Fruitdale, Wheat Ridge, CO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US neighborhood. Fruitdale is in the 83rd percentile for safety, meaning 17% of neighborhoods are safer and 83% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fruitdale's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Fruitdale is 0.0272 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fruitdale generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Fruitdale may be as high as 1 in 21,796 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 75,911 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.

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

How Fruitdale's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Fruitdale 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, Fruitdale 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 Fruitdale, Wheat Ridge, CO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Fruitdale about $246,209 in 2025, or roughly $51 per resident. This is part of Fruitdale's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Fruitdale, including every crime type and how Fruitdale 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 Fruitdale's crime maps on the Fruitdale overall crime page.

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Individual Fruitdale Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada, CO	D-	D+	D-	B+
Allendale Area, Arvada, CO	D+	B	D	A+
Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO	D-	D	D-	B
Applewood, Lakewood, CO	D-	C	D-	A-
Northwest Arvada, Arvada, CO	C	B-	C-	A+
Barths, Wheat Ridge, CO	D-	D	F	A-
Ralston Valley, Arvada, CO	C	B+	C	A+
Scenic Heights, Arvada, CO	D+	C	D	A
Eiber, Lakewood, CO	F	D	F	B+
Spivak, Edgewater, CO	F	D-	F	B-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Fruitdale 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
65th Street West, Little Rock, AR	F	F	F	F
Valley View, York, PA	A-	A-	A-	B-
Tuscan Lakes, League City, TX	A	A	A	D+
Boston Road, Springfield, MA	B-	C	C	A+
Woodland Heights, Springfield, MO	D	D-	D-	D
Beat 2535, Chicago, IL	C+	C+	C+	D+
Avondale, Sacramento, CA	B	D	D	C+
Arlington Heights, Riverside, CA	B-	C+	C+	B
Angels Triangle, El Paso, TX	F	D	D	C
Albright, Buffalo, NY	A-	C-	C-	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fruitdale, Wheat Ridge, CO average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Fruitdale schools on SchoolGrade

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