Healthcare & Safety in Breckenridge
Breckenridge has solid, in-region hospital access via St. Anthony Summit Hospital in nearby Frisco, but crime data reads as below the Colorado average on both major measures used this session -- disclosed directly rather than downplayed.
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Learn moreSolid, Level III trauma-center hospital access nearby
St. Anthony Summit Hospital, founded 1978 and located in Frisco (part of the CommonSpirit Health network), is a full-service, nationally recognized Level III trauma center serving Breckenridge, Keystone, and Copper Mountain 24/7, with a full range of specialties and its own mountain base for Flight for Life. Three emergency mountain clinics -- including one at the base of Breckenridge -- plus urgent/primary care through CommonSpirit Primary Care High Country Health supplement the Frisco hospital for more routine needs.
Crime data reads below the Colorado average on both sources used this session
NeighborhoodScout cites an overall crime rate of 33 per 1,000 residents -- more than 87% of Colorado communities show a LOWER rate than Breckenridge by this measure -- while its violent-crime rate specifically (3 per 1,000) is more moderate. CrimeGrade separately cites a violent crime rate of 11.39 per 1,000, describing Breckenridge as less safe than both the Colorado and national averages on that measure. A small full-time population (~5,008) measured against a large seasonal visitor volume plausibly inflates per-capita figures relative to an equivalent-incident-count city with a larger stable population -- a likely explanation, not a confirmed causal one. No specific lower-rated area is named here per site policy.
Key takeaways
- St. Anthony Summit Hospital (Frisco, CommonSpirit Health, founded 1978) provides 24/7 Level III trauma-center care to the Breckenridge area, with in-town emergency and urgent-care clinics supplementing it.
- NeighborhoodScout places Breckenridge safer than only about 13% of Colorado communities on its overall crime measure; CrimeGrade's violent-crime rate (11.39/1,000) also reads below the Colorado and national averages.
- A small full-time population measured against a large seasonal visitor volume plausibly inflates these per-capita figures -- a likely explanation, not a confirmed cause.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly before relocating, given the real, below-average readings from both sources used this session.
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