Palmer Lake, CO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

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

Which crimes are included?

$668,220

Cost of Crime™ for Palmer Lake, CO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $623 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Palmer Lake 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 Palmer Lake against the average US city, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Palmer Lake sits in the 51st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 51% of cities and behind 49%. The grade covers only Palmer Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Palmer Lake is 2.867 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 310 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 462 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Palmer Lake, CO report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Palmer Lake, CO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Palmer Lake is projected at $668,220 for 2025, about $211 per resident and $623 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): 44.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.7%

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

Palmer Lake, CO:	$211
Aspen, CO:	$886
Frederick, CO:	$138
Colorado:	$319
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $211 per resident each year in Palmer Lake, which is $47 less than the national average and $108 less than Colorado's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Palmer Lake:

In Aspen, CO, crime costs $886 per person, which is $674 more than in Palmer Lake.
In Frederick, CO, crime costs $138 per person, which is $73 less than in Palmer Lake

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Palmer Lake	Cost per Palmer Lake Resident
Murder	$317,804	$101
Rape/Sexual Assault	$174,227	$55
Robbery	$36,661	$12
Assault	$139,528	$44
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$668,220	$211

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Palmer Lake, 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 Palmer Lake totals $2,994,409 ($947 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,662,629 ($1,158 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Palmer Lake, 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 north 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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Palmer Lake Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.536
Robbery	0.3686
Rape	0.9088
Murder	0.0535
Total Violent Crime	2.867 (C+)

Individual Palmer Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Woodmoor, CO	C+	B+	C
Monument, CO	C-	C+	D
Gleneagle, CO	D	B-	D-
Pine Crest, CO	D	D-	D
Larkspur, CO	B-	B-	B-
Air Force Academy, CO	F	D-	F
Woodland Park, CO	D-	D+	D-
Black Forest, CO	D	D	D-
Cascade-Chipita Park, CO	D	C-	D
Green Mountain Falls, CO	D-	D+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Palmer Lake is lower 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
Aspinwall, PA	C+	B-	B-
Hoboken, GA	B-	C	C
Brimfield, MA	C	F	F
Hayti, MO	F	F	F
Clinton Corners, NY	B+	C+	C+
Craigsville, WV	B	C+	C+
Darlington, MD	B+	C-	C-
Taylor, AL	B+	B-	B-
Kirkwood, PA	A+	A	A
Mart, TX	D+	D-	D-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Palmer Lake is safer than the Colorado state average and safer than the national average.

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