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LITTLETON RECOGNITIONS AND OVERALL SATISFACTION

Recognitions and high ratings Littleton routinely receives – for its general livability, small town charm, and appeal for
visitors – underscore the community values and features that provided the foundation for a new unifying vision in 2018.
RECENT CITY AWARDS AND RANKINGS

2018

Ranked #8 in Best Small Cities in America by wallethub.com
Ranked 7 Most Visited City in Colorado by the Denver Business Journal
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Recognized as the second Greenest City in Colorado by Insurify
Ranked #42 in the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S. by livability.com

Named one of the Top 15 Safest Cities in Colorado by the National Council for Home Safety and Security
2017
Named #1 Small Town in Colorado and 10 Best Small City in America by wallethub.com
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Named one of the Top 10 Hottest Housing Markets in the U.S. by CBS Money Watch
Ranked #8 in the 2017 Best Places to Retire by Livability

Ranked 9 Best City in Colorado for Families by SmartAsset
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93% Percent of residents rating the overall quality of life in Littleton excellent or good
in the 2018 Resident Survey.

The biannual Resident Survey responses have consistently shown a very high percentage of
respondents rating the overall quality of life in Littleton as excellent or good (2012-2018). In addition, in the 2018 Resident
Survey, 96 percent of respondents strongly or somewhat agreed with the statement that Littleton is a safe community.

67.4% Percent reduction in violent crime from 1995 to 2015.

Mirroring national trends in crime Property and Violent Crime
reduction, both the rates of violent
crime and property crime – which 43.1
were already low in Littleton – Property Crime 44.8
dropped significantly in Littleton in the 23.5
20-year period from 1995 to 2015.
Property crime experienced a 45.4 2.9
1.6
percent reduction during this time Violent Crime 0.9
period. As Littleton’s population has
increased it has not seen an increase 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0
in crime. Residents routinely
express their satisfaction with local Rate Per 1,000 Population
policing and wish it to remain a
core focus of City government. 1995 2005 2015
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report.