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Parker · 2025 public safety benchmarks

Douglas County · Denver Metro · Pop. 65,985 (2025 estimate) · Public safety data 2016–2025

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2025 in brief

Parker spent $324 per resident on police in FY2023, 24% below the median of the 91 Colorado municipalities reporting. It had 1.3 sworn officers per 1,000 residents in 2025, 10% below its peers. Reported violent crime was 2.0 per 1,000 residents, 5% below the Colorado median, and property crime was 21% below the median. Police cleared 43.4% of reported violent crimes, 29% below 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: Parker Police Department (ORI CO0180500) · 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

$324
34% below peers
Peer median
$489
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$428
Position
Higher than 19% 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

17.4%
in line with peers

Total spending per resident rose to $1,855 in FY2023 from $1,430 in FY2022, which lowers police's share without any change in police spending.

Peer median
17.3%
CO median · 87 with a published figure
12.6%
Position
Higher than 74% 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

$274.3K
8% below peers
Peer median
$297.6K
CO median · 84 with a published figure
$207.3K
Position
Higher than 86% 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

1.3
10% below peers

per 1,000 residents

Peer median
1.5
CO median · 143 with a published figure
2.5
Position
Higher than 11% of the 143 reporting
5-year change
+0.2 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 $1,855 in FY2023 from $1,430 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)2025

2.0
in line with peers

per 1,000 residents

Peer median
1.9
CO median · 139 with a published figure
2.1
Position
Higher than 49% of the 139 reporting
5-year change
+0.6 per 1,000

Property crime rate (definition)2025

10.8
28% below peers

per 1,000 residents

Peer median
15.0
CO median · 139 with a published figure
13.6
Position
Higher than 44% of the 139 reporting
5-year change
−5.2 per 1,000

Violent crime clearance rate (definition)2025

43.4%
29% below peers
Peer median
61.2%
CO median · 70 with a published figure
53.3%
Position
Higher than 25% of the 70 reporting
5-year change
−1.7 pts

Property crime clearance rate (definition)2025

17.0%
37% above peers
Peer median
12.4%
CO median · 119 with a published figure
20.1%
Position
Higher than 40% of the 119 reporting
5-year change
+6.1 pts

How this number was calculated

Police spending per resident · $324
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

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

  1. 1Metric

    $324 Police spending divided by population

    = Police spending ÷ population

    Full definition: Police spending per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Police spending $20.3M ÷ population 62,721 (2023 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

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

  4. 4Source file

Parker 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.

Parker 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
Parker$3241.32.010.843.4%
Commerce City$4941.57.424.633.2%
Broomfield$4971.71.515.082.6%
Castle Rock$4841.10.39.669.2%
Littleton$3891.92.320.241.7%
CentennialNot reported for this year0.01.914.161.2%
Peer median$4891.51.915.061.2%

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 $293 to FY2023 $324.$0$244.5$489’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $268Peer median FY2018: $279Peer median FY2019: $356Peer median FY2020: $402Peer median FY2021: $355Peer median FY2022: $455Peer median FY2023: $489FY2016: $293FY2018: $300FY2019: $284FY2020: $267FY2021: $274FY2022: $288. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $324. 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 FY2022, 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$293$268$272 (179 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$300$279$312 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$284$356$330 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$267$402$367 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$274$355$332 (174 reporting, sample year)
FY2022$288$455$377 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$324$489$428 (91 reporting, sample year)
Officers per 1,000 residents
2016 1.4 to 2025 1.3.0.00.81.7’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2016: 1.6Peer median 2017: 1.5Peer median 2018: 1.5Peer median 2019: 1.7Peer median 2020: 1.5Peer median 2021: 1.6Peer median 2022: 1.5Peer median 2023: 1.4Peer median 2024: 1.5Peer median 2025: 1.52016: 1.42017: 1.32018: 1.22019: 1.32020: 1.12021: 1.12022: 1.12023: 1.22024: 1.32025: 1.3

Calendar year

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Officers per 1,000 residents by calendar year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
20161.41.62.4 (145 reporting, sample year)
20171.31.52.2 (145 reporting, sample year)
20181.21.52.2 (152 reporting, sample year)
20191.31.72.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20201.11.52.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20211.11.62.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20221.11.51.9 (155 reporting, sample year)
20231.21.42.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20241.31.52.4 (155 reporting, sample year)
20251.31.52.5 (143 reporting, sample year)
Violent crime rate
2016 0.9 to 2025 2.0.0.01.22.4’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2016: 1.1Peer median 2017: 1.2Peer median 2018: 1.4Peer median 2019: 1.3Peer median 2020: 1.7Peer median 2021: 1.7Peer median 2022: 2.4Peer median 2023: 2.1Peer median 2024: 1.9Peer median 2025: 1.92016: 0.92017: 1.42018: 1.02019: 1.02020: 1.42021: 1.52022: 2.32023: 2.12024: 2.12025: 2.0

Calendar year

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Violent crime rate by calendar year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
20160.91.11.9 (126 reporting, sample year)
20171.41.21.7 (129 reporting, sample year)
20181.01.42.1 (126 reporting, sample year)
20191.01.32.0 (130 reporting, sample year)
20201.41.72.0 (140 reporting, sample year)
20211.51.72.5 (133 reporting, sample year)
20222.32.42.4 (121 reporting, sample year)
20232.12.12.5 (122 reporting, sample year)
20242.11.92.1 (135 reporting, sample year)
20252.01.92.1 (139 reporting, sample year)
Property crime rate
2016 11.4 to 2025 10.8.0.015.430.8’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2016: 24.2Peer median 2017: 26.7Peer median 2018: 25.6Peer median 2019: 29.6Peer median 2020: 27.3Peer median 2021: 30.8Peer median 2022: 26.0Peer median 2023: 23.0Peer median 2024: 18.6Peer median 2025: 15.02016: 11.42017: 14.72018: 14.62019: 15.92020: 16.02021: 19.12022: 17.42023: 18.12024: 15.92025: 10.8

Calendar year

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Property crime rate by calendar year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
201611.424.222.9 (126 reporting, sample year)
201714.726.721.6 (129 reporting, sample year)
201814.625.620.2 (126 reporting, sample year)
201915.929.618.3 (130 reporting, sample year)
202016.027.319.5 (140 reporting, sample year)
202119.130.820.9 (133 reporting, sample year)
202217.426.020.6 (121 reporting, sample year)
202318.123.019.6 (122 reporting, sample year)
202415.918.615.9 (135 reporting, sample year)
202510.815.013.6 (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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