In 2025, Fort Collins police reported 494 violent crimes (289 per 100,000 residents), including 4 murders, 44 robberies and 395 aggravated assaults, plus 2,997 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 171,159. Violent-crime rate rank: 10 of 13 large Colorado cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency CO0350300, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo | 1,177 | 1,306 | 11 | 4,296 | Totals |
| Denver | 881 | 6,463 | 44 | 4,119 | Totals |
| Aurora | 763 | 3,108 | 36 | 2,462 | Totals |
| Colorado Springs | 690 | 3,428 | 25 | 3,002 | Live |
| Lakewood | 675 | 1,060 | 8 | 4,494 | Totals |
| Greeley | 630 | 729 | 10 | 2,887 | Totals |
| Boulder | 354 | 377 | 3 | 2,411 | Live |
| Longmont | 350 | 350 | 1 | 2,413 | Totals |
| Arvada | 307 | 372 | 7 | 2,289 | Totals |
| Fort Collins | 289 | 494 | 4 | 1,751 | Totals |
| Westminster | 288 | 331 | 5 | 2,905 | Totals |
| Thornton | 251 | 371 | 2 | 2,266 | Totals |
| Centennial | 192 | 209 | 1 | 1,410 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Fort Collins's violent-crime rate of 289 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 34% lower than the Colorado rate (434) and 10% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 346 residents, or about 9.5 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Fort Collins ranks 239th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 232nd for murder (4 murders, 2.3 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 80% of Fort Collins's violent crimes and robberies 9%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 1,751 per 100,000, 20% lower than Colorado overall. Fort Collins police logged 216 vehicle thefts (126 per 100,000, 264th of 351; Colorado: 312) and 367 burglaries (214 per 100,000, 25% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Greeley, 18 miles southeast; its violent-crime rate (630) is 2.2 times Fort Collins's.
Out-of-state cities near Fort Collins's size (171,159 residents): Springfield, MO at 1,232 violent crimes per 100,000 and Oceanside, CA at 385.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Fort Collins had 289 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 34% lower than the statewide 434. It is 10th highest of the 13 Colorado cities on this site; Pueblo is highest at 1,177. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Fort Collins police reported 4 murders for 2025, a rate of 2.3 per 100,000 residents. The Colorado rate was 3.9 and the national rate 4.1.
216 vehicles were reported stolen in Fort Collins in 2025, 126 per 100,000 residents. That is 35% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 264th of 351 cities on this site.