Fowler · 2020 public safety benchmarks

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Otero County · Eastern Plains · Pop. 1,171 (2025 estimate); 2020 per-resident figures use 1,252 · Public safety data 2016–2025

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Year

2020 in brief

Fowler spent $120 per resident on police in FY2016, 56% below the median of the 179 Colorado municipalities reporting. It had 3.2 sworn officers per 1,000 residents in 2020, 43% above its peers. Reported violent crime was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, 100% below the Colorado median, and property crime was 67% below the median.

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 FY2016 finances, the latest available.

Reporting agency: Fowler Police Department (ORI CO0450400) · 12 of 12 months reported.

Spending & staffing

Spending: FY2016, latest available, the government's fiscal year (Census). Staffing: 2020, sworn officers on the payroll October 31 (FBI).

Police spending per resident (definition)FY2016, latest available

$120

11% below peers

Peer median: $135
CO median · 179 with a published figure Median of the 179 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In Census of Governments years the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $272
Position: Higher than 12% of the 179 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Police spending per officer (definition)FY2016, latest available
Police spending for the fiscal year divided by sworn officers on the payroll as of October 31 of that year. Spending covers civilian staff, equipment and construction as well as officer pay, so this is not a salary figure.

$46K

66% below CO median

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 124 with a published figure Median of the 124 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In Census of Governments years the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $135.2K
Position: Higher than 2% of the 124 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Officers per 1,000 residents (definition)2020

3.2

43% above peers

per 1,000 residents

Peer median: 2.2
CO median · 153 with a published figure Median of the Colorado municipalities with a published officers per 1,000 residents for 2020.: 2.2
Position: Higher than 73% of the 153 reporting
5-year change: Not enough history for a 5-year change

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)2020

0.0

100% below peers

per 1,000 residents

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

Peer median: 0.8
CO median · 140 with a published figure Median of the Colorado municipalities with a published violent crime rate for 2020.: 2.0
Position: Lowest of the 140 reporting
5-year change: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Property crime rate (definition)2020

6.4

18% below peers

per 1,000 residents

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

Peer median: 7.8
CO median · 140 with a published figure Median of the Colorado municipalities with a published property crime rate for 2020.: 19.5
Position: Higher than 18% of the 140 reporting
5-year change: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Violent crime clearance rate (definition)2020
A clearance rate counts offenses cleared during the year against offenses reported that year. On its own it doesn't measure how effective a department is: clearances can include earlier years' offenses, and agencies record clearances differently.

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)2020
A clearance rate counts offenses cleared during the year against offenses reported that year. On its own it doesn't measure how effective a department is: clearances can include earlier years' offenses, and agencies record clearances differently.

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 121 with a published figure Median of the Colorado municipalities with a published property crime clearance rate for 2020.: 14.8%
Position: Not reported for this year
5-year change: Withheld with this year's value

How this number was calculated

Police spending per resident · $120

Includes Census estimates for 100% of revenue

1Metric
$120 Police spending divided by population
= Police spending ÷ population
Full definition: Police spending per resident
2Inputs
Police spending $138K ÷ population 1,149 (2016 estimate)
3Census line items
- E62 Police protection, current operations
- M62 Payments to other governments for police services
4Source file
- Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File
  Value for
  FY2016, latest available
  Survey file
  2017
  The 2017 Census survey covers fiscal years ending July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, so a fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 is FY2016.
  Retrieved October 12, 2026 · View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
- Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places
  Value for
  FY2016, latest available
  Source year
  2020
  Retrieved October 7, 2026 · View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

Fowler 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 2020. How peers are chosen

Peers matched on FY2016 finances, the latest available.

Fowler compared with its peer municipalities: police spending per resident and per-1,000 staffing and crime rates
Municipality	Police spendingper resident · FY2016	Officers per 1,000 residentsper 1,000 · 2020	Violent crimeper 1,000 · 2020	Property crimeper 1,000 · 2020	Violent crime clearance2020
	Fiscal year · Census	Calendar year · FBI via CBI
Fowler	$120	3.2	0.0	6.4	Not reported for this year
Springfield	$189	2.3	0.8	3.8	Not shown Springfield · Violent crime clearance rate · 2020 Reason: Fewer than 10 violent crimes reported; a clearance rate would not be meaningful
Haxtun	Withheld Haxtun · Police spending per resident · FY2016 Reason: Police spending per resident is 6.2x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	2.0	0.0	10.2	Not reported for this year
Log Lane Village	$135	2.2	4.5	7.8	Not shown Log Lane Village · Violent crime clearance rate · 2020 Reason: Fewer than 10 violent crimes reported; a clearance rate would not be meaningful
Peer median	$135	2.2	0.8	7.8	Not 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

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021. 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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$120	$135	$272 (179 reporting, sample year)
FY2021	$283	$195	$332 (174 reporting, sample year)

Officers per 1,000 residents

Calendar year

Peer group changed in 2021. 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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
2016	2.6	3.0	2.4 (145 reporting, sample year)
2017	2.6	3.2	2.2 (145 reporting, sample year)
2018	1.7	2.4	2.2 (152 reporting, sample year)
2019	2.6	2.3	2.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
2020	3.2	2.2	2.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
2021	2.4	Benchmark unavailable	2.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
2022	3.3	Benchmark unavailable	1.9 (155 reporting, sample year)
2023	1.7	Benchmark unavailable	2.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
2024	0.8	Benchmark unavailable	2.4 (155 reporting, sample year)
2025	2.6	Benchmark unavailable	2.5 (143 reporting, sample year)

Violent crime rate

Calendar year

2018, 2025 withheld: Agency reported 8 of 12 months
2021 withheld: Agency reported 11 of 12 months
2022 withheld: Agency reported 7 of 12 months
2023, 2024 withheld: Agency reported 6 of 12 months

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Violent crime rate by calendar year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
2016	3.5	Benchmark unavailable	1.9 (126 reporting, sample year)
2017	1.7	Benchmark unavailable	1.7 (129 reporting, sample year)
2018	Withheld (Agency reported 8 of 12 months)	Benchmark unavailable	2.1 (126 reporting, sample year)
2019	0.0	Benchmark unavailable	2.0 (130 reporting, sample year)
2020	0.0	0.8	2.0 (140 reporting, sample year)
2021	Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)	Benchmark unavailable	2.5 (133 reporting, sample year)
2022	Withheld (Agency reported 7 of 12 months)	Benchmark unavailable	2.4 (121 reporting, sample year)
2023	Withheld (Agency reported 6 of 12 months)	Benchmark unavailable	2.5 (122 reporting, sample year)
2024	Withheld (Agency reported 6 of 12 months)	Benchmark unavailable	2.1 (135 reporting, sample year)
2025	Withheld (Agency reported 8 of 12 months)	Benchmark unavailable	2.1 (139 reporting, sample year)

Property crime rate

Calendar year

2018, 2025 withheld: Agency reported 8 of 12 months
2021 withheld: Agency reported 11 of 12 months
2022 withheld: Agency reported 7 of 12 months
2023, 2024 withheld: Agency reported 6 of 12 months

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Property crime rate by calendar year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
2016	4.4	Benchmark unavailable	22.9 (126 reporting, sample year)
2017	6.9	Benchmark unavailable	21.6 (129 reporting, sample year)
2018	Withheld (Agency reported 8 of 12 months)	Benchmark unavailable	20.2 (126 reporting, sample year)
2019	6.1	Benchmark unavailable	18.3 (130 reporting, sample year)
2020	6.4	7.8	19.5 (140 reporting, sample year)
2021	Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)	Benchmark unavailable	20.9 (133 reporting, sample year)
2022	Withheld (Agency reported 7 of 12 months)	Benchmark unavailable	20.6 (121 reporting, sample year)
2023	Withheld (Agency reported 6 of 12 months)	Benchmark unavailable	19.6 (122 reporting, sample year)
2024	Withheld (Agency reported 6 of 12 months)	Benchmark unavailable	15.9 (135 reporting, sample year)
2025	Withheld (Agency reported 8 of 12 months)	Benchmark unavailable	13.6 (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 FY2016, latest available, the government’s fiscal year; crime, clearances and staffing are calendar year 2020.

Read the public safety methodology

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

Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File · 2017 survey file
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
Crime Data Explorer police employees, 2016 · 2016
FBI Crime Data Explorer (NIBRS data submitted by Colorado agencies through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation)
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Crime Data Explorer police employees, 2016 (opens in a new tab)
Crime Data Explorer police employees, 2020 · 2020
FBI Crime Data Explorer (NIBRS data submitted by Colorado agencies through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation)
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Crime Data Explorer police employees, 2020 (opens in a new tab)
Crime Data Explorer summarized offenses and clearances, 2020 · 2020
FBI Crime Data Explorer (NIBRS data submitted by Colorado agencies through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation)
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Crime Data Explorer summarized offenses and clearances, 2020 (opens in a new tab)
Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places · 2020
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)
Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places · 2025
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

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

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Fowler · 2020 public safety benchmarks

2020 in brief

Spending & staffing

Police spending per resident (definition)FY2016, latest available

Police share of spending (definition)FY2016, latest available

Police spending per officer (definition)FY2016, latest availablePolice spending for the fiscal year divided by sworn officers on the payroll as of October 31 of that year. Spending covers civilian staff, equipment and construction as well as officer pay, so this is not a salary figure.Close

Officers per 1,000 residents (definition)2020

Reported outcomes

Violent crime rate (definition)2020

Property crime rate (definition)2020

Violent crime clearance rate (definition)2020A clearance rate counts offenses cleared during the year against offenses reported that year. On its own it doesn't measure how effective a department is: clearances can include earlier years' offenses, and agencies record clearances differently.Close

Property crime clearance rate (definition)2020A clearance rate counts offenses cleared during the year against offenses reported that year. On its own it doesn't measure how effective a department is: clearances can include earlier years' offenses, and agencies record clearances differently.Close

How this number was calculated

Fowler and its peers

Trends

About these numbers

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

Work for Fowler?

Police spending per officer (definition)FY2016, latest available
Police spending for the fiscal year divided by sworn officers on the payroll as of October 31 of that year. Spending covers civilian staff, equipment and construction as well as officer pay, so this is not a salary figure.

Violent crime clearance rate (definition)2020
A clearance rate counts offenses cleared during the year against offenses reported that year. On its own it doesn't measure how effective a department is: clearances can include earlier years' offenses, and agencies record clearances differently.

Property crime clearance rate (definition)2020
A clearance rate counts offenses cleared during the year against offenses reported that year. On its own it doesn't measure how effective a department is: clearances can include earlier years' offenses, and agencies record clearances differently.