Steamboat Springs, CO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$9.38 million

Cost of Crime™ for Steamboat Springs, CO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,228 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Steamboat Springs 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 Steamboat Springs against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Steamboat Springs sits in the 10th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 10% of cities and behind 90%. The grade covers only Steamboat Springs's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Steamboat Springs is 6.585 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 117 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 217 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Steamboat Springs, CO report the most violent crime, about 31 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Steamboat Springs, CO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Steamboat Springs is projected at $9,384,990 for 2025, about $533 per resident and $1,228 per household. That equals 0.8% 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): 41.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.7%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Steamboat Springs Compared to Other Cities?

Steamboat Springs, CO:	$533
Aspen, CO:	$886
Frederick, CO:	$138
Colorado:	$319
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $533 per resident each year in Steamboat Springs, which is $274 more than the national average and $214 more than Colorado's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Steamboat Springs:

In Aspen, CO, crime costs $886 per person, which is $353 more than in Steamboat Springs.
In Frederick, CO, crime costs $138 per person, which is $395 less than in Steamboat Springs

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Steamboat Springs	Cost per Steamboat Springs Resident
Murder	$5.35 million	$303
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.37 million	$78
Robbery	$788,244	$45
Assault	$1.88 million	$107
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$9,384,990	$533

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Steamboat Springs, 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 Steamboat Springs totals $42,853,881 ($2,433 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $52,238,871 ($2,965 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Steamboat Springs, 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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Steamboat Springs Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.720
Robbery	1.422
Rape	1.281
Murder	0.1615
Total Violent Crime	6.585 (D-)

Individual Steamboat Springs Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Steamboat Springs is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Steamboat Springs.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Oak Creek, CO	D+	C-	D
Coalmont, CO	F	F	F
Phippsburg, CO	D	D-	D-
Clark, CO	F	D	F
Hayden, CO	D	C-	D-
Yampa, CO	F	F	F
Glendevey, CO	F	F	F
Toponas, CO	F	D-	F
Walden, CO	F	D-	D-
Radium, CO	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Steamboat Springs 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
Brookshire, TX	C-	B-	B-
Senoia, GA	A+	B	B
Scottsbluff, NE	D-	D+	D+
Scotts Valley, CA	C	D+	D+
Fort Carson, CO	D	D-	D-
Calera, AL	B	B+	B+
Cadillac, MI	C+	D+	D+
Burke Centre, VA	A	A+	A+
Bryant, AR	C-	D	D
Broussard, LA	D+	D	D

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

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