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Denver Crime Rate Report (Colorado)

Denver crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Denver for 2026 is expected to be higher than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Denver in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 167.3% and the city property crime rate in Denver was higher than the national property crime rate average by 167.36%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Denver was higher than the violent crime rate in Colorado by 107.68% and the city property crime rate in Denver was higher than the property crime rate in Colorado by 91.43%.

Property and Violent Crime
Denver Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Denver Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Denver Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault4,674
Arson166
Burglary4,278
Larceny and Theft20,263
Motor Vehicle Theft5,546
Murder and Manslaughter42
Rape690
Robbery1,015
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)32,996
Property Crime30,087
Violent Crime6,421
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault5,842
Arson178
Burglary5,160
Larceny and Theft24,323
Motor Vehicle Theft11,753
Murder and Manslaughter77
Rape719
Robbery1,205
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)44,144
Property Crime41,235
Violent Crime7,843

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Denver Property Crime

Denver Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Denver Crime 2025

Denver Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Denver Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Denver Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Denver, Colorado crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Denver crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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