The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Huerfano County, CO: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Huerfano County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Huerfano County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Huerfano County, CO Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$8.46 million

Cost of Crime™ for Huerfano County, CO

In 2025, crime will cost $2,907 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Huerfano County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Huerfano County, CO Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Huerfano County's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Huerfano County sits in the 2nd percentile, ahead of 2% of counties and behind 98%. The grade covers only Huerfano County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Huerfano County is 79.76 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 11 in the east areas to 1 in 17 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Huerfano County, CO report the most crime, about 242 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Huerfano County, CO

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Huerfano County for 2025 is $8,463,864, about $1,173 per resident and $2,907 per household. That equals 3.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.6%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.7%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Huerfano County Compared to Other Counties?

Huerfano County, CO: $1173
Denver County, CO: $896
Douglas County, CO: $443
Colorado: $704
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Huerfano County is $1,173 per year, which is $709 more than the national average and $469 more than Colorado's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Huerfano County:
  • In Denver County, CO, crime costs $896 per person, which is $277 less than in Huerfano County.
  • In Douglas County, CO, crime costs $443 per person, which is $731 less than in Huerfano County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Huerfano County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Huerfano County
Cost per Huerfano County Resident
Murder
$2.03 million
$281
Rape/Sexual Assault
$511,380
$71
Robbery
$467,687
$65
Assault
$1.95 million
$271
Kidnapping
$145,670
$20
Vehicle Theft
$448,340
$62
Burglary
$425,340
$59
Theft
$1.27 million
$176
Arson
$56,427
$8
Vandalism
$630,862
$87
Animal Cruelty
$13,598
$2
Drug Crimes
$195,539
$27
Identity Theft
$314,514
$44
Total Cost of Crime
$8,463,864
$1,173

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Huerfano County, CO

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Huerfano County totals $16,658,527 ($2,309 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $25,122,391 ($3,482 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Huerfano County has 6, do the same, and of Huerfano County's 7,215 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Huerfano County Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
9.428
Robbery
2.061
Rape
1.169
Murder
0.1498
Total Violent Crime
12.81 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
33.99
Vehicle Theft
4.013
Burglary
6.500
Arson
0.3239
Total Property Crime
44.83 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.3330
Drug Crimes
3.664
Vandalism
12.24
Identity Theft
5.632
Animal Cruelty
0.2548
Total "Other" Rate
22.12 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
D-
F
F
F
F
D-
F
F
D-
F
F
F
F
D-
D
D-
D-
F
D
F
D-
F
D-
D-
D-
F
F
F

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Huerfano County is higher versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
F
C
C
C
F
D-
D-
C+
F
F
D-
C-
C-
B+
A
A
D-
F
F
D-
F
F
F
D-
D-
A-
B+
B+

Considering only the crime rate, Huerfano County is less safe than the Colorado state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Huerfano County, CO average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Huerfano County schools on SchoolGrade

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