The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Steamboat Springs, CO
Steamboat Springs is a city of 17,500 in Routt County · Updated November 2026
Is Steamboat Springs, CO safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Steamboat Springs has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 79% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map below.
A+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 933 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
79% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Steamboat Springs as a whole, and 21% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Steamboat Springs scores 933.
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 Steamboat Springs, CO at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Steamboat Springs, 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 Steamboat Springs
Crime per resident runs higher than the grade. Steamboat Springs draws many workers, shoppers and visitors: it has 77 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Crimes against them are counted against the few who live here, so crime per resident looks higher than the CrimeGrade™ suggests. The CrimeGrade™ counts everyone who spends time here.
The safest and least safe parts of Steamboat Springs
Every part of Steamboat Springs where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Steamboat Springs run from A+ to A-; 99% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
100%
A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Steamboat Springs, the northwest side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in Steamboat Springs?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Steamboat Springs is up 52% and property crime is down 31%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.1 to 3.2 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 18 to 13 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Steamboat SpringsUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Steamboat Springs. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Steamboat Springs
Violent, US
Property, Steamboat Springs
Property, US
2016
+14%
+4%
+28%
+15%
2017
-17%
+4%
+23%
+12%
2018
-46%
+0%
+9%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-22%
+4%
-22%
-8%
2021
+55%
+6%
-22%
-10%
2022
+13%
+5%
-15%
-6%
2023
+56%
+2%
-36%
-7%
2024
+52%
-4%
-31%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Steamboat Springs
CrimeGrade™ estimates Steamboat Springs has about 29 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 23% less than the US as a whole and 40% 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.
Assault is the most common crime in Steamboat Springs, about 37% of everything reported, and it also accounts for 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 Steamboat Springs
Steamboat Springs has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Steamboat Springs, 55% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 50% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (55%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (50%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (40%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (59%)
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 Steamboat Springs compares with nearby cities
Steamboat Springs has the most crime of its 2 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Steamboat Springs. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Steamboat Springs is safer than 69% of them.
Shops, empty homes and walkability in Steamboat Springs
Two things set Steamboat Springs apart: it has 26.6 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 14.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.26.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 99% of US city residents
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
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. 84% 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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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.77 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 91% 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.57% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 84% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Steamboat Springs: D- (12 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
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 Steamboat Springs
Crime costs Steamboat Springs about $785 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 35% 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 $19 million a year, or $1,069 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$980,000
$56
Rape
$480,000
$27
Robbery
$51,000
$3
Assault
$2.1 million
$123
Burglary
$220,000
$13
Theft
$800,000
$46
Vehicle theft
$130,000
$7
Arson
$44,000
$2
Vandalism
$820,000
$47
Total
$5.7 million
$323
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 Steamboat Springs 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 Steamboat Springs, CO average a SchoolGrade of A-: 48% of students test proficient, against 39% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Steamboat Springs on SchoolGrade
