Wheat Ridge, 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?

$10.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Wheat Ridge, CO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $658 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Wheat Ridge 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 Wheat Ridge against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Wheat Ridge sits in the 9th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 9% of cities and behind 91%. The grade covers only Wheat Ridge's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Wheat Ridge is 6.927 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 116 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 202 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Wheat Ridge, CO report the most violent crime, about 44 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 17 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Wheat Ridge, CO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Wheat Ridge is projected at $10,725,930 for 2025, about $313 per resident and $658 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 47.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.5%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Wheat Ridge Compared to Other Cities?

Wheat Ridge, CO:	$313
Aspen, CO:	$886
Frederick, CO:	$138
Colorado:	$319
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $313 per resident each year in Wheat Ridge, which is $55 more than the national average and $6 less than Colorado's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Wheat Ridge:

In Aspen, CO, crime costs $886 per person, which is $573 more than in Wheat Ridge.
In Frederick, CO, crime costs $138 per person, which is $175 less than in Wheat Ridge

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Wheat Ridge	Cost per Wheat Ridge Resident
Murder	$2.59 million	$76
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.41 million	$70
Robbery	$983,727	$29
Assault	$4.74 million	$138
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$10,725,930	$313

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Wheat Ridge, 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 Wheat Ridge totals $30,512,933 ($890 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $41,238,863 ($1,203 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Wheat Ridge, 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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Wheat Ridge Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.817
Robbery	0.9122
Rape	1.157
Murder	0.0403
Total Violent Crime	6.927 (D-)

Individual Wheat Ridge Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mountain View, CO	F	F	F
Edgewater, CO	F	F	F
Applewood, CO	F	D-	F
Arvada, CO	D-	D+	D-
Berkley, CO	F	F	F
Fairmount, CO	C-	C+	C-
Lakewood, CO	F	D	F
West Pleasant View, CO	F	D-	F
Golden, CO	D-	D	D-
North Washington, CO	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Wheat Ridge 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
Lindenhurst, NY	B	C+	C+
South Riding, VA	A	A-	A-
Shelbyville, TN	D	D	D
Paradise Hills, NM	C	D+	D+
Orangevale, CA	D	D	D
Nixa, MO	B-	B-	B-
Montrose, CO	D-	D	D
Milford, OH	B-	B-	B-
Melrose Park, IL	C-	C	C
Alamo, TX	D-	D-	D-

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

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