Orivian

Blue River · 2021 public safety benchmarks

Summit County · Central Mountains & Resort · Pop. 859 (2025 estimate); 2021 per-resident figures use 874 · Public safety data 2016–2025

City website (opens in a new tab)

2021 in brief

Blue River had 3.4 sworn officers per 1,000 residents in 2021.

  • Police spending per resident (FY2021) withheld: Police spending per resident is 20% of the peer median
  • Violent crime rate (2021) withheld: Agency reported 4 of 12 months
  • Property crime rate (2021) withheld: Agency reported 4 of 12 months

Generated from the figures below. Every number links to its source.

Notes: spending is fiscal-year Census data; staffing and crime are calendar-year FBI data via CBI. Dollars are nominal. Definitions: orivian.ai/benchmarks/methodology#public-safety

Compared with

The finance peers: nearest on population, household income and region

Reporting agency: Blue River Police Department (ORI CO0590500) · 4 of 12 months reported.

Spending & staffing

Spending: FY2021, the government's fiscal year (Census). Staffing: 2021, sworn officers on the payroll October 31 (FBI).

Police spending per resident (definition)FY2021

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 174 with a published figure
$332
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars
Withheld with this year's value

Police share of spending (definition)FY2021

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 155 with a published figure
12.9%
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year change
Withheld with this year's value

Police spending per officer (definition)FY2021

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 137 with a published figure
$166K
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars
Withheld with this year's value

Officers per 1,000 residents (definition)2021

3.4
49% above CO median

per 1,000 residents

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 155 with a published figure
2.3
Position
Higher than 73% of the 155 reporting
5-year change
+2.4 per 1,000

Reported outcomes

Reported crime reflects what is reported to police and how it is recorded, not only how much crime occurs.

Violent crime rate (definition)2021

Based on fewer than 10 reported incidents; small changes move this rate a lot.

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 133 with a published figure
2.5
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year change
Withheld with this year's value

Property crime rate (definition)2021

Based on fewer than 10 reported incidents; small changes move this rate a lot.

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 133 with a published figure
20.9
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year change
Withheld with this year's value

Violent crime clearance rate (definition)2021

Not reported for this year
Peer median
Not reported for this year
CO median
Not reported for this year
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year change
Not reported for this year

Property crime clearance rate (definition)2021

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 119 with a published figure
14.0%
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year change
Withheld with this year's value

How this number was calculated

Police spending per resident ·
Withheld pending verification

  1. 1Withheld

    Police spending per resident is 20% of the peer median It stays withheld until it is verified against Blue River’s audited financial report.

  2. 2Census line items

    • E62 Police protection, current operations

  3. 3Source file

Blue River and its peers

The same five peers as the finance pages. Police spending is per resident for the fiscal year shown; staffing and crime are per 1,000 residents for 2021. How peers are chosen

Blue River compared with its peer municipalities: police spending per resident and per-1,000 staffing and crime rates
Fiscal year · CensusCalendar year · FBI via CBI
MunicipalityPolice spendingper resident · FY2021Officers per 1,000 residentsper 1,000 · 2021Violent crimeper 1,000 · 2021Property crimeper 1,000 · 2021Violent crime clearance2021
Blue River3.4Not reported for this year
Mt. Crested Butte$1,3288.31.06.2
Dillon$1,56510.42.827.5
Peer medianBenchmark unavailableBenchmark unavailableBenchmark unavailableBenchmark unavailableNot reported for this year

Trends

Police spending by fiscal year; staffing and crime by calendar year. Lines break where a year is missing or withheld; nothing is interpolated.

  • This city
  • Peer median
  • Withheld (shown on the axis, no value)
Police spending per resident
2 years withheld.$0$0.5$1’16’21FY2016: withheld — Police spending per resident is 7% of the peer medianFY2021: withheld — Police spending per resident is 20% of the peer median

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2016 withheld: Police spending per resident is 7% of the peer median
  • FY2021 withheld: Police spending per resident is 20% of the peer median
Show data table
Police spending per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016Withheld (Police spending per resident is 7% of the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$272 (179 reporting, sample year)
FY2021Withheld (Police spending per resident is 20% of the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$332 (174 reporting, sample year)
Officers per 1,000 residents
2016 1.1 to 2025 4.7.0.02.34.7’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’252016: 1.12017: 1.12018: 2.12019: 2.12020: 4.62021: 3.42022: 0.02023: 4.62024: 4.62025: 4.7

Calendar year

Show data table
Officers per 1,000 residents by calendar year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
20161.1Benchmark unavailable2.4 (145 reporting, sample year)
20171.1Benchmark unavailable2.2 (145 reporting, sample year)
20182.1Benchmark unavailable2.2 (152 reporting, sample year)
20192.1Benchmark unavailable2.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20204.6Benchmark unavailable2.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20213.4Benchmark unavailable2.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20220.0Benchmark unavailable1.9 (155 reporting, sample year)
20234.6Benchmark unavailable2.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20244.6Benchmark unavailable2.4 (155 reporting, sample year)
20254.7Benchmark unavailable2.5 (143 reporting, sample year)
Violent crime rate
2018 0.0 to 2025 1.2. 4 years withheld.0.00.61.2’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’252018: 0.02019: 1.12020: 0.02024: 0.02025: 1.22016: withheld — Agency reported 11 of 12 months2017: withheld — Agency reported 9 of 12 months2021: withheld — Agency reported 4 of 12 months2022: withheld — Agency reported 1 of 12 months

Calendar year

  • 2016 withheld: Agency reported 11 of 12 months
  • 2017 withheld: Agency reported 9 of 12 months
  • 2021 withheld: Agency reported 4 of 12 months
  • 2022 withheld: Agency reported 1 of 12 months
Show data table
Violent crime rate by calendar year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
2016Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable1.9 (126 reporting, sample year)
2017Withheld (Agency reported 9 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable1.7 (129 reporting, sample year)
20180.0Benchmark unavailable2.1 (126 reporting, sample year)
20191.1Benchmark unavailable2.0 (130 reporting, sample year)
20200.0Benchmark unavailable2.0 (140 reporting, sample year)
2021Withheld (Agency reported 4 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.5 (133 reporting, sample year)
2022Withheld (Agency reported 1 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.4 (121 reporting, sample year)
2023———
20240.0Benchmark unavailable2.1 (135 reporting, sample year)
20251.2Benchmark unavailable2.1 (139 reporting, sample year)
Property crime rate
2018 1.1 to 2025 2.3. 4 years withheld.0.01.22.3’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’252018: 1.12019: 1.12020: 2.32024: 1.22025: 2.32016: withheld — Agency reported 11 of 12 months2017: withheld — Agency reported 9 of 12 months2021: withheld — Agency reported 4 of 12 months2022: withheld — Agency reported 1 of 12 months

Calendar year

  • 2016 withheld: Agency reported 11 of 12 months
  • 2017 withheld: Agency reported 9 of 12 months
  • 2021 withheld: Agency reported 4 of 12 months
  • 2022 withheld: Agency reported 1 of 12 months
Show data table
Property crime rate by calendar year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
2016Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable22.9 (126 reporting, sample year)
2017Withheld (Agency reported 9 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable21.6 (129 reporting, sample year)
20181.1Benchmark unavailable20.2 (126 reporting, sample year)
20191.1Benchmark unavailable18.3 (130 reporting, sample year)
20202.3Benchmark unavailable19.5 (140 reporting, sample year)
2021Withheld (Agency reported 4 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable20.9 (133 reporting, sample year)
2022Withheld (Agency reported 1 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable20.6 (121 reporting, sample year)
2023———
20241.2Benchmark unavailable15.9 (135 reporting, sample year)
20252.3Benchmark unavailable13.6 (139 reporting, sample year)

About these numbers

  • The city's own published statistics may differ: CBI counts some offenses once per victim, while many cities count once per case.
  • Reported crime reflects what is reported to police and how it is recorded, not only how much crime occurs.
  • Police spending here is FY2021, the government’s fiscal year; crime, clearances and staffing are calendar year 2021.
Read the public safety methodology

Sources · Retrieved October 12, 2026 from orivian.ai/benchmarks/public-safety

Every figure on this page is read from the published index; nothing is recalculated for display. Read the methodology

Work for Blue River?

Public data shows the what. Orivian connects your city's own calls-for-service, overtime and work-order data to show the why.

See staffing, overtime and calls togetherOrivian for municipalities
Book a walkthrough