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Wiggins · 2021 public safety benchmarks

Morgan County · Eastern Plains · Pop. 1,868 (2025 estimate); 2021 per-resident figures use 1,553 · Public safety data 2016–2025

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2021 in brief

Wiggins spent $172 per resident on police in FY2021, 48% below the median of the 174 Colorado municipalities reporting. It had 1.3 sworn officers per 1,000 residents in 2021, 51% below its peers.

  • 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: Wiggins Police Department (ORI CO0440300) · 11 of 12 months reported.

Spending & staffing

Spending: FY2021, the government's fiscal year (Census). Staffing: 2021, sworn officers on the payroll October 31 (FBI).

Police spending per resident (definition)FY2021

$172
47% below peers
Peer median
$323
CO median · 174 with a published figure
$332
Position
Higher than 16% of the 174 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+22.2%/yr

Police share of spending (definition)FY2021

12.2%
14% above peers
Peer median
10.7%
CO median · 155 with a published figure
12.9%
Position
Higher than 44% of the 155 reporting
5-year change
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Police spending per officer (definition)FY2021

$133.5K
in line with peers
Peer median
$135K
CO median · 137 with a published figure
$166K
Position
Higher than 27% of the 137 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+36.2%/yr

Officers per 1,000 residents (definition)2021

1.3
51% below peers

per 1,000 residents

Peer median
2.6
CO median · 155 with a published figure
2.3
Position
Higher than 11% of the 155 reporting
5-year change
−0.9 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

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 · $172
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $172 Police spending divided by population

    = Police spending ÷ population

    Full definition: Police spending per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Police spending $267K ÷ population 1,553 (2021 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • E62 Police protection, current operations

  4. 4Source file

Wiggins 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

Wiggins 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 · FY2021Officers per 1,000 residentsper 1,000 · 2021Violent crimeper 1,000 · 2021Property crimeper 1,000 · 2021Violent crime clearance2021
Wiggins$1721.3
Wray$3522.6Not reported for this year
Elizabeth$5133.53.010.5
Limon$2512.02.01.5
Peer median$3232.6Benchmark 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 $63 to FY2021 $172.$0$161.5$323’16’21Peer median FY2016: $135Peer median FY2021: $323FY2016: $63FY2021: $172

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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$63$135$272 (179 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$172$323$332 (174 reporting, sample year)
Officers per 1,000 residents
2016 2.2 to 2025 1.6.0.01.53.0’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2021: 2.6Peer median 2022: 2.6Peer median 2023: 2.0Peer median 2024: 3.0Peer median 2025: 3.02016: 2.22017: 2.22018: 3.02019: 2.02020: 1.42021: 1.32022: 1.72023: 1.62024: 1.62025: 1.6

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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
20162.2Benchmark unavailable2.4 (145 reporting, sample year)
20172.2Benchmark unavailable2.2 (145 reporting, sample year)
20183.0Benchmark unavailable2.2 (152 reporting, sample year)
20192.0Benchmark unavailable2.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20201.4Benchmark unavailable2.2 (153 reporting, sample year)
20211.32.62.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20221.72.61.9 (155 reporting, sample year)
20231.62.02.3 (155 reporting, sample year)
20241.63.02.4 (155 reporting, sample year)
20251.63.02.5 (143 reporting, sample year)
Violent crime rate
2020 0.0 to 2025 2.7. 5 years withheld.0.01.32.7’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2025: 0.02020: 0.02025: 2.72019: withheld — Agency reported 3 of 12 months2021: withheld — Agency reported 11 of 12 months2022: withheld — Agency reported 11 of 12 months2023: withheld — Agency reported 11 of 12 months2024: withheld — Agency reported 11 of 12 months

Calendar year

  • 2019 withheld: Agency reported 3 of 12 months
  • 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 withheld: Agency reported 11 of 12 months
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Violent crime rate by calendar year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
2016———
2017———
2018———
2019Withheld (Agency reported 3 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.0 (130 reporting, sample year)
20200.0Benchmark unavailable2.0 (140 reporting, sample year)
2021Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.5 (133 reporting, sample year)
2022Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.4 (121 reporting, sample year)
2023Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.5 (122 reporting, sample year)
2024Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable2.1 (135 reporting, sample year)
20252.70.02.1 (139 reporting, sample year)
Property crime rate
2020 5.6 to 2025 0.0. 5 years withheld.0.03.26.4’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Peer median 2025: 6.42020: 5.62025: 0.02019: withheld — Agency reported 3 of 12 months2021: withheld — Agency reported 11 of 12 months2022: withheld — Agency reported 11 of 12 months2023: withheld — Agency reported 11 of 12 months2024: withheld — Agency reported 11 of 12 months

Calendar year

  • 2019 withheld: Agency reported 3 of 12 months
  • 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 withheld: Agency reported 11 of 12 months
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Property crime rate by calendar year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
2016———
2017———
2018———
2019Withheld (Agency reported 3 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable18.3 (130 reporting, sample year)
20205.6Benchmark unavailable19.5 (140 reporting, sample year)
2021Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable20.9 (133 reporting, sample year)
2022Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable20.6 (121 reporting, sample year)
2023Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable19.6 (122 reporting, sample year)
2024Withheld (Agency reported 11 of 12 months)Benchmark unavailable15.9 (135 reporting, sample year)
20250.06.413.6 (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 FY2021, 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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