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Colorado
44
State score · Elevated risk
493.9
Violent crime / 100k (elevated)
1297
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in Colorado
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- Heavy Snow 439
- Hail 415
- Thunderstorm Wind 290
- Winter Weather 273
- High Wind 155
Colorado parks ranked by safety
13 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 77
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park National Park Montrose County
#2 77
Curecanti National Recreation Area National Recreation Area Gunnison County
#3 77
Dinosaur National Monument National Monument Moffat County
#4 77
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument National Monument Teller County
#5 77
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve National Park & Preserve Saguache County
#6 77
Hovenweep National Monument National Monument Montezuma County
#7 77
Mesa Verde National Park National Park Montezuma County
#8 77
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site National Historic Site Kiowa County
#9 77
Yucca House National Monument National Monument Montezuma County
#10 71
Amache National Historic Site National Historic Site Prowers County
#11 71
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site National Historic Site Otero County
#12 71
Colorado National Monument National Monument Mesa County
#13 71
Rocky Mountain National Park National Park Larimer County
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.