Colorado's 20 Safest Cities In 2021: Report

COLORADO — Frederick is the safest place to live in Colorado in 2021, according to a new report.

SafeWise ranked Colorado's 20 safest cities based on the most recent FBI crime report statistics and census population data.

The evaluation is based on the number of reported violent crimes — aggravated assault, murder, rape, and robbery — in each city.

Here are the 20 safest cities in Colorado, according to the ranking:

1. Frederick
2. Milliken
3. Severance
4. Lamar
5. Firestone
6. Eaton
7. Cherry Hills Village
8. Castle Rock
9. Erie
10. Dacono
11. Louisville
12. Manitou Springs
13. Carbondale
14. Estes Park
15. Parker
16. Woodland Park
17. Avon
18. Johnstown
19. Fruita
20. Littleton

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In Denver's metro area, Arvada was ranked No. 31, Thornton was No. 34 and Denver was ranked No. 56. Lakewood did not crack the top 59 cities in the ranking.

Broomfield was ranked No. 22, and Boulder was ranked No. 32.

There were more rapes than robberies statewide, accounting for 18 percent of all violent crime in Colorado, according to the report. This could be due to changes in how rapes are reported.

Aggravated assault made up 64.7 percent of violent crime in the state.

>> Read the full SafeWise report here.