Costilla County, CO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$2.22 million

Cost of Crime™ for Costilla County, CO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,544 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Costilla County 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 Costilla County against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Costilla County sits in the 3rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 3% of counties and behind 97%. The grade covers only Costilla County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Costilla County is 10.29 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 87 in the southeast areas to 1 in 154 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Costilla County, CO report the most violent crime, about 14 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Costilla County, CO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Costilla County is projected at $2,224,644 for 2025, about $675 per resident and $1,544 per household. That equals 2.4% 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): 41.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Costilla County Compared to Other Counties?

Costilla County, CO:	$675
Pueblo County, CO:	$404
Douglas County, CO:	$203
Colorado:	$319
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $675 per resident each year in Costilla County, which is $417 more than the national average and $357 more than Colorado's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Costilla County:

In Pueblo County, CO, crime costs $404 per person, which is $271 less than in Costilla County.
In Douglas County, CO, crime costs $203 per person, which is $472 less than in Costilla County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Costilla County	Cost per Costilla County Resident
Murder	$1.12 million	$341
Rape/Sexual Assault	$248,485	$75
Robbery	$175,106	$53
Assault	$678,663	$206
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,224,644	$675

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Costilla County, 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 Costilla County totals $8,888,530 ($2,698 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,113,174 ($3,374 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Costilla County, 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 southwest part of the county 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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Costilla County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.174
Robbery	1.690
Rape	1.244
Murder	0.1813
Total Violent Crime	10.29 (F)

Individual Costilla County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Alamosa County, CO	F	D-	F
Conejos County, CO	D-	D	D-
Huerfano County, CO	F	F	F
Rio Grande County, CO	D-	D-	D-
Las Animas County, CO	F	F	D-
Mineral County, CO	D-	F	D+
Archuleta County, CO	D-	D+	D-
La Plata County, CO	F	D-	F
San Juan County, NM	D	D-	D
Baca County, CO	D	F	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Costilla County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Brown County, NE	D+	C-	C-
Webster County, WV	A-	C+	C+
Webster County, KY	B+	A-	A-
Webster County, GA	B	D+	D+
Wayne County, UT	C-	C-	C-
Wayne County, MO	C-	D+	D+
Wayne County, IA	A-	A+	A+
Watonwan County, MN	C+	C+	C+
Washita County, OK	B-	C	C
Washington County, NC	F	F	F

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

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