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Durango · 2024 public safety benchmarks

La Plata County · Southwest · Pop. 19,733 (2025 estimate); 2024 per-resident figures use 19,847 · Public safety data 2016–2025

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2024 in brief

Durango spent $496 per resident on police in FY2023, 16% above the median of the 91 Colorado municipalities reporting. It had 2.6 sworn officers per 1,000 residents in 2024, 24% above its peers. Reported violent crime was 3.4 per 1,000 residents, 61% above the Colorado median, and property crime was 2.2× the median. Police cleared 79.1% of reported violent crimes, 17% above peers.

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

Peers matched on FY2023 finances, the latest available.

Reporting agency: Durango Police Department (ORI CO0340100) · 12 of 12 months reported.

Spending & staffing

Spending: FY2023, latest available, the government's fiscal year (Census). Staffing: 2024, sworn officers on the payroll October 31 (FBI).

Police spending per resident (definition)FY2023, latest available

$496
11% below peers
Peer median
$559
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$428
Position
Higher than 64% of the 91 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not comparable: 5-year change not shown: it would compare spending under two different Census definitions. See the trend chart for each year.

Police share of spending (definition)FY2023, latest available

9.3%
41% below peers

Total spending per resident rose to $5,312 in FY2023 from $3,090 in FY2022, which lowers police's share without any change in police spending.

Peer median
15.9%
CO median · 87 with a published figure
12.6%
Position
Higher than 34% of the 87 reporting
5-year change
Not comparable: 5-year change not shown: it would compare spending under two different Census definitions. See the trend chart for each year.

Police spending per officer (definition)FY2023, latest available

$164.1K
29% below peers
Peer median
$229.8K
CO median · 84 with a published figure
$207.3K
Position
Higher than 17% of the 84 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not comparable: 5-year change not shown: it would compare spending under two different Census definitions. See the trend chart for each year.

Officers per 1,000 residents (definition)2024

2.6
24% above peers

per 1,000 residents

Peer median
2.1
CO median · 155 with a published figure
2.4
Position
Higher than 55% of the 155 reporting
5-year change
+0.0 per 1,000

5-year change not shown: it would compare spending under two different Census definitions. See the trend chart for each year. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.

Police share of spending: Total spending per resident rose to $5,312 in FY2023 from $3,090 in FY2022, which lowers police's share without any change in police spending.

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)2024

3.4
10% above peers

per 1,000 residents

Peer median
3.1
CO median · 135 with a published figure
2.1
Position
Higher than 69% of the 135 reporting
5-year change
−0.6 per 1,000

Property crime rate (definition)2024

34.5
51% above peers

per 1,000 residents

Peer median
22.9
CO median · 135 with a published figure
15.9
Position
Higher than 83% of the 135 reporting
5-year change
+2.2 per 1,000

Violent crime clearance rate (definition)2024

79.1%
17% above peers
Peer median
67.4%
CO median · 71 with a published figure
50.0%
Position
Higher than 86% of the 71 reporting
5-year change
+18.1 pts

Property crime clearance rate (definition)2024

17.1%
43% below peers
Peer median
30.2%
CO median · 118 with a published figure
17.0%
Position
Higher than 51% of the 118 reporting
5-year change
−2.7 pts

How this number was calculated

Police spending per resident · $496
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.

  1. 1Metric

    $496 Police spending divided by population

    = Police spending ÷ population

    Full definition: Police spending per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Police spending $9.7M ÷ population 19,513 (2023 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • E62 Police protection, current operations

  4. 4Source file

Durango 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 2024. How peers are chosen

Peers matched on FY2023 finances, the latest available.

Durango 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 · FY2023Officers per 1,000 residentsper 1,000 · 2024Violent crimeper 1,000 · 2024Property crimeper 1,000 · 2024Violent crime clearance2024
Durango$4962.63.434.579.1%
Montrose$5592.22.422.986.5%
Steamboat Springs$9381.83.312.867.4%
Rifle$3601.93.09.978.1%
Glenwood Springs$5122.13.144.234.4%
Cortez$5853.24.729.439.5%
Peer median$5592.13.122.967.4%

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
FY2016 $427 to FY2023 $496.$0$279.3$558.7’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $334Peer median FY2017: $337Peer median FY2018: $318Peer median FY2019: $345Peer median FY2020: $362Peer median FY2021: $387Peer median FY2022: $428Peer median FY2023: $559FY2016: $427FY2017: $425FY2018: $378FY2019: $412FY2020: $409FY2021: $427FY2022: $459. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $496. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Census definition change: Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, FY2023. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

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Police spending per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$427$334$272 (179 reporting, sample year)
FY2017$425$337$304 (35 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$378$318$312 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$412$345$330 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$409$362$367 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$427$387$332 (174 reporting, sample year)
FY2022$459$428$377 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$496$559$428 (91 reporting, sample year)
Officers per 1,000 residents
2016 2.9 to 2025 2.4.0.01.53.0’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2016: 1.9Peer median 2017: 1.8Peer median 2018: 1.9Peer median 2019: 2.0Peer median 2020: 1.9Peer median 2021: 1.6Peer median 2022: 1.8Peer median 2023: 2.1Peer median 2024: 2.1Peer median 2025: 2.12016: 2.92017: 2.72018: 2.72019: 2.62020: 2.62021: 2.72022: 2.72023: 3.02024: 2.62025: 2.4

Calendar year

Peer group changed in 2017, 2018, 2023, 2025. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

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Officers per 1,000 residents by calendar year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
20162.91.92.4 (145 reporting, sample year)
20172.71.82.2 (145 reporting, sample year)
20182.71.92.2 (152 reporting, sample year)
20192.62.02.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20202.61.92.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20212.71.62.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20222.71.81.9 (155 reporting, sample year)
20233.02.12.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20242.62.12.4 (155 reporting, sample year)
20252.42.12.5 (143 reporting, sample year)
Violent crime rate
2016 2.3 to 2024 3.4. 1 year withheld.0.02.03.9’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2016: 1.5Peer median 2017: 1.8Peer median 2018: 3.3Peer median 2019: 2.1Peer median 2020: 1.8Peer median 2021: 3.3Peer median 2022: 2.4Peer median 2023: 3.3Peer median 2024: 3.12016: 2.32017: 2.32018: 2.62019: 3.92020: 3.62021: 2.52022: 2.82023: 3.72024: 3.42025: withheld — Agency reported 3 of 12 months

Calendar year

  • 2025 withheld: Agency reported 3 of 12 months

Peer group changed in 2017, 2018, 2023. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

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Violent crime rate by calendar year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
20162.31.51.9 (126 reporting, sample year)
20172.31.81.7 (129 reporting, sample year)
20182.63.32.1 (126 reporting, sample year)
20193.92.12.0 (130 reporting, sample year)
20203.61.82.0 (140 reporting, sample year)
20212.53.32.5 (133 reporting, sample year)
20222.82.42.4 (121 reporting, sample year)
20233.73.32.5 (122 reporting, sample year)
20243.43.12.1 (135 reporting, sample year)
2025Withheld (Agency reported 3 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.1 (139 reporting, sample year)
Property crime rate
2016 37.9 to 2024 34.5. 1 year withheld.0.025.150.1’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2016: 23.4Peer median 2017: 31.3Peer median 2018: 23.8Peer median 2019: 22.4Peer median 2020: 26.6Peer median 2021: 24.6Peer median 2022: 19.7Peer median 2023: 23.1Peer median 2024: 22.92016: 37.92017: 36.82018: 33.92019: 32.32020: 50.12021: 32.12022: 31.32023: 28.22024: 34.52025: withheld — Agency reported 3 of 12 months

Calendar year

  • 2025 withheld: Agency reported 3 of 12 months

Peer group changed in 2017, 2018, 2023. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

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Property crime rate by calendar year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
201637.923.422.9 (126 reporting, sample year)
201736.831.321.6 (129 reporting, sample year)
201833.923.820.2 (126 reporting, sample year)
201932.322.418.3 (130 reporting, sample year)
202050.126.619.5 (140 reporting, sample year)
202132.124.620.9 (133 reporting, sample year)
202231.319.720.6 (121 reporting, sample year)
202328.223.119.6 (122 reporting, sample year)
202434.522.915.9 (135 reporting, sample year)
2025Withheld (Agency reported 3 of 12 months)Benchmark 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 FY2023, latest available, the government’s fiscal year; crime, clearances and staffing are calendar year 2024.
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

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