The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Broomfield County, CO
Broomfield County is the city of Broomfield: 76,300 residents · Updated November 2026
Is Broomfield County, CO safe?
Yes, crime in Broomfield County is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Broomfield County sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 55% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Broomfield County run from A to B, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 859 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
55% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Broomfield County as a whole, and 45% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Broomfield County scores 859.
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.
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 Broomfield County, CO at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Broomfield County, 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
What stands out in Broomfield County
Car thefts happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In Broomfield County, 55% of reported car thefts happen in parking lots and garages, against 23% nationally.
Aggravated assaults and simple assaults both run low. In Broomfield County, each runs at less than half the US rate: 0.96 aggravated assaults and 3.8 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 and 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Broomfield County
Every part of Broomfield County where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Broomfield County run from A to B; 65% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Across the county, the northeast side has the least crime and the south side the most.
Is crime going up in Broomfield County?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Broomfield County is up 19% and property crime is down 37%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.3 to 1.5 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 30 to 19 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 12% and property crime fell 19%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Broomfield CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Broomfield County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Broomfield County
Violent, US
Property, Broomfield County
Property, US
2016
-59%
+4%
-18%
+15%
2017
+9%
+4%
-10%
+12%
2018
+3%
+0%
-16%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-16%
+4%
-1%
-8%
2021
-7%
+6%
+4%
-10%
2022
+12%
+5%
-12%
-6%
2023
+34%
+2%
-23%
-7%
2024
+19%
-4%
-37%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Broomfield County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Broomfield County has about 31 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 17% less than the US as a whole and 35% 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Broomfield County is theft, about 47% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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 Broomfield County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Broomfield County, 2022 to 2024.
In Broomfield County, 43% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 60% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (43%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (55%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (60%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Parking lots and garages (44%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (58%)
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 Broomfield County compares with nearby counties
Broomfield County has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest counties.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Broomfield County. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with counties of similar size and density, Broomfield County has more crime than 64% of them.
Empty homes, night lighting and walkability in Broomfield County
One thing sets Broomfield County apart: it has 3.5% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary and arson, yet burglary runs higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.3.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 93% of Americans
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.99% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 80% of Americans
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. 84% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 55% of Americans
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.54 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 78% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 69% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.22% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 60% of Americans
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 Broomfield County
Crime costs Broomfield County about $711 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 41% 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 $46 million a year, or $608 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.4 million
$18
Rape
$1.4 million
$19
Robbery
$480,000
$6
Assault
$4.2 million
$55
Burglary
$1.4 million
$19
Theft
$5.7 million
$74
Vehicle theft
$2.9 million
$38
Arson
$110,000
$1
Vandalism
$3.5 million
$46
Total
$21 million
$276
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 Broomfield County 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
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.
Schools in Broomfield County, CO average a SchoolGrade of A-: 50% of students test proficient, against 45% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Broomfield County on SchoolGrade
