ninaview, CO	F	D-	F	D-
Hasty, CO	D-	C-	D+	F
North La Junta, CO	D-	F	D	F
Cheraw, CO	D-	F	D-	F
McClave, CO	D-	D+	D+	F
Timpas, CO	F	F	D-	D-
La Junta, CO	F	D-	F	D+
La Junta Gardens, CO	F	D-	F	C
Swink, CO	F	D+	F	D+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Fort Lyon is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Haymakertown, VA	B+	A-	A-	A-
West Park, OH	A-	B+	B+	A
West Brattleboro, VT	D+	C-	C-	B-
Hammondsville, OH	C	B+	B+	C+
Hanna, WY	D+	C+	C+	C
Hardwick, CA	B-	C+	C+	B
Harman Junction, VA	D	D+	D+	D
Harmony Corners, NY	A-	B+	B+	A-
Hartsville, IN	A	A-	A-	B
Harvard Hills, IL	A+	A+	A+	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fort Lyon, CO average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Fort Lyon schools on SchoolGrade

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