Wheat Ridge, CO Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of robbery is much higher than the average US city. Wheat Ridge is in the 13th percentile for safety, meaning 87% of cities are safer and 13% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wheat Ridge's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Wheat Ridge is 0.9122 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wheat Ridge generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Wheat Ridge may be as high as 1 in 905 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,479 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the north parts of Wheat Ridge, CO: about 6 per year. The northeast part of Wheat Ridge has fewer cases of robbery with only 2 in a typical year.

How Wheat Ridge's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Wheat Ridge 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 robbery rate, Wheat Ridge 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 Robbery in Wheat Ridge, CO

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Wheat Ridge about $983,727 in 2025, or roughly $29 per resident. This is part of Wheat Ridge's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wheat Ridge, including every crime type and how Wheat Ridge compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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 Wheat Ridge's crime maps on the Wheat Ridge overall crime page.

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Individual Wheat Ridge Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Wheat Ridge is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Wheat Ridge.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Mountain View, CO	F	F	F	D-
Edgewater, CO	F	F	F	D-
Applewood, CO	F	D-	F	F
Arvada, CO	D-	D+	D-	D+
Berkley, CO	F	F	F	D-
Fairmount, CO	C-	C+	C-	C
Lakewood, CO	F	D	F	D
West Pleasant View, CO	F	D-	F	D
Golden, CO	D-	D	D-	D+
North Washington, CO	F	F	F	F

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Wheat Ridge is higher versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Lindenhurst, NY	B	C+	C+	D-
South Riding, VA	A	A-	A-	A
Shelbyville, TN	D	D	D	C-
Paradise Hills, NM	C	D+	D+	D-
Orangevale, CA	D	D	D	D-
Nixa, MO	B-	B-	B-	B+
Montrose, CO	D-	D	D	D-
Milford, OH	B-	B-	B-	B
Melrose Park, IL	C-	C	C	D-
Alamo, TX	D-	D-	D-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wheat Ridge, CO average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Wheat Ridge schools on SchoolGrade

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