Denver crime rates: Denver Crimes

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Year over year Denver crime statistics, 2025 vs. 2024:

Compare 2024's Denver crime statistics with the crime stats from the start of the year to this point in time in 2025.

Reported violent crime is down 12.5% (903 so far in 2025, 1032 until this date in 2024)
Property crime is down 13.5% (5383, 6221)
Domestic violence is up 2.4% (381, 372)
Sex assault is down 2.7% (109, 112)
Serious assaults are down 12.1% (589, 670)
Robberies are down 16.1% (198, 236)
Burglaries are down 1.1% (731, 739)
Car thefts are down 32.0% (1241, 1826)
Bike thefts are down 2.5% (116, 119)
Drug crimes are down 5.1% (824, 868)

Featured: Read the February 2025 Denver-city crime report.

Denver crime rates

See what Denver’s 2025 crime rates are and compare them to 2024.

Denver’s 2025 crime rate

Measure the crime rate in Denver for 2025 across violent crimes, property crimes and other types of crimes.

This is the crime rate in Denver Colorado in 2025: 6.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents so far this year. Other crime rates follow:

Denver's violent crime rate is 6.5 crimes per 1,000 residents.
Its property crime rate is 38.3 per 1,000.
Its domestic violence rate is 2.7 per 1,000.
Its sex assault rate is 0.8 per 1,000.
Its serious assault rate is 4.3 per 1,000.
Its robbery rate is 1.4 per 1,000.
Its burglary rate is 5.2 per 1,000.
Its car theft rate is 8.8 per 1,000.
Its bike theft rate is 0.8 per 1,000.

Denver’s 2024 crime rate

Measure the crime rate in Denver last year and compare it to 2025’s crime rate.

Denver's violent crime rate was 7.7 crimes per 1,000 residents.
Its property crime rate was 46.0 per 1,000.
Its domestic violence rate was 3.0 per 1,000.
Its sex assault rate was 0.9 per 1,000.
Its serious assault rate was 5.0 per 1,000.
Its robbery rate was 1.7 per 1,000.
Its burglary rate was 6.8 per 1,000.
Its car theft rate was 11.9 per 1,000.
Its bike theft rate was 1.8 per 1,000.

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

Note: The national crime rate is computed through 2023, which is why the U.S. 2024 and 2025 violent crime rate data isn’t shown. Denver’s crime rates for 2024 and 2025 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

Compare Colorado’s crime rate against the nation’s here.

New: Denver’s highest-crime addresses.

Recent notable crimes in Denver

Recent Denver homicides

Monday Mar 17, 2:09 AM, at 3205 N Federal Blvd in West Highland.
Saturday Mar 8, 11:12 PM, at 2985 S Vine St in University.
Thursday Mar 6, 12:18 PM, at 2601 N Zuni St in Jefferson Park.
Monday Feb 3, 4:28 PM, at 1111 E Colfax Ave in City Park West.
Monday Jan 27, 12:01 AM, at 3990 E 35th Ave in Clayton.
Sunday Jan 12, 9:12 PM, at S Sheridan Blvd and W Wyoming Pl in Mar Lee.
Sunday Jan 12, 8:06 PM, at the 1600 block of Wazee St in Union Station.
Saturday Jan 11, 5:20 PM, at the 700 block of 16th St in CBD.
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.

Recent serious assaults in Denver

Tuesday Mar 18, 6:47 PM, at 2214 N Clermont St in South Park Hill.
Tuesday Mar 18, 6:00 PM, at 2001 N High St in City Park West.
Tuesday Mar 18, 5:23 PM, at 2844 N Downing St in Whittier.
Monday Mar 17, 11:45 PM, at the 4800 block of S Balsam Way in Marston.
Monday Mar 17, 9:00 PM, at W Colfax Ave and 15th St in Civic Center.
Monday Mar 17, 9:00 PM, at the 800 block of S Hudson St in Washington Virginia Vale.
Monday Mar 17, 7:33 PM, at 7100 E Mississippi Ave in Washington Virginia Vale.
Monday Mar 17, 5:51 PM, at the 8200 block of E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
Monday Mar 17, 5:28 PM, at the 3800 block of N Forest St in Northeast Park Hill.
Monday Mar 17, 4:50 PM, at the 5000 block of W Colfax Ave in West Colfax.

Recent robberies in Denver

Tuesday Mar 18, 7:45 PM, at S Pennsylvania St and E Dakota Ave in Washington Park West.
Monday Mar 17, 7:33 PM, at 7100 E Mississippi Ave in Washington Virginia Vale.
Monday Mar 17, 6:21 AM, at 1501 N Colorado Blvd in City Park.
Sunday Mar 16, 5:12 PM, at 7757 E 36th Ave in Central Park.
Sunday Mar 16, 3:40 PM, at 2790 S Wadsworth Blvd in Bear Valley.
Sunday Mar 16, 6:12 AM, at the 1500 block of N Humboldt St in City Park West.
Saturday Mar 15, 10:00 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Gaylord York alley in Cheesman Park.
Saturday Mar 15, 11:26 AM, at 6240 E Colfax Ave in Montclair.
Saturday Mar 15, 1:47 AM, at 1300 W Colfax Ave in Lincoln Park.
Friday Mar 14, 8:50 PM, at 1014 S Federal Blvd in Athmar Park.

New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.

Monthly crime in Denver

Reported violent crime in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 447.7 and the median was 464.0. The most in any month was 578, in July 2023, and the least was 210 in March 2025.

Property crime in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 3250.9 and the median was 3364.0. The most in any month was 3889, in May 2022, and the least was 1133 in March 2025.

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