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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 September 11th.

Brand new: Read the August 2025 Denver-city crime report.

The last 30 days in Denver crimes:

  • There were 363 reported incidents of violent crime in the last 30 days. That's compared with 357 in the 30 days before and a monthly average in the previous 12 months of 264.8.
  • 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: 276 incidents in the last 30 days, 258 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 191.2.
  • Robbery trending down: 83 incidents in the last 30 days, 91 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 71.0.
  • Burglary trending down: 307 incidents in the last 30 days, 388 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 302.4.
  • Property Crimes trending down: 2403 incidents in the last 30 days, 2734 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 2088.3.
  • Car Thefts trending down: 430 incidents in the last 30 days, 487 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 433.2.
  • Bike Thefts trending down: 156 incidents in the last 30 days, 186 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 88.2.

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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 32.1% (2487 so far in 2025, 3664 until this date in 2024)
  • Property crime is down 11.1% (18930, 21300)
  • Domestic violence is down 100.0% (0, 1402)
  • Sex assault is down 100.0% (0, 448)
  • Serious assaults are down 23.5% (1801, 2354)
  • Robberies are down 19.3% (659, 817)
  • Burglaries are down 11.3% (2649, 2988)
  • Car thefts are down 34.4% (3762, 5739)
  • Bike thefts are up 25.4% (880, 702)
  • Drug crimes are down 10.3% (2600, 2898)

Brand new: 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 40.1 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 5.6 per 1,000.
  • Its car theft rate is 8.0 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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wednesday Jul 16, 12:47 AM, at the 2300 block of S Sherman St in Rosedale.
  • Monday Jul 14, 5:00 AM, at N Broadway St and E Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • 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.

Recent serious assaults in Denver

  • Friday Sep 5, 12:15 AM, at 2825 N High St in Whittier.
  • Friday Sep 5, 12:03 AM, at E 56th Ave and N Tower Rd in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Thursday Sep 4, 11:03 PM, at the 2700 block of N Federal Blvd in Jefferson Park.
  • Thursday Sep 4, 9:51 PM, at the 2500 block of W Mosier Pl in Ruby Hill.
  • Thursday Sep 4, 8:39 PM, at the 2100 block of California St in Five Points.
  • Thursday Sep 4, 1:30 PM, at 7201 E 36th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Thursday Sep 4, 8:05 AM, at 1530 Blake St in Union Station.
  • Thursday Sep 4, 8:00 AM, at 777 N Bannock St in Lincoln Park.
  • Thursday Sep 4, 7:54 AM, at 11th St and Auraria Pkwy in Auraria.
  • Thursday Sep 4, 3:29 AM, at 4600 N Humboldt St in Elyria-Swansea.

Recent robberies in Denver

  • Thursday Sep 4, 8:51 PM, at 2120 S Holly St in Goldsmith.
  • Thursday Sep 4, 8:38 PM, at 1900 18th St in Union Station.
  • Thursday Sep 4, 9:00 AM, at 1135 N Broadway St in Civic Center.
  • Thursday Sep 4, 8:30 AM, at W 10th Ave and N Sheridan Blvd in Villa Park.
  • Thursday Sep 4, 4:30 AM, at 330 S Kalamath St in Baker.
  • Wednesday Sep 3, 5:30 PM, at the 2100 block of Welton St in Five Points.
  • Wednesday Sep 3, 7:01 AM, at 82 N Uinta Way in Lowry Field.
  • Tuesday Sep 2, 11:17 PM, at 4084 E 8th Pl in Hale.
  • Tuesday Sep 2, 11:15 PM, at 987 N Santa Fe Dr in Lincoln Park.
  • Tuesday Sep 2, 10:45 PM, at 3330 N Downing St in Cole.

Featured: Denver's 2025 crime map.

Monthly crime in Denver

Reported violent crime in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 329.4 and the median was 334.5. The most in any month was 445, in July 2023, and the least was 102 in September 2025.

Property crime in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 3089.9 and the median was 3208.0. The most in any month was 3896, in May 2022, and the least was 569 in September 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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