Gunnison County, CO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Gunnison County is in the 5th percentile for safety, meaning 95% of counties are safer and 5% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Gunnison County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Gunnison County is 0.1814 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Gunnison County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Gunnison County may be as high as 1 in 4,107 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,322 in the north part of the county.

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

How Gunnison County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Gunnison County 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, Gunnison County 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 Gunnison County, CO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Gunnison County about $6,026,826 in 2025, or roughly $341 per resident. This is part of Gunnison County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Gunnison County, including every crime type and how Gunnison County compares to other counties.

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 Gunnison County's crime maps on the Gunnison County overall crime page.

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Individual Gunnison County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Chaffee County, CO	D-	D-	D-	D
Delta County, CO	D	C-	D	D+
Montrose County, CO	D	C-	D-	D-
Ouray County, CO	F	F	F	D
Mesa County, CO	D	C-	D-	D+
Custer County, CO	F	D-	F	D
Fremont County, CO	D	D+	D	D+
Teller County, CO	D+	D+	D+	C+
El Paso County, CO	D	C	D	C+
Pueblo County, CO	F	D-	F	D+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Gunnison County is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Coahoma County, MS	C	B+	B+	D
Comerio Municipio, PR	D-	F	F	F
Comanche County, TX	D	C-	C-	D
Colusa County, CA	C-	D	D	B-
Columbia County, AR	F	D-	D-	D-
Colorado County, TX	D	C-	C-	D+
Colonial Heights City, VA	D-	C-	C-	D
Colfax County, NM	D-	D-	D-	D
Colfax County, NE	C-	B-	B-	D+
Coleman County, TX	F	D-	D-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gunnison County, CO average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Gunnison County schools on SchoolGrade

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