So, whether Colorado Springs's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics. How does the crime rate in Colorado Springs compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Colorado Springs with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. Within Colorado, more than 88% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Colorado Springs. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 26. With a crime rate of 38 per one thousand residents, Colorado Springs has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities.