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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 Monday July 28th.

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

The last 30 days in Denver crimes:

  • There were 388 reported incidents of violent crime in the last 30 days. That's compared with 353 in the 30 days before and a monthly average in the previous 12 months of 285.8.
  • 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 up: 281 incidents in the last 30 days, 258 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 204.2.
  • Robbery trending down: 101 incidents in the last 30 days, 91 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 78.6.
  • Burglary trending up: 366 incidents in the last 30 days, 341 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 343.8.
  • Property Crimes trending up: 2443 incidents in the last 30 days, 2303 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 2302.7.
  • Car Thefts trending up: 453 incidents in the last 30 days, 441 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 500.1.
  • Bike Thefts trending up: 168 incidents in the last 30 days, 151 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 101.8.

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 31.4% (2014 so far in 2025, 2935 until this date in 2024)
  • Property crime is down 10.8% (15234, 17075)
  • Domestic violence is down 100.0% (0, 1126)
  • Sex assault is down 100.0% (0, 370)
  • Serious assaults are down 22.3% (1458, 1876)
  • Robberies are down 18.5% (534, 655)
  • Burglaries are down 6.5% (2179, 2330)
  • Car thefts are down 34.9% (3121, 4791)
  • Bike thefts are up 31.1% (637, 486)
  • Drug crimes are down 7.5% (2107, 2279)

Featured: Read the June 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 39.4 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 3.8 per 1,000.
  • Its robbery rate is 1.4 per 1,000.
  • Its burglary rate is 5.7 per 1,000.
  • Its car theft rate is 8.0 per 1,000.
  • Its bike theft rate is 1.7 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

  • Wednesday Jul 16, 7:22 AM, at the 8400 block of E Hampden Ave in Hampden.
  • Wednesday Jul 16, 12:47 AM, at the 2300 block of S Sherman St in Rosedale.
  • Saturday Jul 12, 10:20 AM, at 1065 N Lincoln St in Capitol Hill.
  • Wednesday Jul 9, 4:38 AM, at the 500 block of N Alton Way in Lowry Field.
  • Monday Jun 30, 9:48 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Tuesday Jun 24, 6:05 AM, at 911 S Hazel Ct in Westwood.
  • Tuesday Jun 17, 9:41 PM, at the 1200 block of S Osceola St in Mar Lee.
  • Sunday Jun 15, 6:50 AM, at the 2200 block of Blake St in Five Points.
  • Wednesday May 28, 2:30 AM, at the 2800 block of W 53rd Ave in Chaffee Park.
  • Monday May 26, 1:15 PM, at the 7200 block of E 39th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.

Recent serious assaults in Denver

  • Thursday Jul 24, 2:17 AM, at 6 N Broadway St in Speer.
  • Wednesday Jul 23, 9:25 PM, at 439 E 19th Ave in North Capitol Hill.
  • Wednesday Jul 23, 4:48 PM, at 1551 N Downing St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Wednesday Jul 23, 3:58 PM, at E Smith Rd and N Ulster St in Central Park.
  • Wednesday Jul 23, 8:00 AM, at the 14500 block of E Andrews Dr in Montbello.
  • Wednesday Jul 23, 2:16 AM, at N Broadway St and Champa St in Five Points.
  • Wednesday Jul 23, 2:10 AM, at the 700 block of W 38th Ave in Globeville.
  • Tuesday Jul 22, 8:56 PM, at 1755 Blake St in Union Station.
  • Tuesday Jul 22, 7:07 PM, at E 29th Ave and N Holly Ivanhoe alley in North Park Hill.
  • Tuesday Jul 22, 5:12 AM, at the 1400 block of N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.

Recent robberies in Denver

  • Wednesday Jul 23, 3:58 PM, at E Smith Rd and N Ulster St in Central Park.
  • Wednesday Jul 23, 10:57 AM, at 4250 N Jackson St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Wednesday Jul 23, 9:30 AM, at 505 E Colfax Ave in North Capitol Hill.
  • Tuesday Jul 22, 9:08 PM, at 661 N Logan St in Speer.
  • Tuesday Jul 22, 8:00 PM, at 1001 N Broadway St in Civic Center.
  • Tuesday Jul 22, 4:10 PM, at 2100 Stout St in Five Points.
  • Tuesday Jul 22, 2:24 PM, at 950 S Quebec St in Windsor.
  • Tuesday Jul 22, 7:20 AM, at the 500 block of E Colfax Ave in Capitol Hill.
  • Tuesday Jul 22, 5:01 AM, at N Syracuse St and E 11th Ave in Lowry Field.
  • Monday Jul 21, 2:04 PM, at the 2000 block of Wewatta St in Five Points.

New: Which neighborhoods saw the largest change in violent crime rates 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 334.9 and the median was 335.5. The most in any month was 446, in July 2023, and the least was 249 in February 2022.

Property crime in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 3155.0 and the median was 3251.5. The most in any month was 3895, in May 2022, and the least was 1825 in July 2025.

New: Which neighborhoods saw the largest change in violent crime rates in 2024.

Featured: Denver's 2025 crime map.

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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