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Safety · Colorado

Safest Counties in Colorado 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Colorado

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Costilla County, CO
97.5
2Mineral County, CO
97.5
3Phillips County, CO
91.2
4Baca County, CO
90.6
5Elbert County, CO
90.3
6Sedgwick County, CO
88.4
7Conejos County, CO
87
8Jackson County, CO
85.1
9Ouray County, CO
79.5
10Rio Blanco County, CO
79.3

All Colorado Counties — Safety Rankings

64 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Costilla County, CO
97.5
62.6
2Mineral County, CO
97.5
69.2
3Phillips County, CO
91.2
59.9
4Baca County, CO
90.6
63.7
5Elbert County, CO
90.3
60.3
6Sedgwick County, CO
88.4
61.2
7Conejos County, CO
87
64.2
8Jackson County, CO
85.1
60.2
9Ouray County, CO
79.5
67.3
10Rio Blanco County, CO
79.3
65.1
11Hinsdale County, CO
77.1
72.1
12Park County, CO
77
57.7
13Yuma County, CO
76.9
55.2
14San Miguel County, CO
73.6
64.6
15Cheyenne County, CO
67.9
66.3
16Lincoln County, CO
66.6
60
17Chaffee County, CO
65.5
56
18Archuleta County, CO
63.1
57.4
19San Juan County, CO
62.3
69.1
20Crowley County, CO
60.2
51.8
21Grand County, CO
59.6
56
22Lake County, CO
59
60.3
23Kit Carson County, CO
52.6
51.7
24Gunnison County, CO
51.8
58.2
25Prowers County, CO
51.7
54.8
26Dolores County, CO
50.5
60.8
27Saguache County, CO
48.9
58
28Teller County, CO
48.5
51.2
29Eagle County, CO
46.9
49.5
30Custer County, CO
43.7
63.1
31La Plata County, CO
40.6
45.4
32Washington County, CO
39.7
53.6
33Routt County, CO
37.7
54.6
34Moffat County, CO
33.7
42.8
35Douglas County, CO
33.2
47.8
36Huerfano County, CO
32.2
56.6
37Clear Creek County, CO
31.9
49.9
38Garfield County, CO
29.3
43.7
39Morgan County, CO
27.7
37.9
40Pitkin County, CO
27.7
57.5
41Fremont County, CO
27.6
45.2
42Delta County, CO
25.5
40.8
43Montrose County, CO
25.4
43
44Summit County, CO
24.6
49.6
45Bent County, CO
24.3
43.1
46Kiowa County, CO
23.6
48.5
47Montezuma County, CO
22.7
42.4
48Arapahoe County, CO
22.1
43
49Weld County, CO
16.2
38.4
50Logan County, CO
13.7
38
51Mesa County, CO
13.2
38.5
52Rio Grande County, CO
11.5
40.6
53Otero County, CO
10.1
40.3
54Broomfield County, CO
9.6
45.5
55Larimer County, CO
9.3
40.5
56Jefferson County, CO
8.5
40
57Boulder County, CO
7.4
43.4
58El Paso County, CO
5.8
35.2
59Las Animas County, CO
5.4
40.1
60Alamosa County, CO
1.6
37
61Pueblo County, CO
1.2
32.6
62Gilpin County, CO
1
47.9
63Denver County, CO
0.9
33.8
64Adams County, CO
0.6
30.4

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