This Colorado suburb is among the safest in US

DENVER ( KDVR ) — Picking a place to live, raise a family and grow your career can be a daunting task, and safety is a top factor in choosing that neighborhood.

The concept of safety can be measured by rates of violent crime, property crime, motor vehicle deaths, drug overdose deaths and excessive drinking, among others. SmartAsset , a personal finance website, looked at 360 U.S. suburbs and ranked them from most to least safe based on those five measures.

There are thousands of suburbs in the United States that homebuyers can choose from, but SmartAsset looked at 360 neighborhoods within a 15 to 45-minute drive from the 100 largest U.S. cities.

Six Colorado cities made the list, but only one suburb was ranked among the top 50.

Colorado suburbs among the safest in the US in 2024

• No. 47 – Castle Rock
• No. 160 – Broomfield
• No. 224 – Woodland Park
• No. 287 – Fountain
• No. 315 – Golden
• No. 336 – Lakewood

Only two suburbs made the top 50% of the safest cities. Castle Rock fared well in all the categories as the 47th safest suburb in the U.S.

Broomfield made it in the top half of the list, but it had one of the worst percentages of adults who engaged in excessive drinking. According to the data, 22.2% of adults engaged in excessive drinking, ranking 12th. On the other hand, the city had among the lowest motor vehicle deaths per 100,000 residents with an average of 4.31.

Coming in toward the bottom of the list was Lakewood.

Per the data, Lakewood struggled with property crime and the percentage of adults who engaged in excessive drinking. For property crime, Lakewood had the eighth highest rate, and for excessive drinking, it had the 11th highest at 23.1%.

SmartAsset’s full list and methodology can be found here .

If you are looking to move outside the Centennial State, your best options for the safest suburbs are in the Mountain West, Midwest and East Coast.

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