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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 2021. Data for the Crime measure is 18 months in arears. Therefore, 2022 data will not be available until Q3 2023. Please review each individual measure component for an analysis of the data for 2021.

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

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