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Dacono, CO crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Dacono is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 16 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Dacono is 1 in 61. Based on FBI crime data, Dacono is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Colorado, Dacono has a crime rate that is higher than 61% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Dacono to other communities of similar population, then Dacono crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Dacono does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Dacono does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Dacono.

For Dacono, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Dacono than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1297, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Dacono's rate for property crime is 16 per one thousand population. This makes Dacono a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Dacono is one in 64.

Importantly, we found that Dacono has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Dacono is one in 158.

Dacono Crime Data

total Crime Index

29

(100 is safest)


Safer than 29% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Dacono Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

5

101

106

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.77

15.57

16.34

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.77
4.81
National Median: 4
    Dacono
    Colorado

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,297

in Dacono

1 in 208

in Colorado

Dacono Violent Crimes

Population: 6,487
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 5 0 0
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.77 0.00 0.00

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
15.57
31.35
National Median: 19
    Dacono
    Colorado

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 64

in Dacono

1 in 32

in Colorado

Property Crimes

Population: 6,487
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 5 55 41
Rate per 1,000 0.77 8.48 6.32

United States Property Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Dacono Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
13
57
National Median: 26.8
    Dacono
    Colorado

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