Fountain, CO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Fountain is in the 22nd percentile for safety, meaning 78% of cities are safer and 22% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fountain's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Fountain is 0.0962 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fountain generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Fountain may be as high as 1 in 8,059 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 12,808 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Fountain, CO: about 1 per year. The northeast part of Fountain has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Fountain's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Fountain 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, Fountain 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 Fountain, CO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Fountain about $5,633,365 in 2025, or roughly $181 per resident. This is part of Fountain's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Fountain, including every crime type and how Fountain 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 Fountain's crime maps on the Fountain overall crime page.

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Individual Fountain Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Security-Widefield, CO	C	C	C	D+
Fort Carson, CO	D	D-	D+	B+
Stratmoor, CO	F	D-	F	D+
Ivywild, CO	C-	C+	C-	A-
Cimarron Hills, CO	D+	C	D+	C+
Colorado Springs, CO	D-	D+	D-	C
Midway, CO	C-	C+	D+	D-
Manitou Springs, CO	F	D-	F	C+
Ellicott, CO	D+	B-	D+	B+
Pinon, CO	F	D-	F	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Fountain 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
Aubrey, TX	B+	B+	B+	C+
Buenaventura Lakes, FL	B+	B	B	B+
Batavia, OH	C+	B-	B-	A-
Beltsville, MD	C+	C	C	F
Nutley, NJ	B+	A	A	B+
Newtown, PA	A	A+	A+	A-
O'Fallon, IL	A	A	A	B
Oak Ridge, TN	D	C-	C-	D+
Oakdale, CA	C	D	D	B
Oakleaf Plantation, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+

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

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