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Wheat Ridge Crime Rate Report (Colorado)

Wheat Ridge crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Wheat Ridge for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Wheat Ridge in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 19.64% and the city property crime rate in Wheat Ridge was higher than the national property crime rate average by 152.62%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Wheat Ridge was lower than the violent crime rate in Colorado by 37.56% and the city property crime rate in Wheat Ridge was higher than the property crime rate in Colorado by 80.88%.

Property and Violent Crime
Wheat Ridge Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Wheat Ridge Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Wheat Ridge Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault65
Arson4
Burglary133
Larceny and Theft979
Motor Vehicle Theft125
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape12
Robbery7
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,377
Property Crime1,237
Violent Crime84
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault100
Arson14
Burglary176
Larceny and Theft1,039
Motor Vehicle Theft275
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape19
Robbery21
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,630
Property Crime1,490
Violent Crime141

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Wheat Ridge Property Crime

Wheat Ridge Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Wheat Ridge Crime 2025

Wheat Ridge Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Wheat Ridge Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Wheat Ridge Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Wheat Ridge, 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 Wheat Ridge crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 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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