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Crime

There are 4 contributing measures within Crime. Click here to learn about these measures.

Crime

There are 4 contributing measures within Crime. Click here to learn about these measures.

An index measure comprised of the following: 

  1. Violent Crime: Measures the violent crime rate of Unincorporated  Arapahoe County against the average violent crime rate of the following 8 agencies:  Adams County, Jefferson County, Douglas County, Littleton, Englewood, Centennial, Aurora, Denver. Violent Crime refers to the following: murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assaults. 
  2. Burglary:  Measures the burglary rate of Unincorporated Arapahoe County against the average violent crime rate of the following 8 agencies:  Adams County, Jefferson County, Douglas County, Littleton, Englewood, Centennial, Aurora, Denver.
  3. Larceny:  Measures the larceny rate of Unincorporated Arapahoe County against the average violent crime rate of the following 8 agencies:  Adams County, Jefferson County, Douglas County, Littleton, Englewood, Centennial, Aurora, Denver.
  4. Motor Vehicle Theft:  Measures the motor vehicle theft rate of Unincorporated Arapahoe County against the average rate of the following 8 agencies:  Adams County, Jefferson County, Douglas County, Littleton, Englewood, Centennial, Aurora, Denver. 

Provides an assessment of  crime rates of unincorporated Arapahoe County against the crime rates of surrounding jurisdictions.

Medium - While some factors are out of the County's control,  Arapahoe County can respond by hiring more officers and/or expanding its community policing efforts.

The Crime measure met its target for 2022.. Data for the Crime measure is 6 months in arears. Therefore, 2023 data will not be available until Q3 2024. Please review each individual measure component for an analysis of the data for 2022.

Legend: Meeting or exceeding target | Close to target | Below target | Data Pending

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