CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Fort Collins Police Department

Crime in Fort Collins, CO

The violent crime rate in Fort Collins is 242 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 45% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −23% compared with the previous 12 months.

Downtown Fort Collins, Colorado.
Photo: Citycommunications, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

242 per 100,000 residents, per year

415 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−23% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,491 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,552 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−24% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,733 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,967 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 171,159, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Fort Collins sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

242

Fort Collins has the 205th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 97 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Fort Collins; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Clearwater, FL248200
Cedar Rapids, IA247201
Hernando County, FL (Sheriff)245202
Charleston, SC245203
Columbia County, FL (Sheriff)244204
Fort Collins, CO242205
St. Mary's County, MD (Sheriff)242206
Norman, OK239207
Hampton, VA239208
Thornton, CO235209
Marion County, FL (Sheriff)235210

The places closest to Fort Collins in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Fort Collins crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Fort Collins Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Fort Collins and the 6 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Fort Collins, 7 have a higher violent crime rate and 1 a lower one. The closest is Cheyenne, WY, 43 miles away.

Fort Collins and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Fort Collins, CO242
Cheyenne, WY27043 mi
Thornton, CO23544 mi
Denver, CO79355 mi
Lakewood, CO59059 mi
Aurora, CO71161 mi
Colorado Springs, CO657117 mi
Casper, WY327172 mi
Rapid City, SD740261 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 34 reported20−28% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 3 reported1.8no change vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,678 reported980−17% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 397 reported232−39% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 296 reported173−24% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 160 reported93−42% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent3420—−28%
HomicideViolent31.8—no change
TheftProperty1,678980—−17%
Theft from vehiclesProperty397232—−39%
BurglaryProperty296173—−24%
Vehicle theftProperty16093—−42%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Fort Collins Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (127th highest rate of 155), robbery (129th highest rate of 152) and burglary (91st highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −23%

020406080AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul2549
Violent crimes per month in Fort Collins, CO, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 202544Aug 202439
Sep 202551Sep 202437
Oct 202529Oct 202454
Nov 202529Nov 202452
Dec 202524Dec 202443
Jan 202628Jan 202525
Feb 202640Feb 202547
Mar 202627Mar 202562
Apr 202636Apr 202542
May 202645May 202543
Jun 202637Jun 202549
Jul 202625Jul 202549

Homicides 3 vs. 3

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Homicides per month in Fort Collins, CO, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20250Aug 20241
Sep 20251Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20251Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20261Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20252
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20250

1 in 2026 through July, 2 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Fort Collins, CO
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026251110
Jun 2026371760
May 2026451770
Apr 2026362120
Mar 2026271931
Feb 2026401780
Jan 2026281990
Dec 2025242601
Nov 2025292780
Oct 2025292400
Sep 2025512291
Aug 2025442990
Jul 2025492650
Jun 2025492700
May 2025432530
Apr 2025422532
Mar 2025622240
Feb 2025472310
Jan 2025252320
Dec 2024432780
Nov 2024522750
Oct 2024543320
Sep 2024373830
Aug 2024393791
Jul 2024373690
Jun 2024303480
May 2024423440
Apr 2024332240
Mar 2024332901
Feb 2024342260
Jan 2024402661
Dec 2023263570
Nov 2023443250
Oct 2023463250
Sep 2023423740
Aug 2023544050

How Fort Collins compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
11Springfield, MO1,2303,601170,958Jul 2026
18Shreveport, LA1,0453,299174,114Jul 2026
105Killeen, TX4951,577162,382Feb 2026
161Eugene, OR3402,469178,886May 2026
177Maui County, HI (County Police)3032,356162,116Apr 2026
205Fort Collins, CO2421,491171,159Jul 2026
222Aurora, IL2201,082180,824Dec 2025
233Denton, TX1971,686172,882Jul 2026
284Surprise, AZ97696173,922Aug 2026
301Pembroke Pines, FL51540180,075Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Fort Collins in population, Fort Collins included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
40Denver, CO7933,938733,212Sep 2026
52Aurora, CO7112,297407,319Sep 2026
62Colorado Springs, CO6572,740496,560Sep 2026
78Lakewood, CO5904,371157,016Jul 2026
205Fort Collins, CO2421,491171,159Jul 2026
209Thornton, CO2352,032147,837Sep 2026

All 6 places in Colorado on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
40Denver, CO7933,938733,212Sep 2026
49Rapid City, SD7403,93281,185Jul 2026
52Aurora, CO7112,297407,319Sep 2026
62Colorado Springs, CO6572,740496,560Sep 2026
78Lakewood, CO5904,371157,016Jul 2026
168Casper, WY3271,85958,701Aug 2026
190Cheyenne, WY2702,26765,811Aug 2026
205Fort Collins, CO2421,491171,159Jul 2026
209Thornton, CO2352,032147,837Sep 2026
256Provo, UT1421,005115,576Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Fort Collins by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Fort Collins side by side with Lakewood, Thornton or Aurora, or with any other place.

Other cities in Colorado

5 city pages, closest first

Colorado as a whole has 407 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Fort Collins’s rate is 40% below the state’s.

ThorntonDenverLakewoodAuroraColorado Springs

All 6 cities in Colorado

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Fort Collins safe?

By reported violent crime, Fort Collins is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 242 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −23% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Fort Collins?

This site does not have one for Fort Collins. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Fort Collins compares with nearby places such as Cheyenne, WY instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Fort Collins?

242 violent and 1,491 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 2,967 incidents reported to Fort Collins Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 34 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 296 burglaries, 397 thefts from vehicles and 1,678 other thefts.

Is crime in Fort Collins going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −23% and property crime −24% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Fort Collins had in 2026?

Fort Collins Police Department reported 1 homicide from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 2 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 3, or 2 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Fort Collins Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CO0350300). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Fort Collins

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat3420−28%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal296173−24%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included397232−39%
Vehicle theft16093−42%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

CO0350300
Source
Fort Collins Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CO0350300)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Fort Collins Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)