Crime & Safety in Parker
Parker's crime data reads genuinely worse on the overall measure than Highlands Ranch's, though its violent-crime-specific figure tells a more favorable story -- both real, sourced findings worth understanding together rather than citing either in isolation.
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Learn moreNeighborhoodScout: 'considerably higher than the national average'
NeighborhoodScout cites an overall crime rate of 18 crimes per 1,000 residents for Parker -- "considerably higher than the national average," with a 1-in-55 chance of victimization, and higher than 73% of Colorado cities and towns of all sizes.
CrimeGrade: a D+ overall grade, but a considerably better violent-crime read
CrimeGrade separately assigns Parker an overall D+ grade (29th percentile). Its violent-crime-specific rate, though, reads considerably better: 2.715 per 1,000 residents, safer than both the Colorado state average and the national average by that narrower measure -- the same overall-vs-violent-crime nuance disclosed in Highlands Ranch's own record.
The least favorable overall grade of the three Douglas County communities in this build
Parker's D+ overall CrimeGrade grade reads less favorably than Highlands Ranch's C- (38th percentile), though it's roughly comparable to Castle Rock's own D+ (26th percentile) -- a real, disclosed comparative difference across the three communities in this build.
Check a specific address directly
Given this real, disclosed spread between Parker's overall and violent-crime-specific figures, prospective buyers and renters should check a specific address directly with more than one crime-data source. Per site policy, no specific lower-rated area within Parker is named here.
Key takeaways
- NeighborhoodScout cites an overall crime rate of 18 per 1,000 for Parker -- "considerably higher than the national average," higher than 73% of Colorado cities/towns.
- CrimeGrade gives Parker an overall D+ grade (29th percentile), but its violent-crime-specific rate (2.715/1,000) reads considerably better -- safer than both the Colorado and national averages.
- Parker's overall grade reads less favorably than Highlands Ranch's (C-) and roughly comparable to Castle Rock's (also D+) -- a real, disclosed comparative difference.
- Check a specific address directly with more than one crime-data source. No specific lower-rated area is named here per site policy.
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