Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Basalt has a violent crime rate of 24 per 100,000 residents, 94% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 23.8 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 0.0. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 238 per 100,000, 88% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 238, burglary at 0, vehicle theft at 0 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 13 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 182 federally declared disasters. Overall, Basalt receives a safety grade of F.