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The Thornton crime rate is higher than the Colorado average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #112

Thornton, CO	1,633.25
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.

Thornton, CO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Thornton, CO	Count	6	86	51	188	486	2,891	369	19
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	4.6	66.4	39.4	145.2	375.5	2,233.4	285.1	14.7	1,495
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	5	67	53	206	431	2,513	352	15
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	4.0	53.3	42.1	163.8	342.7	1,998.0	279.9	11.9	1,364
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	1	58	41	232	476	2,431	350	24
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	0.8	47.1	33.3	188.4	386.6	1,974.6	284.3	19.5	1,316
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	0	50	50	595	513	2,644	281	25
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	41.4	41.4	492.4	424.5	2,188.0	232.5	20.7	1,638
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	5	42	55	NA	555	2,766	304	18
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	4.2	35.0	45.8	NA	462.5	2,305.2	253.4	15.0	1,241
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	1	66	61	168	683	2,729	420	17
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	0.9	56.2	52.0	143.1	581.7	2,324.2	357.7	14.5	1,566
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	4	55	74	238	672	2,660	392	24
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	3.5	47.9	64.4	207.1	584.7	2,314.6	341.1	20.9	1,638
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	2	72	50	256	740	2,817	439	28
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	1.8	63.6	44.1	226.0	653.2	2,486.6	387.5	24.7	1,780
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	4	75	46	241	722	3,339	650	52
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	3.7	70.0	42.9	224.9	673.7	3,115.6	606.5	48.5	2,117
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	1	69	61	237	672	3,402	751	48
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	1.0	66.7	58.9	229.0	649.4	3,287.4	725.7	46.4	2,177
	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

Thornton, CO	10.78
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.

Thornton, CO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Thornton, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	3	0	1	2	0	0
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	2.4	0.0	0.8	1.6	0.0	0.0	23
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Thornton, 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	Thornton, CO	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	1.7	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Thornton, 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	Thornton, CO	Count	4	1	2	0	1	0
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	3.5	0.9	1.7	0.0	0.9	0.0	34
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9
	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

Thornton, CO	1.39
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.

Thornton, CO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Thornton, CO	Count	218	156	62
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	168.4	120.5	47.9	1.44
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	216	158	58
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	171.7	125.6	46.1	1.49
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	215	154	61
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	174.6	125.1	49.5	1.50
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	219	158	61
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	181.2	130.8	50.5	1.56
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	218	159	59
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	181.7	132.5	49.2	1.57
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	216	157	59
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	184.0	133.7	50.2	1.59
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	199	158	41
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	173.2	137.5	35.7	1.55
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	183	147	36
	Thornton, CO	Per 100,000	161.5	129.8	31.8	1.46
	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	Thornton, CO	Count	178	144	34
2005	Thornton, CO	Count	174	143	31