Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Broomfield, CO Crime Grade
How Broomfield grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Colorado — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Colorado
3/10
vs. Colorado cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Broomfield, CO was 148.5 per 100,000 residents (118 incidents over a population of 79,451). That puts Broomfield Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 65% below the Colorado statewide rate of 420.3.
That ranks Broomfield #1,614 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 57% of them, and #10 of 47 in Colorado. Violent crime is down 1% year over year and up 25% over the last five years.
Broomfield, CO crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Colorado Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 148.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,614 of 3,771
- CO rank
- #10 of 47
- Safer than
- 57% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 1%
- 5-year change
- up 25%
- Population
- 79,451
- Reporting agency
- Broomfield Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Broomfield Police Department (FBI ORI CO0640100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Broomfield, CO
Also known as
- Zangs Spur
- City of Broomfield
- Broomfield Heights
History
Incorporated as a city in 1961, in Jefferson County, Adams County, Weld County and Boulder County; re-established as Broomfield County, November 15, 2001.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Broomfield (red), Colorado (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Broomfield vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 119.1(87) | 139.2(106) | 167.4(129) | 150.7(118) | 148.5(118) |
| Murder | 2.7(2) | 3.9(3) | 1.3(1) | 1.3(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 24.6(18) | 31.5(24) | 38.9(30) | 33.2(26) | 30.2(24) |
| Robbery | 42.4(31) | 17.1(13) | 19.5(15) | 20.4(16) | 13.8(11) |
| Aggravated assault | 49.3(36) | 86.7(66) | 107.7(83) | 95.8(75) | 104.5(83) |
| Property crime | 3188.4(2,330) | 2601.9(1,981) | 2306.9(1,778) | 1868.6(1,463) | 1492.7(1,186) |
| Burglary | 336.6(246) | 262.7(200) | 241.3(186) | 203.1(159) | 161.1(128) |
| Larceny | 2352.3(1,719) | 1871.6(1,425) | 1710.1(1,318) | 1416.5(1,109) | 1154.2(917) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 492.6(360) | 462.3(352) | 341.2(263) | 242.7(190) | 171.2(136) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Broomfield, CO Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Broomfield Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Broomfield calculated?
- Broomfield's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Colorado state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Colorado cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Broomfield Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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