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Kersey · 2021 public safety benchmarks

Weld County · Northern Front Range · Pop. 1,500 (2025 estimate); 2021 per-resident figures use 1,503 · Public safety data 2016–2025

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2021 in brief

Kersey spent $141 per resident on police in FY2016, 48% below the median of the 179 Colorado municipalities reporting. It had 2.7 sworn officers per 1,000 residents in 2021.

  • Violent crime rate (2021) withheld: Agency reported 11 of 12 months
  • Property crime rate (2021) withheld: Agency reported 11 of 12 months
  • Violent crime clearance rate (2021) withheld: Agency reported 11 of 12 months; Fewer than 10 violent crimes reported; a clearance rate would not be meaningful

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: Kersey Police Department (ORI CO0620900) · 11 of 12 months reported.

Spending & staffing

Spending: FY2016, latest available, the government's fiscal year (Census). Staffing: 2021, sworn officers on the payroll October 31 (FBI).

Police spending per resident (definition)FY2016, latest available

$141
62% below peers
Peer median
$371
CO median · 179 with a published figure
$272
Position
Higher than 16% of the 179 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

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)FY2016, latest available

$61K
55% below CO median
Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 124 with a published figure
$135.2K
Position
Higher than 7% of the 124 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Officers per 1,000 residents (definition)2021

2.7
16% above CO median

per 1,000 residents

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 155 with a published figure
2.3
Position
Higher than 61% of the 155 reporting
5-year change
+0.4 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

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 72 with a published figure
52.5%
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year change
Withheld with this year's value

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 · $141
Includes Census estimates for 100% of revenue

  1. 1Metric

    $141 Police spending divided by population

    = Police spending ÷ population

    Full definition: Police spending per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Police spending $244K ÷ population 1,731 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • E62 Police protection, current operations

  4. 4Source file

Kersey 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

Kersey 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 · FY2016Officers per 1,000 residentsper 1,000 · 2021Violent crimeper 1,000 · 2021Property crimeper 1,000 · 2021Violent crime clearance2021
Kersey$1412.7
Hudson6.15.529.4
Keenesburg0.01.717.9
Peer median$371Benchmark unavailableBenchmark unavailableBenchmark unavailableBenchmark unavailable

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 $141. 1 year withheld.$0$185.6$371.1’16’21Peer median FY2016: $371FY2016: $141FY2021: withheld — Police spending per resident is 3.2x the peer median

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2021 withheld: Police spending per resident is 3.2x the peer median
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Police spending per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$141$371$272 (179 reporting, sample year)
FY2021Withheld (Police spending per resident is 3.2x the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$332 (174 reporting, sample year)
Officers per 1,000 residents
2016 2.3 to 2025 4.0.0.02.04.0’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2016: 2.7Peer median 2017: 2.6Peer median 2018: 3.4Peer median 2019: 2.9Peer median 2020: 2.62016: 2.32017: 2.32018: 2.22019: 2.22020: 2.72021: 2.72022: 0.02023: 4.02024: 3.32025: 4.0

Calendar year

Peer group changed in 2018, 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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
20162.32.72.4 (145 reporting, sample year)
20172.32.62.2 (145 reporting, sample year)
20182.23.42.2 (152 reporting, sample year)
20192.22.92.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20202.72.62.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20212.7Benchmark unavailable2.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20220.0Benchmark unavailable1.9 (155 reporting, sample year)
20234.0Benchmark unavailable2.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20243.3Benchmark unavailable2.4 (155 reporting, sample year)
20254.0Benchmark unavailable2.5 (143 reporting, sample year)
Violent crime rate
2016 0.0 to 2025 2.7. 2 years withheld.0.01.73.4’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2019: 2.4Peer median 2020: 3.42016: 0.02017: 1.72019: 1.72020: 0.02022: 1.32023: 1.32024: 0.02025: 2.72018: withheld — Agency reported 5 of 12 months2021: withheld — Agency reported 11 of 12 months

Calendar year

  • 2018 withheld: Agency reported 5 of 12 months
  • 2021 withheld: Agency reported 11 of 12 months

Peer group changed in 2019, 2021, 2022, 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
20160.0Benchmark unavailable1.9 (126 reporting, sample year)
20171.7Benchmark unavailable1.7 (129 reporting, sample year)
2018Withheld (Agency reported 5 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.1 (126 reporting, sample year)
20191.72.42.0 (130 reporting, sample year)
20200.03.42.0 (140 reporting, sample year)
2021Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.5 (133 reporting, sample year)
20221.3Benchmark unavailable2.4 (121 reporting, sample year)
20231.3Benchmark unavailable2.5 (122 reporting, sample year)
20240.0Benchmark unavailable2.1 (135 reporting, sample year)
20252.7Benchmark unavailable2.1 (139 reporting, sample year)
Property crime rate
2016 8.1 to 2025 7.3. 2 years withheld.0.010.621.2’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2019: 11.9Peer median 2020: 21.22016: 8.12017: 3.42019: 0.62020: 2.72022: 20.62023: 14.72024: 16.02025: 7.32018: withheld — Agency reported 5 of 12 months2021: withheld — Agency reported 11 of 12 months

Calendar year

  • 2018 withheld: Agency reported 5 of 12 months
  • 2021 withheld: Agency reported 11 of 12 months

Peer group changed in 2019, 2021, 2022, 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
20168.1Benchmark unavailable22.9 (126 reporting, sample year)
20173.4Benchmark unavailable21.6 (129 reporting, sample year)
2018Withheld (Agency reported 5 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable20.2 (126 reporting, sample year)
20190.611.918.3 (130 reporting, sample year)
20202.721.219.5 (140 reporting, sample year)
2021Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable20.9 (133 reporting, sample year)
202220.6Benchmark unavailable20.6 (121 reporting, sample year)
202314.7Benchmark unavailable19.6 (122 reporting, sample year)
202416.0Benchmark unavailable15.9 (135 reporting, sample year)
20257.3Benchmark 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 FY2016, latest available, 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

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