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Brighton, CO Crime and Crime Rate

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The Brighton crime rate is higher than the Colorado average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #115

Brighton, CO	1,664.95
Colorado	1,525.87
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Brighton, CO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Brighton, CO	Count	1	38	19	75	141	919	85	6
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	2.8	105.0	52.5	207.3	389.7	2,539.7	234.9	16.6	1,801
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.8	39.6	56.7	192.8	438.2	1,857.1	234.8	NA	1,319
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2011	Brighton, CO	Count	0	17	4	67	149	875	64	13
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	50.1	11.8	197.4	439.1	2,578.6	188.6	38.3	1,426
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.9	44.5	64.6	208.1	503.6	1,886.8	215.9	NA	1,403
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Brighton, CO	Count	0	10	6	48	161	938	85	16
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	30.2	18.1	144.7	485.4	2,828.2	256.3	48.2	1,403
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.4	43.7	62.3	212.4	520.0	1,940.5	223.6	NA	1,417
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Brighton, CO	Count	0	11	15	61	171	900	85	19
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	33.6	45.8	186.1	521.8	2,746.4	259.4	58.0	1,503
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.5	44.6	67.4	222.3	530.4	1,887.9	247.9	NA	1,460
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Brighton, CO	Count	1	14	7	72	165	891	98	18
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	3.1	43.5	21.8	223.8	512.9	2,769.6	304.6	56.0	1,625
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.2	42.5	68.1	229.3	572.0	2,003.3	273.7	NA	1,515
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Brighton, CO	Count	0	22	11	47	145	869	95	5
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	70.5	35.2	150.6	464.5	2,783.9	304.3	16.0	1,637
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	41.1	71.0	232.5	591.4	2,069.3	345.4	NA	1,577
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Brighton, CO	Count	0	15	14	86	206	855	127	10
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	52.6	49.0	301.3	721.7	2,995.5	444.9	35.0	1,972
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.3	43.7	80.7	264.0	682.1	2,331.8	437.5	NA	1,796
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Brighton, CO	Count	0	4	10	45	204	1,038	182	19
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	14.7	36.6	164.8	747.3	3,802.2	666.7	69.6	1,954
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.7	43.4	84.6	264.7	744.8	2,735.2	559.5	NA	2,000
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Brighton, CO	6.33
Colorado	31.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Brighton, CO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Brighton, CO	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	2.8	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.0	0.0	27
	Colorado	Per 100,000	1.8	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.1	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Brighton, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.5	1.0	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Brighton, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.7	1.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Brighton, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.7	1.8	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Brighton, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	1.2	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Brighton, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	4.2	2.2	0.3	0.6	1.0	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Brighton, CO	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	31
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Brighton, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.3	1.6	0.3	0.7	0.7	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Brighton, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Brighton, CO	1.77
Colorado	2.84
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Brighton, CO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Brighton, CO	Count	81	57	24
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	223.8	157.5	66.3	1.91
	Colorado	Per 100,000	306.9	214.2	92.6	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Brighton, CO	Count	76	56	20
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	217.0	159.9	57.1	1.88
	Colorado	Per 100,000	332.2	228.2	104.0	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Brighton, CO	Count	74	54	20
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	214.2	156.3	57.9	1.85
	Colorado	Per 100,000	333.7	223.5	110.2	2.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Brighton, CO	Count	73	53	20
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	215.1	156.2	58.9	1.86
	Colorado	Per 100,000	330.0	222.4	107.6	2.76
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Brighton, CO	Count	73	53	20
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	220.1	159.8	60.3	1.90
	Colorado	Per 100,000	339.6	229.5	110.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Brighton, CO	Count	70	53	17
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	213.6	161.7	51.9	1.88
	Colorado	Per 100,000	347.4	234.8	112.6	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Brighton, CO	Count	68	53	15
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	211.4	164.7	46.6	1.88
	Colorado	Per 100,000	346.2	238.4	107.8	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Brighton, CO	Count	69	54	15
	Brighton, CO	Per 100,000	221.0	173.0	48.1	1.97
	Colorado	Per 100,000	348.6	236.9	111.7	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Brighton, CO	Count	68	53	15
2005	Brighton, CO	Count	65	52	13