Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0What the figures say about crime in Blue River, CO
Out to 25 miles, the count of graded towns reaches 5. Of the graded towns, Breckenridge is the closest, at C−. Blue River’s police reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025.
2 crimes reported in 2025
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so we show counts rather than rates.
Every offense type reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
1 violent and 1 property, as reported to the FBI by Blue River’s police.
The nearest Colorado towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | C− | 4 mi | 2.7 | 27.7 |
| Dillon | D | 12 mi | 4.0 | 30.9 |
| Silverthorne | C+ | 15 mi | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| Leadville | B+ | 20 mi | 0.6 | 8.1 |
| Vail | D | 22 mi | 3.7 | 40.9 |
| Avon | C− | 29 mi | 3.1 | 21.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Blue River. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Blue River.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Three people died in crashes on Blue River’s roads in 2019–2023
Blue River had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died.
That is more than is typical for Colorado towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (0.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Blue River’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Blue River’s own rate (42.6) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Blue River and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Blue River. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Blue River’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (828 in 2025); our figure for Blue River is 859 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Blue River
Is Blue River, CO safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Blue River. The nearest Colorado towns with a grade are Breckenridge (C−, 4 mi), Dillon (D, 12 mi), Silverthorne (C+, 15 mi).
Who polices Blue River?
Blue River’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Blue River”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Blue River.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.