Scenic Heights, Arvada, CO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Scenic Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Scenic Heights 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 Scenic Heights, Arvada, CO Safe?

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US neighborhood. Scenic Heights is in the 90th percentile for safety, meaning 10% of neighborhoods are safer and 90% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Scenic Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Scenic Heights is 0.0198 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Scenic Heights generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Scenic Heights may be as high as 1 in 26,456 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 197,214 in the northeast part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southeast parts of Scenic Heights, Arvada, CO: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Scenic Heights has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Scenic Heights, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the southeast part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Scenic Heights residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Scenic Heights has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Scenic Heights has 1, have the same problem. Of Scenic Heights’s 6,772 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Scenic Heights Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Scenic Heights residents in a standard year.

Individual Scenic Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lamar Heights Area, Arvada, CO	D+	C	D+	A-
Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada, CO	D-	D+	D-	B+
Allendale Area, Arvada, CO	D+	B	D	A+
Northwest Arvada, Arvada, CO	C	B-	C-	A+
South Westminster, Westminster, CO	D-	D+	D-	C+
Ralston Valley, Arvada, CO	C	B+	C	A+
Barths, Wheat Ridge, CO	D-	D	F	A-
Fruitdale, Wheat Ridge, CO	D-	C-	D-	A-
Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO	D-	D	D-	B
Kings Mill, Broomfield, CO	C-	C+	C	A

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Scenic Heights is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Woodlawn Lake, San Antonio, TX	F	D+	D+	B+
Villa Fontana, Carolina, PR	D+	C	C	F
West Augusta, Augusta, GA	B	B	B	D
West End, Alameda, CA	C-	D	D	D-
Westwood-San Francisco, Napa, CA	C+	D+	D+	A+
Wood Streets, Riverside, CA	C+	C+	C+	B-
Woodland Hills, Cleveland, OH	F	F	F	F
Central Oak Park, St. Petersburg, FL	A-	B	B	B+
Central Business District, Newark, NJ	D-	D-	D-	C
Cattleman Square, San Antonio, TX	F	F	F	A

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Scenic Heights, Arvada, CO average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Scenic Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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