Pueblo County, CO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Violent Crime per Capita in Pueblo County

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 Pueblo County residents.

 

Pueblo County, CO Map of Violent Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade
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F
Other Crime Grade
D-

$69.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Pueblo County, CO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $999 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Pueblo 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 D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Pueblo County against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Pueblo County sits in the 10th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 10% of counties and behind 90%. The grade covers only Pueblo County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Pueblo County is 7.008 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 100 in the east areas to 1 in 265 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Pueblo County, CO report the most violent crime, about 211 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 30 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Pueblo County, CO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Pueblo County is projected at $69,408,706 for 2025, about $404 per resident and $999 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): 42.9%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.5%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

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

Pueblo County, CO: $404
Denver County, CO: $402
Douglas County, CO: $203
Colorado: $319
USA: $258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $404 per resident each year in Pueblo County, which is $146 more than the national average and $85 more than Colorado's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Pueblo County:
  • In Denver County, CO, crime costs $402 per person, which is $2 less than in Pueblo County.
  • In Douglas County, CO, crime costs $203 per person, which is $201 less than in Pueblo County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Pueblo County, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Pueblo County
Cost per Pueblo County Resident
Murder
$29.2 million
$170
Rape/Sexual Assault
$10.8 million
$63
Robbery
$4.23 million
$25
Assault
$25.1 million
$146
Total Cost of Violent Crime
$69,408,706
$404

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Pueblo 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 Pueblo County totals $254,078,879 ($1,480 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $323,487,585 ($1,884 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Pueblo 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 northeast 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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Pueblo County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
5.096
Robbery
0.7838
Rape
1.038
Murder
0.0906
Total Violent Crime
7.008 (D-)

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
D+
D
F
D-
F
D-
F
D
F
D-
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
D-
D-
D-
D
D+
C+
F
D-
F
F
F
F

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Pueblo 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
A-
A+
A+
A
A-
A-
C-
D+
D+
B+
A-
A-
B
B-
B-
A
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
D+
B+
B+
D-
D
D
A
B+
B+

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

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