Thornton has a population of 2,491. During the past three years, Thornton saw 46 arrests. For 2017, the Thornton's arrest rate totaled 68.25 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 78.44% makes Thornton lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 3 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Thornton also totaled 14 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Enfield and Sugar Hill, Thornton is a more dangerous place to live.
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Overall, Thornton had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Thornton averaged 3 violent crimes and 14 non-violent crimes.
The city of Thornton experienced 30 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 7 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 1, and the aggravated assault total was 22.