2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Fort Collins, CO vs Ruidoso, NM

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Highlights
- Ruidoso has 21% more violent crime than Fort Collins.
- Ruidoso has 16% more property crime than Fort Collins.
 Fort Collins, CORuidoso, NMUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock20.622.7
 Property Crime37.1  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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Reviews for Ruidoso    12 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Best place in NM to live , unless you like crowds, traffic, crime, and concrete. Plenty of jobs and min wage is now close to $12/hr. Housing is a little pricey but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I love Ruidoso, or "noisy river". I have always visited but now i live here. Was my first choice if I ever moved. I am so glad I left El Paso, was getting way to big  More

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I’ve lived in this town for nine years and loved it. The weather is by far the best thing about this town. Just don’t be a “rude Texan,“ and you will be fine. Try not to  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Fort Collins, ColoradoCrime Index
 Berthoud, CO12.5
 Red Feather Lakes, CO14.95
 Laporte, CO17.3
 Estes Park, CO17.4
 Wellington, CO20.05
 Timnath, CO23.2
 Fort Collins, CO26.65
 Loveland, CO28.25

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