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

Crime per Capita in Morgan

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

 

Morgan, CO Map of Crime Rates
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D-

Overall Crime Grade™

D-
D+
Other Crime Grade
F

$221,411

Cost of Crime™ for Morgan, CO

In 2025, crime will cost $1,764 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Morgan 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 Morgan, CO Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Morgan's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Morgan sits in the 10th percentile, ahead of 10% of cities and behind 90%. The grade covers only Morgan's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Morgan is 48.53 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 37 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Morgan, CO report the most crime, about 5 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Morgan, CO

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Morgan for 2025 is $221,411, about $677 per resident and $1,764 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.5%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Morgan Compared to Other Cities?

Morgan, CO: $677
Breckenridge, CO: $1503
Timnath, CO: $259
Colorado: $704
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Morgan is $677 per year, which is $213 more than the national average and $27 less than Colorado's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Morgan:
  • In Breckenridge, CO, crime costs $1,503 per person, which is $826 more than in Morgan.
  • In Timnath, CO, crime costs $259 per person, which is $419 less than in Morgan

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Morgan for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Morgan
Cost per Morgan Resident
Murder
$44,394
$136
Rape/Sexual Assault
$22,584
$69
Robbery
$5,200
$16
Assault
$39,395
$120
Kidnapping
$6,022
$18
Vehicle Theft
$14,800
$45
Burglary
$12,499
$38
Theft
$19,312
$59
Arson
$2,007
$6
Vandalism
$49,286
$151
Animal Cruelty
$311
$1
Drug Crimes
$4,419
$14
Identity Theft
$1,181
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$221,411
$677

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Morgan, 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 Morgan totals $414,980 ($1,269 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $636,390 ($1,946 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Morgan's 327 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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Morgan 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 Morgan residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
4.195
Robbery
0.5055
Rape
1.139
Murder
0.0722
Total Violent Crime
5.912 (D-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
11.40
Vehicle Theft
2.923
Burglary
4.214
Arson
0.2542
Total Property Crime
18.79 (D+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.3037
Drug Crimes
1.827
Vandalism
21.10
Identity Theft
0.4666
Animal Cruelty
0.1284
Total "Other" Rate
23.82 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
D-
F
D-
F
D-
D-
D-
D+
D+
D
D
C
D
D+
D+
D+
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
D-
F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Morgan is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

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

Considering only the crime rate, Morgan is as safe as 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 Morgan, CO average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Morgan schools on SchoolGrade

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