Mount Crested Butte, CO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Violent Crime per Capita in Mount Crested Butte

Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Mount Crested Butte residents.

 

Mount Crested Butte, CO Map of Violent Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade
F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$867,596

Cost of Crime™ for Mount Crested Butte, CO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,467 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mount Crested Butte 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 Mount Crested Butte against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Mount Crested Butte sits in the 1st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 1% of cities and behind 99%. The grade covers only Mount Crested Butte's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Mount Crested Butte is 16.47 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 59 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 61 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Mount Crested Butte, CO report the most violent crime, about 6 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mount Crested Butte, CO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Mount Crested Butte is projected at $867,596 for 2025, about $806 per resident and $1,467 per household. That equals 1.2% 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:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 42.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.7%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Mount Crested Butte Compared to Other Cities?

Mount Crested Butte, CO: $806
Aspen, CO: $886
Frederick, CO: $138
Colorado: $319
USA: $258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $806 per resident each year in Mount Crested Butte, which is $548 more than the national average and $487 more than Colorado's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mount Crested Butte:
  • In Aspen, CO, crime costs $886 per person, which is $79 more than in Mount Crested Butte.
  • In Frederick, CO, crime costs $138 per person, which is $668 less than in Mount Crested Butte

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Mount Crested Butte, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Mount Crested Butte
Cost per Mount Crested Butte Resident
Murder
$315,661
$293
Rape/Sexual Assault
$82,418
$77
Robbery
$49,540
$46
Assault
$419,977
$390
Total Cost of Violent Crime
$867,596
$806

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Mount Crested Butte, 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 Mount Crested Butte totals $2,618,585 ($2,434 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,486,181 ($3,240 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Mount Crested Butte, 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 central 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.

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Mount Crested Butte Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
13.59
Robbery
1.464
Rape
1.263
Murder
0.1561
Total Violent Crime
16.47 (F)

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mount Crested Butte 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
B+
B+
B+
C
B-
B-
D+
B+
B+
B-
B-
B-
C
D
D
A
B+
B+
A+
A+
A+
A-
B-
B-
C+
A-
A-
C
C-
C-

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

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