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The Lakewood crime rate is higher than the Colorado average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #138

Lakewood, CO	2,276.01
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.

Lakewood, CO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lakewood, CO	Count	5	116	137	454	898	5,293	653	32
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	3.4	78.3	92.4	306.3	605.8	3,570.7	440.5	21.6	2,304
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	6	107	113	398	872	5,397	623	28
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	4.1	73.1	77.2	272.0	596.0	3,689.0	425.8	19.1	2,249
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	2	94	148	432	917	5,180	608	15
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	1.4	64.2	101.1	295.1	626.3	3,538.2	415.3	10.2	2,194
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	8	88	131	388	935	4,771	488	15
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	5.5	60.5	90.1	266.7	642.7	3,279.7	335.5	10.3	2,096
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	1	95	137	385	949	4,500	521	18
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	0.7	68.0	98.1	275.8	679.7	3,223.1	373.2	12.9	2,107
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	5	84	171	429	901	4,788	625	22
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	3.6	59.7	121.6	305.1	640.7	3,405.0	444.5	15.6	2,234
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	1	86	194	442	909	4,390	660	43
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	0.7	61.5	138.8	316.2	650.2	3,140.1	472.1	30.8	2,190
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	1	83	152	383	954	4,121	862	10
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	0.7	59.5	109.0	274.7	684.3	2,956.1	618.3	7.2	2,137
	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
2006	Lakewood, CO	Count	4	98	176	424	1,182	4,710	1,103	24
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	2.8	68.4	122.8	295.8	824.7	3,286.1	769.5	16.7	2,483
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.3	43.7	80.7	264.0	682.1	2,331.8	437.5	NA	1,796
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Lakewood, CO	Count	5	93	187	386	1,259	5,650	1,422	27
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	3.5	64.9	130.5	269.4	878.8	3,943.9	992.6	18.8	2,765
	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

Lakewood, CO	18.78
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.

Lakewood, CO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lakewood, CO	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	6
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	4	1	1	1	1	0
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	2.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	27
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	1.4	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	2.1	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	20
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	7
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	5	1	0	3	1	0
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	3.6	0.7	0.0	2.1	0.7	0.0	35
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	4	1	0	0	3	0
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	2.9	0.7	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.0	28
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	4	2	2	0	0	0
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	27
	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

Lakewood, CO	2.30
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.

Lakewood, CO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lakewood, CO	Count	415	274	141
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	280.0	184.8	95.1	2.32
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	410	264	146
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	280.2	180.5	99.8	2.30
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	410	267	143
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	280.0	182.4	97.7	2.31
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	410	270	140
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	281.8	185.6	96.2	2.34
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	424	279	145
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	303.7	199.8	103.9	2.52
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	419	275	144
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	298.0	195.6	102.4	2.47
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	423	285	138
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	302.6	203.9	98.7	2.53
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	437	300	137
	Lakewood, CO	Per 100,000	313.5	215.2	98.3	2.64
	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	Lakewood, CO	Count	396	263	133
2005	Lakewood, CO	Count	386	259	127