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In the year 2000 Colorado had an estimated population of 4,301,261 which ranked the state 24th in population. For that year the State of Colorado had a total Crime Index of 3,982.6 reported incidents per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 28th highest total Crime Index. For Violent Crime Colorado had a reported incident rate of 334.0 per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 31st highest occurrence for Violent Crime among the states. For crimes against Property, the state had a reported incident rate of 3,648.6 per 100,000 people, which ranked as the state 25th highest. Also in the year 2000 Colorado had 3.1 Murders per 100,000 people, ranking the state as having the 34th highest rate for Murder. Colorado’s 41.2 reported Forced Rapes per 100,000 people, ranked the state 11th highest. For Robbery, per 100,000 people, Colorado’s rate was 70.5 which ranked the state 38th highest for Robbery. The state also had 219.1 Aggravated Assaults for every 100,000 people, which indexed the state as having the 30th highest position for this crime among the states. For every 100,000 people there were 630.8 Burglaries, which ranks Colorado as having the 29th highest standing among the states. Larceny - Theft were reported 2,623.5 times per hundred thousand people in Colorado which standing is the 24th highest among the states. Vehicle Theft occurred 394.3 times per 100,000 people, which fixed the state as having the 21st highest for vehicle

Year Population Violent crime Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Forcible rape Robbery Aggravated assault Property crime Burglary Larceny-theft
2006 4753377 18616 158 2076 3835 12547 164054 32422 110837
2007 4861515 16906 153 1998 3453 11302 146141 28751 100598
Percent change -9,2 -3,2 -3,8 -10 -9,9 -10,9 -11,3 -9,2

Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type - State : USA, Year : 2007

Vehicle Type Total Percent
Going Straight39960.7
Turning Left497.5
Stopped in Traffic Lane81.2
Turning Right60.9
Slowing or Stopping in Traffic Lane60.9
Merging/Changing Lanes101.5
Negotiating a Curve14321.8
Backing Up40.6
Passing Other Vehicle121.8
Starting in Traffic Lane101.5
Leaving a Parked Space00.0
Making a U-turn20.3
Entering a Parked Space10.2
Disabled in Traffic Lane10.2
Other Maneuver50.8
Unknown10.2
Total657100.0

Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes by Body Type - State : USA, Year : 2007

Body Type Number Percent
Passenger Cars26934.1
Convertible20.3
2-Door Sedan, Hardtop, Coupe607.6
3-Door/2-door Hatchback121.5
4-Door Sedan, Hardtop17021.5
5-Door/4-Door Hatchback10.1
Station Wagon232.9
Hatchback, Doors Unknown10.1
Light Trucks34143.2
Compact Utility11915.1
Large Utility324.1
Utility Station Wagon81.0
Minivan202.5
Large Van121.5
Compact Pickup425.3
Standard Pickup10813.7
Large Trucks779.8
Single Unit Truck (10,000 lbs < GVWR < or= 19,500 lbs)60.8
Single Unit Truck (19,500 lbs < GVWR < or= 26,000 lbs.)50.6
Single Unit Truck (GVWR > 26,000 lbs.)131.6
Truck Tractor506.3
Medium/Heavy Pickup30.4
Motorcycles9311.8
Motorcycle9011.4
Other Motorcycle/Minibike30.4
Buses20.3
Transit Bus20.3
Other Vehicles10.1
Other vehicle type (includes go-cart, fork-lift, city street seeeper)10.1
Unknown Body Type60.8
Unknown body type60.8

Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type, Rollover Occurrence - State : USA, Year : 2007

Vehicle Type Rollover Occurence Total
Yes No
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Passenger Cars6022.320977.7269100.0
Light Trucks12135.522064.5341100.0
Large Trucks2228.65571.477100.0
Buses00.02100.02100.0
Other/Unknown00.07100.07100.0
Total20329.249370.8696100.0

Data source: fbi.gov, www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov