Denver crime rates: Denver Crimes

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Year over year Denver crime statistics, 2024 vs. 2023:

Compare 2023's Denver crime statistics with the crime stats from the start of the year to this point in time in 2024.

Reported violent crime is down 1.6% (5189 so far in 2024, 5272 until this date in 2023)
Property crime is down 18.0% (31089, 37899)
Domestic violence is up 10.9% (2027, 1827)
Sex assault is up 1.3% (627, 619)
Serious assaults are down 3.0% (3347, 3451)
Robberies are up 2.3% (1156, 1130)
Burglaries are up 1.3% (4575, 4516)
Car thefts are down 29.1% (8081, 11391)
Bike thefts are up 14.8% (1224, 1066)
Drug crimes are up 10.4% (4206, 3809)

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Denver crime rates

See what Denver’s 2024 crime rates are and compare them to 2023.

Denver’s 2024 crime rate

Measure the crime rate in Denver for 2024 across violent crimes, property crimes and other types of crimes.

This is the crime rate in Denver Colorado in 2024: 7.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents so far this year. Other crime rates follow:

Denver's violent crime rate is 7.7 crimes per 1,000 residents.
Its property crime rate is 46.1 per 1,000.
Its domestic violence rate is 3.0 per 1,000.
Its sex assault rate is 0.9 per 1,000.
Its serious assault rate is 5.0 per 1,000.
Its robbery rate is 1.7 per 1,000.
Its burglary rate is 6.8 per 1,000.
Its car theft rate is 12.0 per 1,000.
Its bike theft rate is 1.8 per 1,000.

Denver’s 2023 crime rate

Measure the crime rate in Denver last year and compare it to 2024’s crime rate.

Denver's violent crime rate was 7.7 crimes per 1,000 residents.
Its property crime rate was 55.1 per 1,000.
Its domestic violence rate was 2.7 per 1,000.
Its sex assault rate was 0.9 per 1,000.
Its serious assault rate was 5.1 per 1,000.
Its robbery rate was 1.7 per 1,000.
Its burglary rate was 6.6 per 1,000.
Its car theft rate was 16.6 per 1,000.
Its bike theft rate was 1.5 per 1,000.

Chart: Denver’s crime rate compared to the nation’s

Note: The national crime rate is computed through 2022, which is why the U.S. 2023 and 2024 violent crime rate data isn’t shown. Denver’s crime rates for 2023 and 2024 are preliminary and calculated against the Denver Police Department's count of violent crimes and the U.S. Census Bureau's report of Denver’s population.

This chart compares Denver’s violent crime rate with the nation’s over the past 30-plus years. The number of violent crimes per 1,000 residents in Denver (in blue) far exceeds the national rate (in grey). Sources: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Denver Police Department, U.S. Census Bureau

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Recent notable crimes in Denver

Recent Denver homicides

Friday Dec 13, 9:51 PM, at 4585 E Colfax Ave in South Park Hill.
Saturday Nov 23, 1:39 PM, at the 1600 block of S Federal Blvd in Ruby Hill.
Tuesday Nov 5, 1:31 AM, at the 9900 block of E Harvard Ave in Hampden.
Sunday Nov 3, 2:34 AM, at 1300 W Colfax Ave in Lincoln Park.
Sunday Oct 20, 10:22 PM, at 816 N Acoma St in Civic Center.
Sunday Oct 20, 6:30 PM, at 4000 N Kirk St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
Sunday Oct 20, 12:41 AM, at N Columbine St and E 14th Ave in Congress Park.
Tuesday Oct 1, 11:41 PM, at 4380 N Peoria St in Montbello.
Sunday Sep 29, 10:57 AM, at W Evans Ave and S Lipan St in College View / South Platte.
Friday Sep 27, 10:33 PM, at 5225 N Vasquez Blvd in Elyria-Swansea.

Recent serious assaults in Denver

Wednesday Dec 18, 9:22 AM, at 1372 N Zenobia St in West Colfax.
Wednesday Dec 18, 3:20 AM, at the 2900 block of N Niagara St in North Park Hill.
Tuesday Dec 17, 8:04 PM, at 1200 W Kentucky Ave in Athmar Park.
Tuesday Dec 17, 5:17 PM, at the 4700 block of E 48th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
Tuesday Dec 17, 2:26 AM, at 891 14th St in CBD.
Monday Dec 16, 1:12 PM, at 5120 N Troy St in Montbello.
Monday Dec 16, 1:00 PM, at 4500 N Joliet St in Montbello.
Monday Dec 16, 9:43 AM, at the 4300 block of E 48th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
Monday Dec 16, 2:00 AM, at the 00 block of N Washington St in Speer.
Monday Dec 16, 1:02 AM, at 990 N Cherokee St in Civic Center.

Recent robberies in Denver

Wednesday Dec 18, 10:22 PM, at E 13th Ave and N Olive St in Montclair.
Wednesday Dec 18, 2:00 PM, at 3975 N Peoria Way in Central Park.
Wednesday Dec 18, 12:50 PM, at E Warren Ave and S Broadway Lincoln alley St in Rosedale.
Wednesday Dec 18, 10:03 AM, at the 1700 block of S Quebec Way in Indian Creek.
Tuesday Dec 17, 8:00 PM, at 13400 E Albrook Dr in Montbello.
Monday Dec 16, 10:15 PM, at 16542 E 49th Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
Monday Dec 16, 7:17 PM, at the 3300 block of W Walsh Pl in Westwood.
Monday Dec 16, 9:42 AM, at 840 S Oneida St in Washington Virginia Vale.
Sunday Dec 15, 10:45 PM, at N Holly StandE 14th Ave in Montclair.
Sunday Dec 15, 6:57 PM, at N Broadway St and Blake St in Five Points.

New: The worst Denver neighborhoods for violent crime in 2024.

Monthly crime in Denver

Reported violent crime in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 448.2 and the median was 466.0. The most in any month was 583, in July 2023, and the least was 220 in December 2024.

Property crime in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 3308.5 and the median was 3395.5. The most in any month was 3889, in May 2022, and the least was 1479 in December 2024.

New: The worst Denver neighborhoods for violent crime so far in 2024.