Fort Lupton at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Fort Lupton Police Department

  • 24 Officers
  • 8 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 3.45 Fort Lupton
  • 4.3 National average, cities with under 10,000 population
  • 2.2 National average

These figures reflect the Fort Lupton Police Department only, and do not include state or other police agencies that may be present in this location.

Federal grant funding for Fort Lupton


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Military equipment transfers


We were unable to locate any military equipment transfers for this location using the LESO Property Transferred to Participating Agencies database published by the Defense Logistics Agency. It is possible that this location has acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs.

Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated December 9, 2025


Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $8,500,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year Description Outcome
2024

In June 2024, the City of Fort Lupton, Colorado, and the Town of Platteville, Colorado, reached an $8.5 million settlement with Yareni Rios, with each municipality paying half of the settlement.

In September 2022, the twenty-year-old woman was seriously injured when a freight train struck a parked police vehicle she was handcuffed inside. The crash occurred after Platteville Police Sergeant Pablo Vazquez pulled over Rios for a road rage incident and parked his patrol car on railroad tracks. Fort Lupton Police Officer Jordan Steinke, who had arrived to help, placed Rios in the back of the patrol car. Soon after, a train collided with the vehicle, causing Rios serious injuries, including severe head trauma. Steinke and Vazquez were both convicted of reckless endangerment and sentenced to probation. Steinke was also found guilty of assault and fired from her job. Rios’s lawsuit accused the officers of being reckless and failing to protect her while she was in their custody.

Compensation
$8,500,000.00