Bear Creek, Lakewood, CO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	C

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$1.86 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bear Creek, Lakewood, CO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $429 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bear Creek 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 C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bear Creek against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Bear Creek sits in the 45th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 45% of neighborhoods and behind 55%. The grade covers only Bear Creek's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Bear Creek is 4.751 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 170 in the east areas to 1 in 334 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Bear Creek, Lakewood, CO report the most violent crime, about 11 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bear Creek, Lakewood, CO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bear Creek is projected at $1,858,621 for 2025, about $202 per resident and $429 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 50.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Bear Creek Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Bear Creek, Lakewood, CO:	$202
Lodo, Denver, CO:	$1053
Briargate, Colorado Springs, C:	$156
Colorado:	$319
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $202 per resident each year in Bear Creek, which is $56 less than the national average and $116 less than Lakewood's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Bear Creek:

In Lodo, Denver, CO, crime costs $1,053 per person, which is $851 more than in Bear Creek.
In Briargate, Colorado Springs, C, crime costs $156 per person, which is $46 less than in Bear Creek

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Bear Creek	Cost per Bear Creek Resident
Murder	$293,395	$32
Rape/Sexual Assault	$574,652	$63
Robbery	$161,977	$18
Assault	$828,597	$90
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,858,621	$202

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bear Creek, Lakewood, 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 Bear Creek totals $5,011,656 ($546 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,870,277 ($748 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bear Creek, Lakewood, 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 east part of the neighborhood 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.

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Bear Creek Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.142
Robbery	0.5607
Rape	1.032
Murder	0.0170
Total Violent Crime	4.751 (C)

Individual Bear Creek Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Bear Creek is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Bear Creek.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Marston, Littleton, CO	C	C+	C-
Kendrick Lake, Lakewood, CO	D+	C	D+
Friendly Hills, Dakota Ridge, CO	B-	B-	C+
Lasley, Lakewood, CO	D	C-	D-
Green Mountain, Lakewood, CO	C	B-	C
Southwestern Denver, Denver, CO	D	D+	D
Glennon Heights, Lakewood, CO	D+	C-	D+
Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge, CO	B-	B+	B-
Harvey Park, Denver, CO	D+	D+	D
Foothills, Lakewood, CO	D	C-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Bear Creek is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Chelsea, Atlantic City, NJ	C+	C	C
Charlotte, Rochester, NY	C+	D+	D+
Foothills, Fortuna Foothills, AZ	B	B-	B-
Mount Washington, Los Angeles, CA	B	C+	C+
North Indian Trail, Spokane, WA	A-	A+	A+
Downtown Columbia, Columbia, SC	D-	D-	D-
South Park, Beaumont, TX	D-	D-	D-
Coronado, El Paso, TX	C-	C	C
Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA	B+	B+	B+
The Paseos, Las Vegas, NV	A+	A+	A+

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

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