Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

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

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$1.38 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $745 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bel Aire 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 D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bel Aire against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. Bel Aire sits in the 17th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 17% of neighborhoods and behind 83%. The grade covers only Bel Aire's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Bel Aire is 8.092 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 110 in the northwest areas to 1 in 131 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO report the most violent crime, about 7 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bel Aire is projected at $1,378,876 for 2025, about $362 per resident and $745 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 46.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Bel Aire Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO:	$362
Lodo, Denver, CO:	$1053
Briargate, Colorado Springs, C:	$156
Colorado:	$319
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $362 per resident each year in Bel Aire, which is $103 more than the national average and $43 more than Wheat Ridge's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Bel Aire:

In Lodo, Denver, CO, crime costs $1,053 per person, which is $692 more than in Bel Aire.
In Briargate, Colorado Springs, C, crime costs $156 per person, which is $205 less than in Bel Aire

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Bel Aire	Cost per Bel Aire Resident
Murder	$343,307	$90
Rape/Sexual Assault	$272,921	$72
Robbery	$124,074	$33
Assault	$638,574	$167
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,378,876	$362

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, 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 Bel Aire totals $3,819,083 ($1,001 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,197,960 ($1,363 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, 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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Bel Aire Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.830
Robbery	1.034
Rape	1.180
Murder	0.0479
Total Violent Crime	8.092 (D)

Individual Bel Aire Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Barths, Wheat Ridge, CO	D-	D	F
Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada, CO	D-	D+	D-
Fruitdale, Wheat Ridge, CO	D-	C-	D-
Spivak, Edgewater, CO	F	D-	F
Eiber, Lakewood, CO	F	D	F
Molholm Two Creeks, Edgewater, CO	F	D-	F
Applewood, Lakewood, CO	D-	C	D-
Allendale Area, Arvada, CO	D+	B	D
Berkeley, Denver, CO	D-	D+	D-
West Highland, Denver, CO	D	D+	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Bel Aire is higher 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
South Side, Sandusky, OH	C	B-	B-
Downtown Nashua, Nashua, NH	C-	A-	A-
Duval, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A-	A-
Wellshire, Denver, CO	C	B-	B-
Wildes Corner, Warwick, RI	A	A+	A+
Troutman Park, Fort Collins, CO	D-	C+	C+
Twin Rivers Beach, Providence, RI	A+	A+	A+
Stablewood-Valley Hi North-Houston, Cypress, TX	A+	A	A
College View, Starkville, MS	A	A+	A+
Flying Horse, Colorado Springs, CO	C-	D-	D-

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

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