Crime in Milliken, Colorado

Milliken's crime rate

There were 30 crimes reported in Milliken, Colorado in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 376 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Milliken compare?

Milliken has one of the lowest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Milliken's overall crime rate is 87% lower than the overall crime rate in Colorado. Statewide, there were 171,127 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,972 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Milliken, however, property crimes account for about 97% of all offenses.

Despite accounting for a higher than average share of total offenses, property crime is much less prevalent in Milliken than it is nationwide. There were 29 property crimes in Milliken in 2019, or 364 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Milliken. There were 20 larcenies reported in Milliken in 2019, or 251 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 3 break-ins reported in Milliken in 2019, or 38 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Milliken, meanwhile, there were 6 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 75 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Milliken, however, violent offenses account for a much smaller 3% share of all reported crime.

At 13 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Milliken is well below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Milliken reported a total of one violent crime in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

Despite being by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S., there were no aggravated assaults reported in Milliken in 2019. Nationwide, 250 aggravated assaults were reported for every 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America, but there were no robberies reported in Milliken in 2019. The national robbery rate was 86 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There was one rape reported in Milliken in 2019, or 13 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.

Murder

While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Milliken.

Milliken compared to other cities in Colorado

Milliken has the third lowest crime rate of all comparable cities in Colorado. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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