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Broomfield Police Department
7 DesCombes Drive, Broomfield, CO 80020        303-438-6400
Crime Statistics

The 2007 annual crime report reveals an overall decrease in crime of 13%.  This follows a decrease in crime of 15% in 2006, and is the lowest rate of crime in our community since the Police Department began maintaining statistics in 1980.

Serious Crime Report

 

TOTAL BY YEAR

CRIME

2006

2007

Homicide

0

0

Cleared

0

0

Rape

8

11

Cleared

8

11

Robbery

9

11

Cleared

4

8

Aggravated Assault

23

24

Cleared

22

22

Burglary

128

134

Cleared

28

55

Larceny/Theft

1,199

1,033

Cleared

380

374

Motor Vehicle Theft

109

68

Cleared

30

20

TOTAL

1,476

1,281

TOTAL

472

490

Clearance Rate

32%

38%

The rate of crime has seen a steady decline this decade, and Broomfield citizens are less likely to become the victims of crime than in the past.  In the 1980s, the rate of crime was 53 serious crimes for every 1,000 residents.  In the 1990s, the rate decreased to 38.  In 2007, the crime rate was 24 serious crimes for every 1,000 residents.