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The City of Denver crime report. See Denver crime rate data, notable recent crimes, year over year crime statistics, crime charts, and crime data for the previous 30 days.

Last updated Thursday October 2nd.

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

The last 30 days in Denver crimes:

  • There were 308 reported incidents of violent crime in the last 30 days. That's compared with 324 in the 30 days before and a monthly average in the previous 12 months of 283.4.
  • Domestic Violence trending down: No incidents in the last 30 days, 0 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
  • Sex Assault trending down: No incidents in the last 30 days, 0 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
  • Serious Assault trending down: 226 incidents in the last 30 days, 242 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 205.0.
  • Robbery trending down: 78 incidents in the last 30 days, 79 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 75.5.
  • Burglary trending up: 304 incidents in the last 30 days, 300 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 322.5.
  • Property Crimes trending down: 2225 incidents in the last 30 days, 2428 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 2238.9.
  • Car Thefts trending down: 381 incidents in the last 30 days, 421 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 457.3.
  • Bike Thefts trending down: 128 incidents in the last 30 days, 169 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 97.7.

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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 31.9% (2715 so far in 2025, 3987 until this date in 2024)
  • Property crime is down 11.1% (20745, 23342)
  • Domestic violence is down 100.0% (0, 1547)
  • Sex assault is down 100.0% (0, 485)
  • Serious assaults are down 23.0% (1972, 2562)
  • Robberies are down 20.2% (713, 893)
  • Burglaries are down 12.5% (2894, 3309)
  • Car thefts are down 34.7% (4065, 6228)
  • Bike thefts are up 19.4% (1004, 841)
  • Drug crimes are down 11.6% (2836, 3209)

Featured: Read the August 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: 5.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents so far this year. Other crime rates follow:

  • Denver's violent crime rate is 5.3 crimes per 1,000 residents.
  • Its property crime rate is 40.4 per 1,000.
  • Its domestic violence rate is 0.0 per 1,000.
  • Its sex assault rate is 0.0 per 1,000.
  • Its serious assault rate is 3.9 per 1,000.
  • Its robbery rate is 1.4 per 1,000.
  • Its burglary rate is 5.6 per 1,000.
  • Its car theft rate is 7.9 per 1,000.
  • Its bike theft rate is 1.9 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

  • Saturday Sep 20, 7:59 AM, at E 50th Pl and N Argonne St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Saturday Sep 6, 7:12 AM, at 8000 E 12th Ave in East Colfax.
  • Saturday Sep 6, 5:29 AM, at the 2700 block of S Fenton St in Bear Valley.
  • Monday Sep 1, 7:00 AM, at the 4100 block of N Orleans St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Friday Aug 22, 11:19 AM, at 4901 E Donald Ave in Goldsmith.
  • Monday Aug 11, 2:25 AM, at E Hampden Ave and S Yosemite St in Hampden South.
  • Saturday Aug 2, 6:18 PM, at the 2200 block of Glenarm Pl in Five Points.
  • Wednesday Jul 30, 3:02 AM, at the 1000 block of W Colfax Ave in Lincoln Park.
  • Friday Jul 25, 9:04 AM, at 1660 N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Wednesday Jul 16, 7:22 AM, at the 8400 block of E Hampden Ave in Hampden.

Recent serious assaults in Denver

  • Thursday Sep 25, 10:17 PM, at the 1400 block of N Uinta St in East Colfax.
  • Thursday Sep 25, 12:59 PM, at N Florence St and E 49th Ave in Central Park.
  • Thursday Sep 25, 11:26 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Thursday Sep 25, 8:38 AM, at the 2100 block of Market St in Five Points.
  • Thursday Sep 25, 2:46 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Wednesday Sep 24, 6:18 PM, at the 4500 block of N Perry St in Berkeley.
  • Wednesday Sep 24, 9:10 AM, at 1515 Delgany St in Union Station.
  • Wednesday Sep 24, 4:55 AM, at E 18th Ave and N Logan St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Tuesday Sep 23, 11:50 PM, at I-25 north-bound and I-70 west-bound in Globeville.
  • Tuesday Sep 23, 6:40 PM, at 1301 W 38th Ave in Sunnyside.

Recent robberies in Denver

  • Thursday Sep 25, 9:40 PM, at N Willow St and E 16th Ave in East Colfax.
  • Thursday Sep 25, 4:48 PM, at N Pecos St and W 48th Ave in Chaffee Park.
  • Thursday Sep 25, 2:10 AM, at E 27th Ave and N Vine St in Whittier.
  • Wednesday Sep 24, 10:49 PM, at 5910 N Tower Rd in DIA.
  • Tuesday Sep 23, 10:10 PM, at 38th St and Blake St in Five Points.
  • Tuesday Sep 23, 8:23 PM, at E 16th Ave and N High St in City Park West.
  • Tuesday Sep 23, 7:15 PM, at 7797 E 36th Ave in Central Park.
  • Tuesday Sep 23, 4:08 AM, at the 900 block of S Quince St in Windsor.
  • Tuesday Sep 23, 1:26 AM, at 4890 N Argonne Way in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Monday Sep 22, 11:05 PM, at 760 E Colfax Ave in 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 325.9 and the median was 333.5. The most in any month was 444, in July 2023, and the least was zero in October 2025.

Property crime in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 3056.5 and the median was 3182.5. The most in any month was 3896, in May 2022, and the least was zero in October 2025.

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Denver crime maps

Denver crime trends map

The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and year-to-date basis.

Denver crime trends map

The Denver-city recent crime map

The recent crimes map shows where crimes across the city were reported in the last two or so months, and shows which addresses across the city have logged the most reported crimes.

Denver’s recent crime map

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