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Lamar · 2025 public safety benchmarks

Prowers County · Eastern Plains · Pop. 7,588 (2025 estimate) · Public safety data 2016–2025

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2025 in brief

Lamar spent $293 per resident on police in FY2023, 31% below the median of the 91 Colorado municipalities reporting. It had 2.6 sworn officers per 1,000 residents in 2025, 42% above its peers. Reported violent crime was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, 100% below the Colorado median, and property crime was 16% 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 FY2023 finances, the latest available.

Reporting agency: Lamar Police Department (ORI CO0500100) · 12 of 12 months reported.

Spending & staffing

Spending: FY2023, latest available, the government's fiscal year (Census). Staffing: 2025, sworn officers on the payroll October 31 (FBI).

Police spending per resident (definition)FY2023, latest available

$293
9% below peers
Peer median
$322
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$428
Position
Higher than 12% 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

6.9%
in line with peers
Peer median
7.3%
CO median · 87 with a published figure
12.6%
Position
Higher than 19% of the 87 reporting
5-year change
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Police spending per officer (definition)FY2023, latest available

$137.9K
15% below peers
Peer median
$162.8K
CO median · 84 with a published figure
$207.3K
Position
Higher than 1% 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)2025

2.6
42% above peers

per 1,000 residents

Peer median
1.9
CO median · 143 with a published figure
2.5
Position
Higher than 55% of the 143 reporting
5-year change
+0.8 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.

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)2025

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
2.8
CO median · 139 with a published figure
2.1
Position
Lowest of the 139 reporting
5-year change
−0.5 per 1,000

Property crime rate (definition)2025

11.5
17% below peers

per 1,000 residents

Peer median
13.9
CO median · 139 with a published figure
13.6
Position
Higher than 44% of the 139 reporting
5-year change
−6.2 per 1,000

Violent crime clearance rate (definition)2025

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)2025

54.0%
49% above peers
Peer median
36.4%
CO median · 119 with a published figure
20.1%
Position
Higher than 93% of the 119 reporting
5-year change
+23.9 pts

How this number was calculated

Police spending per resident · $293
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

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

  1. 1Metric

    $293 Police spending divided by population

    = Police spending ÷ population

    Full definition: Police spending per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Police spending $2.2M ÷ population 7,522 (2023 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • E62 Police protection, current operations

  4. 4Source file

Lamar 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 2025. How peers are chosen

Peers matched on FY2023 finances, the latest available.

Lamar 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 · 2025Violent crimeper 1,000 · 2025Property crimeper 1,000 · 2025Violent crime clearance2025
Lamar$2932.60.011.5Not reported for this year
La Junta$3221.33.824.834.6%
Fort Morgan$4612.72.513.946.7%
Sterling$3201.42.822.686.5%
Yuma$3372.31.54.7
Peer median$3221.92.813.9Not 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
FY2016 $282 to FY2023 $293.$0$160.9$321.9’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $210Peer median FY2018: $217Peer median FY2019: $218Peer median FY2020: $232Peer median FY2021: $265Peer median FY2022: $276Peer median FY2023: $322FY2016: $282FY2018: $215FY2019: $277FY2020: $238FY2021: $248FY2022: $259. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $293. 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 FY2018, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, the same year as the census definition change. 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$282$210$272 (179 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$215$217$312 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$277$218$330 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$238$232$367 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$248$265$332 (174 reporting, sample year)
FY2022$259$276$377 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$293$322$428 (91 reporting, sample year)
Officers per 1,000 residents
2016 2.5 to 2025 2.6.0.01.32.6’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2016: 1.9Peer median 2017: 2.0Peer median 2018: 2.4Peer median 2019: 2.1Peer median 2020: 1.9Peer median 2021: 1.8Peer median 2022: 1.9Peer median 2023: 2.0Peer median 2024: 2.2Peer median 2025: 1.92016: 2.52017: 2.02018: 2.02019: 2.12020: 1.82021: 2.02022: 2.02023: 2.12024: 2.12025: 2.6

Calendar year

Peer group changed in 2018, 2021, 2022, 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
20162.51.92.4 (145 reporting, sample year)
20172.02.02.2 (145 reporting, sample year)
20182.02.42.2 (152 reporting, sample year)
20192.12.12.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20201.81.92.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20212.01.82.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20222.01.91.9 (155 reporting, sample year)
20232.12.02.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20242.12.22.4 (155 reporting, sample year)
20252.61.92.5 (143 reporting, sample year)
Violent crime rate
2017 0.1 to 2025 0.0. 3 years withheld.0.02.65.1’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2017: 4.0Peer median 2019: 2.2Peer median 2020: 3.3Peer median 2021: 5.1Peer median 2022: 3.5Peer median 2024: 4.1Peer median 2025: 2.82017: 0.12019: 0.02020: 0.52021: 1.02022: 0.52024: 0.02025: 0.02016: withheld — Agency reported 3 of 12 months2018: withheld — Agency reported 8 of 12 months2023: withheld — Agency reported 8 of 12 months

Calendar year

  • 2016 withheld: Agency reported 3 of 12 months
  • 2018, 2023 withheld: Agency reported 8 of 12 months

Peer group changed in 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. 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
2016Withheld (Agency reported 3 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable1.9 (126 reporting, sample year)
20170.14.01.7 (129 reporting, sample year)
2018Withheld (Agency reported 8 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.1 (126 reporting, sample year)
20190.02.22.0 (130 reporting, sample year)
20200.53.32.0 (140 reporting, sample year)
20211.05.12.5 (133 reporting, sample year)
20220.53.52.4 (121 reporting, sample year)
2023Withheld (Agency reported 8 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.5 (122 reporting, sample year)
20240.04.12.1 (135 reporting, sample year)
20250.02.82.1 (139 reporting, sample year)
Property crime rate
2017 9.2 to 2025 11.5. 3 years withheld.0.017.735.4’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2017: 28.2Peer median 2019: 13.5Peer median 2020: 13.0Peer median 2021: 35.4Peer median 2022: 21.8Peer median 2024: 24.3Peer median 2025: 13.92017: 9.22019: 10.72020: 17.72021: 12.72022: 8.52024: 5.12025: 11.52016: withheld — Agency reported 3 of 12 months2018: withheld — Agency reported 8 of 12 months2023: withheld — Agency reported 8 of 12 months

Calendar year

  • 2016 withheld: Agency reported 3 of 12 months
  • 2018, 2023 withheld: Agency reported 8 of 12 months

Peer group changed in 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. 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
2016Withheld (Agency reported 3 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable22.9 (126 reporting, sample year)
20179.228.221.6 (129 reporting, sample year)
2018Withheld (Agency reported 8 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable20.2 (126 reporting, sample year)
201910.713.518.3 (130 reporting, sample year)
202017.713.019.5 (140 reporting, sample year)
202112.735.420.9 (133 reporting, sample year)
20228.521.820.6 (121 reporting, sample year)
2023Withheld (Agency reported 8 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable19.6 (122 reporting, sample year)
20245.124.315.9 (135 reporting, sample year)
202511.513.913.6 (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 2025.
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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