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

Crime per Capita in West Vail

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

 

West Vail, CO Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$271,516

Cost of Crime™ for West Vail, CO

In 2025, crime will cost $3,841 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Vail 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 West Vail, CO Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where West Vail's combined rate is much higher than the norm. West Vail sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of cities and behind 99%. The grade covers only West Vail's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in West Vail is 109.7 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 3 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 15 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of West Vail, CO report the most crime, about 18 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Vail, CO

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in West Vail for 2025 is $271,516, about $1,392 per resident and $3,841 per household. That equals 1.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.2%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in West Vail Compared to Other Cities?

West Vail, CO: $1392
Breckenridge, CO: $1503
Timnath, CO: $259
Colorado: $704
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in West Vail is $1,392 per year, which is $928 more than the national average and $689 more than Colorado's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Vail:
  • In Breckenridge, CO, crime costs $1,503 per person, which is $110 more than in West Vail.
  • In Timnath, CO, crime costs $259 per person, which is $1,134 less than in West Vail

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of West Vail for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to West Vail
Cost per West Vail Resident
Murder
$69,926
$359
Rape/Sexual Assault
$13,471
$69
Robbery
$12,356
$63
Assault
$40,083
$206
Kidnapping
$1,781
$9
Vehicle Theft
$24,842
$127
Burglary
$8,647
$44
Theft
$56,151
$288
Arson
$1,949
$10
Vandalism
$32,890
$169
Animal Cruelty
$225
$1
Drug Crimes
$2,256
$12
Identity Theft
$6,937
$36
Total Cost of Crime
$271,516
$1,392

The Intangible Cost of Crime in West Vail, 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 West Vail totals $544,458 ($2,792 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $815,974 ($4,184 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 West Vail's 195 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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West Vail 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 West Vail residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
7.157
Robbery
2.014
Rape
1.139
Murder
0.1908
Total Violent Crime
10.50 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
55.60
Vehicle Theft
8.227
Burglary
4.889
Arson
0.4139
Total Property Crime
69.13 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1507
Drug Crimes
1.564
Vandalism
23.61
Identity Theft
4.596
Animal Cruelty
0.1561
Total "Other" Rate
30.08 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Vail 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
D+
D+
A+
B+
B+
A+
A+
A+
A-
A
A
C+
C-
C-
D-
F
F
D
C-
C-
C
C+
C+
C-
D+
D+
A+
A+
A+

Considering only the crime rate, West Vail 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 West Vail, CO average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See West Vail schools on SchoolGrade

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