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Olathe · 2025 public safety benchmarks

Montrose County · Western Slope · Pop. 1,927 (2025 estimate) · Public safety data 2016–2025

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2025 in brief

Olathe spent $328 per resident on police in FY2023, 23% below the median of the 91 Colorado municipalities reporting. Reported violent crime was 2.1 per 1,000 residents, in line with the Colorado median, and property crime was 69% below the median.

  • Violent crime clearance rate (2025) not shown: 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

Peers matched on FY2023 finances, the latest available.

Reporting agency: Olathe Police Department (ORI CO0430400) · 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

$328
63% below peers
Peer median
$883
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$428
Position
Higher than 22% of the 91 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Police share of spending (definition)FY2021, latest available

27.2%
47% above peers
Peer median
18.5%
CO median · 155 with a published figure
12.9%
Position
Higher than 96% of the 155 reporting
5-year change
−12.3 pts

Police spending per officer (definition)FY2023, latest available

$160.5K
24% below peers
Peer median
$209.9K
CO median · 84 with a published figure
$207.3K
Position
Higher than 12% of the 84 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Officers per 1,000 residents (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

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

2.1
2.5× 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 · 139 with a published figure
2.1
Position
Higher than 51% of the 139 reporting
5-year change
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Property crime rate (definition)2025

4.2
46% below peers

per 1,000 residents

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

Peer median
7.7
CO median · 139 with a published figure
13.6
Position
Higher than 15% of the 139 reporting
5-year change
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Violent crime clearance rate (definition)2025

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 70 with a published figure
53.3%
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year change
Withheld with this year's value

Property crime clearance rate (definition)2025

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 119 with a published figure
20.1%
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year change
Withheld with this year's value

How this number was calculated

Police spending per resident · $328
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

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

  1. 1Metric

    $328 Police spending divided by population

    = Police spending ÷ population

    Full definition: Police spending per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Police spending $642K ÷ population 1,955 (2023 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • E62 Police protection, current operations
    • F62 Police protection, construction

  4. 4Source file

Olathe 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.

Olathe 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
Olathe$328Not reported for this year2.14.2
Crested Butte$883Not reported for this year0.63.5
Granby$8562.50.83.3
Mountain Village$1,3197.30.814.6
Telluride$8545.71.211.8
Peer median$883Not reported for this year0.87.7Benchmark 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 $198 to FY2023 $328.$0$441.5$883’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $360Peer median FY2021: $427Peer median FY2023: $883FY2016: $198FY2021: $305FY2023: $328. 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 FY2021, 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$198$360$272 (179 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$305$427$332 (174 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$328$883$428 (91 reporting, sample year)
Officers per 1,000 residents
2016 2.2 to 2024 1.5.0.02.65.1’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2016: 2.8Peer median 2017: 2.7Peer median 2018: 3.0Peer median 2019: 2.7Peer median 2020: 3.4Peer median 2021: 2.6Peer median 2022: 2.5Peer median 2023: 4.5Peer median 2024: 5.12016: 2.22017: 2.82018: 3.32019: 2.22020: 2.52021: 2.52022: 0.02023: 2.02024: 1.5

Calendar year

Peer group changed in 2021, 2023. 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
20162.22.82.4 (145 reporting, sample year)
20172.82.72.2 (145 reporting, sample year)
20183.33.02.2 (152 reporting, sample year)
20192.22.72.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20202.53.42.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20212.52.62.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20220.02.51.9 (155 reporting, sample year)
20232.04.52.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20241.55.12.4 (155 reporting, sample year)
2025———
Violent crime rate
2017 1.1 to 2025 2.1. 3 years withheld.0.01.02.1’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2018: 2.0Peer median 2025: 0.82017: 1.12018: 0.02019: 0.02025: 2.12021: withheld — Agency reported 1 of 12 months2022: withheld — Agency reported 4 of 12 months2024: withheld — Agency reported 1 of 12 months

Calendar year

  • 2021, 2024 withheld: Agency reported 1 of 12 months
  • 2022 withheld: Agency reported 4 of 12 months

Peer group changed in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024. 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
2016———
20171.1Benchmark unavailable1.7 (129 reporting, sample year)
20180.02.02.1 (126 reporting, sample year)
20190.0Benchmark unavailable2.0 (130 reporting, sample year)
2020———
2021Withheld (Agency reported 1 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.5 (133 reporting, sample year)
2022Withheld (Agency reported 4 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.4 (121 reporting, sample year)
2023———
2024Withheld (Agency reported 1 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.1 (135 reporting, sample year)
20252.10.82.1 (139 reporting, sample year)
Property crime rate
2017 15.4 to 2025 4.2. 3 years withheld.0.017.535.0’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2018: 35.0Peer median 2025: 7.72017: 15.42018: 4.42019: 3.32025: 4.22021: withheld — Agency reported 1 of 12 months2022: withheld — Agency reported 4 of 12 months2024: withheld — Agency reported 1 of 12 months

Calendar year

  • 2021, 2024 withheld: Agency reported 1 of 12 months
  • 2022 withheld: Agency reported 4 of 12 months

Peer group changed in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024. 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
2016———
201715.4Benchmark unavailable21.6 (129 reporting, sample year)
20184.435.020.2 (126 reporting, sample year)
20193.3Benchmark unavailable18.3 (130 reporting, sample year)
2020———
2021Withheld (Agency reported 1 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable20.9 (133 reporting, sample year)
2022Withheld (Agency reported 4 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable20.6 (121 reporting, sample year)
2023———
2024Withheld (Agency reported 1 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable15.9 (135 reporting, sample year)
20254.27.713.6 (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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