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Cortez, CO Crime and Crime Rate

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The Cortez crime rate is lower than the Colorado average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #102

Cortez, CO	1,471.92
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.

Cortez, CO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Cortez, CO	Count	0	4	1	12	5	304	14	0
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	46.6	11.6	139.7	58.2	3,539.8	163.0	0.0	1,386
	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
2013	Cortez, CO	Count	2	4	0	12	16	321	11	1
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	23.6	47.2	0.0	141.7	188.9	3,789.8	129.9	11.8	1,839
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.4	38.9	59.8	189.1	476.1	1,944.5	237.9	NA	1,367
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Cortez, CO	Count	0	0	3	23	18	265	14	0
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	35.0	268.4	210.1	3,092.9	163.4	0.0	1,281
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	40.7	65.4	199.6	504.2	1,947.4	233.1	NA	1,404
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Cortez, CO	Count	0	0	2	21	20	333	6	0
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	23.2	243.3	231.7	3,858.6	69.5	0.0	1,393
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	0	0	2	17	18	316	11	1
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	23.3	198.4	210.0	3,687.3	128.4	11.7	1,325
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	1	0	5	22	16	360	12	2
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	11.5	0.0	57.6	253.5	184.3	4,147.5	138.2	23.0	1,712
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	2	1	1	12	16	262	9	1
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	23.3	11.6	11.6	139.6	186.1	3,046.9	104.7	11.6	1,472
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	0	0	0	21	20	288	10	0
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	246.7	234.9	3,383.1	117.5	0.0	1,269
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	0	0	2	22	32	269	11	0
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	23.8	261.9	381.0	3,202.4	131.0	0.0	1,354
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	1	0	0	16	47	319	14	0
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	12.0	0.0	0.0	191.3	561.8	3,813.1	167.3	0.0	1,688
	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

Cortez, CO	39.00
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.

Cortez, CO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Cortez, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cortez, 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	Cortez, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cortez, 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	Cortez, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cortez, 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	Cortez, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cortez, 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	Cortez, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cortez, 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	Cortez, CO	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	11.6	11.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	116
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	11.7	11.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	117
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	11.9	11.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	119
	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

Cortez, CO	4.35
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.

Cortez, CO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Cortez, CO	Count	42	27	15
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	489.1	314.4	174.7	4.02
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	47	27	20
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	554.9	318.8	236.1	4.37
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	51	27	24
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	595.2	315.1	280.1	4.55
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	51	27	24
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	591.0	312.9	278.1	4.52
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	51	27	24
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	595.1	315.1	280.0	4.55
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	52	28	24
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	599.1	322.6	276.5	4.61
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	50	28	22
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	581.5	325.6	255.8	4.54
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	51	28	23
	Cortez, CO	Per 100,000	599.1	328.9	270.2	4.64
	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	Cortez, CO	Count	52	28	24
2005	Cortez, CO	Count	51	28	23