Crime & Safety in Arvada
Arvada's two leading crime-data sources genuinely disagree on magnitude, though both read the city as an above-national-average safety concern rather than pointing in opposite directions -- a real, disclosed pattern worth surfacing directly rather than picking one favorable number.
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Learn moreTwo sources, a real spread in magnitude
NeighborhoodScout cites an overall crime rate of 27 per 1,000 residents, describing Arvada as having 'one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes.' CrimeGrade's separate methodology cites a considerably higher combined rate of 47.11 per 1,000, an overall D- grade, and an 11th-percentile safety ranking (safer than only 11% of US cities by its methodology).
Violent vs. property crime, per CrimeGrade
CrimeGrade's breakdown cites violent crime at 4.436 per 1,000 (a D+ grade) and property crime at 28.84 per 1,000 -- property crime is the larger driver of the city's overall combined rate by this methodology.
No specific area is named as unsafe; confirm any address directly
Per site policy, no specific neighborhood is named as higher-risk here. A buyer or renter weighing crime data heavily should review both CrimeGrade's and NeighborhoodScout's current, address-level tools directly for a specific location rather than relying on the citywide figures alone.
Key takeaways
- NeighborhoodScout cites 27 crimes per 1,000 residents; CrimeGrade cites a considerably higher 47.11 per 1,000 (D- grade, 11th-percentile safety) -- both read Arvada as above the national average, though they disagree on magnitude.
- CrimeGrade's breakdown shows property crime (28.84 per 1,000) as the larger driver of the overall rate versus violent crime (4.436 per 1,000).
- No specific area is named as unsafe here; confirm a specific address directly with both sources before deciding.
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