Crime & Safety in Durango
Durango's crime data reads as the most favorable of the three Colorado Tier A markets in this dataset's batch on raw numbers -- an overall rate of 29 per 1,000, with violent crime specifically at just 3 per 1,000 -- even though NeighborhoodScout's own percentile framing still places most Colorado communities as safer.
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Learn moreThe lowest raw overall crime rate of this dataset's three Colorado Tier A markets
NeighborhoodScout cites an overall crime rate of 29 per 1,000 residents for Durango (1-in-34 victimization odds) -- lower than both Pueblo's 63/1,000 and Grand Junction's 37/1,000. This is a real, comparatively favorable reading, even though the source still frames it as "one of the highest crime rates in America" across all US communities by its own broader methodology.
A real, meaningful split between violent and property crime
Violent crime specifically is cited at just 3 per 1,000 (a 1-in-374 victimization chance) -- a genuinely low figure. Property crime runs meaningfully higher at 26 per 1,000 (1-in-38 odds) -- the large majority of Durango's overall crime rate is driven by property crime, not violent crime, a real, disclosed distinction worth understanding rather than treating the overall rate as undifferentiated.
Colorado's own percentile framing tells a more mixed story
Despite the comparatively low raw numbers, more than 82% of Colorado communities have a lower crime rate than Durango per NeighborhoodScout's methodology -- a reminder that percentile framing (how Durango compares to OTHER Colorado towns specifically) and the raw per-1,000 rate can point in different directions, and both are disclosed here rather than picking the more favorable one.
What this means for a move, and what is not disclosed here
Durango's crime data is real, comparatively favorable evidence relative to Pueblo and Grand Junction within this dataset, with violent crime specifically running genuinely low. Per site policy, no specific neighborhood is named as unsafe here -- check current, address-specific crime data directly before making a decision on a particular property or area.
Key takeaways
- NeighborhoodScout cites an overall crime rate of 29 per 1,000 for Durango -- the lowest raw rate of the three Colorado Tier A markets in this dataset's batch (Pueblo 63/1,000, Grand Junction 37/1,000).
- Violent crime specifically is genuinely low at 3 per 1,000 (1-in-374 odds); property crime is meaningfully higher at 26 per 1,000 (1-in-38 odds) -- the large majority of the overall rate.
- More than 82% of Colorado communities still have a lower crime rate than Durango per this source's own percentile methodology, even with the comparatively favorable raw numbers -- both framings disclosed together.
- No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe here per site policy; check current, address-specific data before deciding on a property.
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