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The Wheat Ridge crime rate is higher than the Colorado average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #135

Wheat Ridge, CO	2,201.81
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.

Wheat Ridge, CO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	0	12	20	71	164	806	108	5
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	38.6	64.3	228.3	527.4	2,592.0	347.3	16.1	1,604
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	0	12	19	72	179	806	143	8
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	38.9	61.5	233.1	579.6	2,609.9	463.1	25.9	1,695
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	2	19	24	72	182	930	92	12
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	6.5	61.5	77.7	233.1	589.3	3,011.1	297.9	38.9	1,953
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	2	18	26	86	227	923	133	11
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	6.5	58.6	84.7	280.2	739.6	3,007.4	433.4	35.8	2,138
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	0	22	30	120	241	932	133	6
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	72.4	98.7	394.7	792.8	3,065.8	437.5	19.7	2,287
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	1	18	32	101	217	890	115	6
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	3.3	58.7	104.3	329.2	707.2	2,900.6	374.8	19.6	2,095
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	0	22	29	99	231	933	184	12
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	71.9	94.8	323.7	755.3	3,050.8	601.7	39.2	2,269
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	0	28	33	82	225	988	180	12
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	91.2	107.4	266.9	732.5	3,216.4	586.0	39.1	2,349
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	0	33	33	62	334	1,200	235	7
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	103.7	103.7	194.8	1,049.2	3,769.7	738.2	22.0	2,706
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	1	17	27	117	308	1,462	306	13
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	3.1	53.4	84.8	367.4	967.2	4,590.8	960.9	40.8	2,922
	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

Wheat Ridge, CO	28.00
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.

Wheat Ridge, CO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wheat Ridge, 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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wheat Ridge, 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
2011	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	32
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	9.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.9	0.0	98
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wheat Ridge, 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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	3.3	0.0	0.0	3.3	0.0	0.0	32
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	32
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	3.1	0.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	31
	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

Wheat Ridge, CO	2.66
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.

Wheat Ridge, CO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	102	75	27
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	328.0	241.2	86.8	2.85
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	101	74	27
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	327.1	239.6	87.4	2.83
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	99	69	30
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	320.5	223.4	97.1	2.72
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	103	72	31
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	335.6	234.6	101.0	2.85
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	99	72	27
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	325.7	236.8	88.8	2.81
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	98	71	27
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	319.4	231.4	88.0	2.75
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	100	72	28
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	327.0	235.4	91.6	2.81
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	94	69	25
	Wheat Ridge, CO	Per 100,000	306.0	224.6	81.4	2.65
	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	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	100	70	30
2005	Wheat Ridge, CO	Count	89	64	25