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Golden, CO Crime and Crime Rate

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The Golden crime rate is lower than the Colorado average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #72

Golden, CO	1,072.89
Colorado	1,525.87
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Golden, CO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Golden, CO	Count	1	9	3	17	44	299	32	5
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	5.1	46.0	15.3	86.9	225.0	1,528.9	163.6	25.6	995
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.8	39.6	56.7	192.8	438.2	1,857.1	234.8	NA	1,319
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Golden, CO	Count	1	5	6	21	43	334	25	3
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	5.2	25.9	31.0	108.6	222.4	1,727.5	129.3	15.5	971
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.4	38.9	59.8	189.1	476.1	1,944.5	237.9	NA	1,367
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Golden, CO	Count	0	3	4	24	55	397	19	2
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	15.5	20.7	124.4	285.0	2,057.2	98.5	10.4	940
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	40.7	65.4	199.6	504.2	1,947.4	233.1	NA	1,404
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Golden, CO	Count	1	2	10	34	59	357	25	4
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	5.2	10.4	52.1	177.1	307.4	1,859.8	130.2	20.8	1,070
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.9	44.5	64.6	208.1	503.6	1,886.8	215.9	NA	1,403
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Golden, CO	Count	0	2	3	15	60	332	11	4
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	11.6	17.4	87.1	348.3	1,927.3	63.9	23.2	860
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.4	43.7	62.3	212.4	520.0	1,940.5	223.6	NA	1,417
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Golden, CO	Count	1	2	2	37	66	366	20	5
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	5.8	11.5	11.5	213.5	380.8	2,111.5	115.4	28.8	1,152
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.5	44.6	67.4	222.3	530.4	1,887.9	247.9	NA	1,460
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Golden, CO	Count	0	1	5	35	54	404	26	3
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	5.8	29.1	203.8	314.4	2,352.3	151.4	17.5	1,098
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.2	42.5	68.1	229.3	572.0	2,003.3	273.7	NA	1,515
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Golden, CO	Count	0	1	1	23	50	362	34	7
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	5.8	5.8	133.4	290.0	2,099.3	197.2	40.6	941
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	41.1	71.0	232.5	591.4	2,069.3	345.4	NA	1,577
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2005	Golden, CO	Count	0	5	3	26	117	525	85	2
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	28.3	17.0	147.1	661.8	2,969.8	480.8	11.3	1,628
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.7	43.4	84.6	264.7	744.8	2,735.2	559.5	NA	2,000
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Golden, CO	29.89
Colorado	31.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Golden, CO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Golden, CO	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	51
	Colorado	Per 100,000	1.8	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.1	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Golden, CO	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.2	0.0	51
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.5	1.0	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Golden, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.7	1.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Golden, CO	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.2	0.0	52
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.7	1.8	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Golden, CO	Count	2	0	1	0	1	0
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	11.6	0.0	5.8	0.0	5.8	0.0	116
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	1.2	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Golden, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	4.2	2.2	0.3	0.6	1.0	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Golden, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Golden, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.3	1.6	0.3	0.7	0.7	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Golden, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Golden, CO	2.61
Colorado	2.84
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Golden, CO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Golden, CO	Count	57	39	18
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	291.5	199.4	92.0	2.45
	Colorado	Per 100,000	306.9	214.2	92.6	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Golden, CO	Count	60	43	17
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	310.3	222.4	87.9	2.66
	Colorado	Per 100,000	332.2	228.2	104.0	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Golden, CO	Count	57	42	15
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	295.4	217.6	77.7	2.57
	Colorado	Per 100,000	333.7	223.5	110.2	2.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Golden, CO	Count	61	43	18
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	317.8	224.0	93.8	2.71
	Colorado	Per 100,000	330.0	222.4	107.6	2.76
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Golden, CO	Count	60	43	17
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	348.3	249.6	98.7	2.99
	Colorado	Per 100,000	339.6	229.5	110.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Golden, CO	Count	59	41	18
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	340.4	236.5	103.8	2.88
	Colorado	Per 100,000	347.4	234.8	112.6	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Golden, CO	Count	55	40	15
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	320.2	232.9	87.3	2.77
	Colorado	Per 100,000	346.2	238.4	107.8	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Golden, CO	Count	58	41	17
	Golden, CO	Per 100,000	336.3	237.8	98.6	2.87
	Colorado	Per 100,000	348.6	236.9	111.7	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Golden, CO	Count	56	42	14
2005	Golden, CO	Count	61	42	19