Denver crime rates: Denver Crimes

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 0.3% (4757 so far in 2024, 4773 until this date in 2023)
Property crime is down 19.0% (27936, 34497)
Domestic violence is up 15.8% (1872, 1616)
Sex assault is down 0.4% (557, 559)
Serious assaults are down 2.0% (3078, 3142)
Robberies are up 5.5% (1063, 1008)
Burglaries are down 1.0% (4048, 4090)
Car thefts are down 29.0% (7339, 10334)
Bike thefts are up 12.2% (1122, 1000)
Drug crimes are up 12.3% (3869, 3445)

Featured: Read the October 2024 Denver-city crime report.

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: 7.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents so far this year. Other crime rates follow:

Denver's violent crime rate is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 residents.
Its property crime rate is 46.0 per 1,000.
Its domestic violence rate is 3.1 per 1,000.
Its sex assault rate is 0.9 per 1,000.
Its serious assault rate is 5.1 per 1,000.
Its robbery rate is 1.8 per 1,000.
Its burglary rate is 6.7 per 1,000.
Its car theft rate is 12.1 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

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

New: Denver’s highest-crime addresses.

Recent notable crimes in Denver

Recent Denver homicides

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.
Friday Oct 18, 8:09 PM, at N Verbena St and E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
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.
Tuesday Sep 24, 1:02 AM, at 630 S Dayton St in Windsor.

Recent serious assaults in Denver

Wednesday Nov 13, 9:01 PM, at E Montview Blvd and N Rosemary St in East Colfax.
Tuesday Nov 12, 9:18 PM, at 203 S Federal Blvd in Barnum.
Tuesday Nov 12, 6:57 PM, at 874 S Oneida St in Washington Virginia Vale.
Tuesday Nov 12, 3:10 PM, at the 700 block of E 20th Ave in Five Points.
Tuesday Nov 12, 12:00 PM, at 5620 N Beeler St in Central Park.
Tuesday Nov 12, 10:45 AM, at 1908 E Colfax Ave in Cheesman Park.
Tuesday Nov 12, 9:00 AM, at 3360 N Downing St in Cole.
Tuesday Nov 12, 6:16 AM, at 3243 S Parker Rd in Kennedy.
Tuesday Nov 12, 4:47 AM, at 1701 N Forest St in South Park Hill.
Tuesday Nov 12, 1:00 AM, at 1701 E Evans Ave in University.

Recent robberies in Denver

Wednesday Nov 13, 2:20 PM, at S Federal Blvd and W Alameda Ave in Westwood.
Monday Nov 11, 8:00 PM, at E 29th Ave and N Poplar St in North Park Hill.
Monday Nov 11, 6:11 PM, at 2319 S Federal Blvd in Harvey Park.
Monday Nov 11, 12:57 PM, at the 1400 block of N Valentia St in East Colfax.
Sunday Nov 10, 3:30 PM, at the 3200 block of E 2nd Ave in Cherry Creek.
Sunday Nov 10, 12:14 PM, at E 33rd Ave and N Dahlia St in Northeast Park Hill.
Saturday Nov 9, 4:15 PM, at 890 S Monaco St in Washington Virginia Vale.
Saturday Nov 9, 3:33 PM, at 7150 Leetsdale Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.
Saturday Nov 9, 6:10 AM, at 9600 E Girard Ave in Hampden.
Friday Nov 8, 5:00 AM, at the 1500 block of N Clarkson St in North Capitol Hill.

Featured: Denver's big-picture crime trends map.

Monthly crime in Denver

Reported violent crime in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 448.3 and the median was 467.0. The most in any month was 586, in July 2023, and the least was 160 in November 2024.

Property crime in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 3315.4 and the median was 3406.5. The most in any month was 3890, in May 2022, and the least was 935 in November 2024.

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