Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Pueblo West goes ungraded: its recorded crime
Pueblo West has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Pueblo County. The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Pueblo West alone, and no Safety Grade. Of the graded towns, Pueblo is the closest, at D−. A 25-mile circle around it holds 2 towns with a grade.
What stands out about safety in Pueblo West
Policed by the county
Pueblo West is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Pueblo West. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Colorado towns with their own police figures are Pueblo (D−, 10 mi), Florence (C, 18 mi), Cañon City (D, 25 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Pueblo West. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Pueblo County without police of their own, which include Pueblo West.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Colorado towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo | D− | 10 mi | 11.3 | 40.9 |
| Florence | C | 18 mi | 4.0 | 12.3 |
| Cañon City | D | 25 mi | 5.0 | 30.3 |
| Fountain | C− | 26 mi | 4.5 | 18.7 |
| Manitou Springs | C | 38 mi | 2.6 | 15.6 |
| Colorado Springs | D | 38 mi | 7.0 | 33.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Pueblo West. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Pueblo West.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
19 people died in crashes on Pueblo West’s roads in 2019–2023
Pueblo West had 17 fatal crashes in five years, in which 19 people died; 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 10.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Colorado towns of 25,000–100,000 people (6.6, 21 towns).
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.
Pueblo West and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo | D− | 11.3 | 40.9 |
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Pueblo West
Is Pueblo West, CO safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Pueblo West. The nearest Colorado towns with a grade are Pueblo (D−, 10 mi), Florence (C, 18 mi), Cañon City (D, 25 mi).
Who polices Pueblo West?
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. Pueblo West is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Pueblo County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Pueblo West.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.