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Crime rate in Commerce City, Colorado (CO): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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Crime rates in Commerce City by Year
Type	2000	2001	2002	2003	2005
Murders (per 100,000)	2 (10.6)	4 (18.6)	0 (0.0)	2 (8.3)	5 (16.6)
Rapes (per 100,000)	5 (26.5)	10 (46.4)	10 (45.5)	17 (70.4)	5 (16.6)
Robberies (per 100,000)	26 (137.9)	41 (190.2)	17 (77.3)	35 (144.9)	19 (63.0)
Assaults (per 100,000)	94 (498.7)	132 (612.3)	124 (563.8)	123 (509.1)	98 (325.1)
Burglaries (per 100,000)	227 (1,204.2)	315 (1,461.1)	274 (1,245.9)	358 (1,481.7)	403 (1,336.8)
Thefts (per 100,000)	1,171 (6,212.2)	1,271 (5,895.4)	875 (3,978.5)	1,427 (5,906.2)	1,254 (4,159.8)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)	282 (1,496.0)	350 (1,623.5)	410 (1,864.2)	375 (1,552.1)	370 (1,227.4)
Arson (per 100,000)	7 (37.1)	12 (55.7)	0 (0.0)	15 (62.1)	4 (13.3)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 324.5)	638.3	724.3	569.9	684.7	490.3

City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

According to our research of Colorado and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Commerce City, Colorado as of July 25, 2014.
The ratio of number of residents in Commerce City to the number of sex offenders is 48,421 to 1.

See how dangerous Commerce City, CO is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Commerce City:
490.3
Thornton:
215.8
Northglenn:
251.4
Federal Heights:
527.3
Westminster:
200.5
Denver:
385.2
Lakeside:
4,000.0
Mountain View:
267.4
Glendale:
762.3

Violent crime rate in 2005
Commerce City:
244.7
U.S. Average:
258.9

Violent crime rate in 2003
Commerce City:
415.4
U.S. Average:
262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
Commerce City:
367.4
U.S. Average:
272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001
Commerce City:
486.5
U.S. Average:
276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000
Commerce City:
367.4
U.S. Average:
277.6

Property crime rate in 2005
Commerce City:
661.8
U.S. Average:
322.3

Property crime rate in 2003
Commerce City:
827.5
U.S. Average:
334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
Commerce City:
730.4
U.S. Average:
336.9

Property crime rate in 2001
Commerce City:
833.5
U.S. Average:
337.2

Property crime rate in 2000
Commerce City:
778.7
U.S. Average:
331.5

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City-data.com crime rate per 100,000 population

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 117 (91 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.91
Colorado average:
2.23

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 120 (93 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.99
Colorado average:
2.22

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 117 (93 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.99
Colorado average:
2.30

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 114 (89 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.94
Colorado average:
2.35

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 103 (80 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.80
Colorado average:
2.38

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 107 (83 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.96
Colorado average:
2.37

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 97 (73 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.90
Colorado average:
2.38

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 100 (77 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.26
Colorado average:
2.41

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 104 (76 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.58
Colorado average:
2.37

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 105 (75 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.88
Colorado average:
2.41

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in Commerce City

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents)

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Zip codes: 80022, 80216, 80229.

Crime rate in Commerce City, Colorado (CO): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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