Aspen, CO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$7.30 million

Cost of Crime™ for Aspen, CO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,506 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Aspen with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Aspen against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Aspen sits in the 2nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 2% of cities and behind 98%. The grade covers only Aspen's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Aspen is 13.19 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 44 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 146 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Aspen, CO report the most violent crime, about 25 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Aspen, CO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Aspen is projected at $7,301,170 for 2025, about $886 per resident and $1,506 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 40.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Aspen Compared to Other Cities?

Aspen, CO:	$886
Breckenridge, CO:	$874
Frederick, CO:	$138
Colorado:	$319
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $886 per resident each year in Aspen, which is $627 more than the national average and $567 more than Colorado's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Aspen:

In Breckenridge, CO, crime costs $874 per person, which is $11 less than in Aspen.
In Frederick, CO, crime costs $138 per person, which is $748 less than in Aspen

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Aspen, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Aspen	Cost per Aspen Resident
Murder	$3.88 million	$471
Rape/Sexual Assault	$592,471	$72
Robbery	$468,302	$57
Assault	$2.36 million	$286
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$7,301,170	$886

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Aspen, CO

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Aspen totals $29,393,956 ($3,565 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $36,695,126 ($4,451 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Aspen, CO, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southeast part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Aspen, CO at ISP Reports.

Aspen Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Aspen residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	9.948
Robbery	1.806
Rape	1.185
Murder	0.2507
Total Violent Crime	13.19 (F)

Individual Aspen Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Snowmass Village, CO	F	F	F
Woody Creek, CO	F	F	F
Nast, CO	F	F	F
Snowmass, CO	F	D-	F
Meredith, CO	F	F	F
Ruedi, CO	F	D-	F
Norrie, CO	F	D-	F
Basalt, CO	D-	D-	D-
Emma, CO	F	F	F
El Jebel, CO	F	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Aspen is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
St. Augustine Beach, FL	A+	A	A
Hinckley, OH	A+	A	A
Hohenwald, TN	D	D-	D-
Crestwood Village, NJ	A	B	B
Spotswood, NJ	A-	A+	A+
Springs, NY	B+	C+	C+
Cos Cob, CT	B	A+	A+
Corry, PA	C-	D-	D-
Howard City, MI	A	B-	B-
Hilliard, FL	A-	A+	A+

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

About the Data

CrimeGrade.org provides highly detailed and accurate crime data, used by insurance companies, home security firms, and other industries. Our data is available for licensing—learn more about our USA crime data and licensing.

Crime By Zip Code Download

Our proprietary data is available for download by zip code or by state in a CSV Flat File. Please visit our download page for pricing and terms.

Download CSV

Home Security

A crime occurs on average every 11 hours 57 minutes in Aspen. Want to protect your home?

Home Security Companies in Aspen, CO

All maps and statistics above are projections, not certainties, and provided without guarantee free of charge. Verify all info before making any decisions based on the data.