Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Golden, CO Crime Grade
How Golden 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Colorado
2/10
vs. Colorado cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Golden, CO was 129.4 per 100,000 residents (26 incidents over a population of 20,091). That puts Golden 60% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 69% below the Colorado statewide rate of 420.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Golden (red), Colorado (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Golden 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 | 229.3(47) | 219.0(43) | 151.2(31) | 118.9(24) | 129.4(26) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 9.8(2) | 15.3(3) | 9.8(2) | 5.0(1) | 14.9(3) |
| Robbery | 9.8(2) | 15.3(3) | 24.4(5) | 14.9(3) | 19.9(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 209.8(43) | 188.4(37) | 117.1(24) | 99.0(20) | 94.6(19) |
| Property crime | 3590.6(736) | 4109.4(807) | 2717.2(557) | 2421.6(489) | 2165.1(435) |
| Burglary | 414.7(85) | 575.4(113) | 253.7(52) | 252.6(51) | 283.7(57) |
| Larceny | 2541.7(521) | 2989.1(587) | 2107.4(432) | 1842.2(372) | 1707.2(343) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 595.2(122) | 514.3(101) | 336.6(69) | 302.1(61) | 169.2(34) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Golden's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Colorado cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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