The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Avon, CO

Avon is a town of 10,400 in Eagle County · Updated November 2026

Is Avon, CO safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Avon: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 67% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map below.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 902 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

67% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Avon as a whole, and 33% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Avon scores 902.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 909 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 889 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Avon

Map of Avon shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Avon, CO at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Avon, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


The safest and least safe parts of Avon

Every part of Avon where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Avon run from A+ to A-; every part of Avon has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.

A or B 100%

Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Within Avon, the southeast side has the least crime and the center the most.


Crime rates and types in Avon

CrimeGrade™ estimates Avon has about 30 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 19% less than the US as a whole and 36% less than Colorado.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft is the most common crime in Avon, about 52% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.010.05
RapeA-40.380.38
RobberyA+20.190.62
AssaultA787.512.3
Property crime
BurglaryA111.02.4
TheftA-16315.713.1
Vehicle theftA+50.472.7
ArsonA+under 10.060.12
VandalismA504.85.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when crime happens in Avon

Avon has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
VandalismHomes (35%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Avon compares with nearby cities

Avon has the most crime of its 4 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
AvonA902AA10,400
Edwards 4 milesA+967A+A+10,600
Minturn 5 milesA+972A+A+1,640
Vail 8 milesA913A+A4,660
Eagle 16 milesA+957A+A+8,540

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Avon. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Avon is safer than 65% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
AvonA902AA10,400
East Grand Forks, MNA+970A+A+10,400
Clarendon Hills, ILA+927A+A10,400
Lincoln University, PAA921AA+10,400
Hornell, NYA913A+A10,400
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Monongahela, PAA901AA+10,400
Orange Cove, CAA-786A-A-10,400
Guanica, PRB+766BA10,400
Wapato, WAB674B+C+10,400
Yorkshire, VAB673BB+10,400
Elfers, FLB622C+A-10,400

Shops, jobs and walkability in Avon

Two things set Avon apart: it has 22.2 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 113 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.

Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.22.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 98% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.113 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 97% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 78% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 54% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.14.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 95% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.38% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 91% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 77% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Avon on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What crime costs Avon

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Avon about $737 a year per household, 39% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $8.4 million a year, or $809 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$290,000$28
Rape$240,000$23
Robbery$63,000$6
Assault$980,000$94
Burglary$98,000$9
Theft$840,000$80
Vehicle theft$75,000$7
Arson$14,000$1
Vandalism$360,000$34
Total$3.0 million$284

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Avon means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Avon

Schools in Avon, CO average a SchoolGrade of C-: 33% of students test proficient, against 32% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Avon on SchoolGrade