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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 December 5th.

Brand new: Read the November 2024 Denver-city crime report.

The last 30 days in Denver crimes:

  • There were 379 reported incidents of violent crime in the last 30 days. That's compared with 488 in the 30 days before and a monthly average in the previous 12 months of 414.2.
  • Domestic Violence trending down: 158 incidents in the last 30 days, 199 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 161.3.
  • Sex Assault trending down: 38 incidents in the last 30 days, 58 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 48.5.
  • Serious Assault trending down: 255 incidents in the last 30 days, 321 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 267.7.
  • Robbery trending up: 83 incidents in the last 30 days, 105 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 93.1.
  • Burglary trending down: 411 incidents in the last 30 days, 501 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 358.2.
  • Property Crimes trending down: 2341 incidents in the last 30 days, 3062 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 2445.0.
  • Car Thefts trending down: 613 incidents in the last 30 days, 708 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 641.6.
  • Bike Thefts trending up: 84 incidents in the last 30 days, 186 in the 30 days before. The 12-month monthly average is 97.6.

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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 1.2% (4935 so far in 2024, 4993 until this date in 2023)
  • Property crime is down 18.8% (29095, 35843)
  • Domestic violence is up 13.7% (1927, 1695)
  • Sex assault is down 1.4% (579, 587)
  • Serious assaults are down 2.7% (3190, 3278)
  • Robberies are up 4.4% (1107, 1060)
  • Burglaries are down 0.3% (4251, 4264)
  • Car thefts are down 28.9% (7631, 10735)
  • Bike thefts are up 12.7% (1162, 1031)
  • Drug crimes are up 10.1% (4020, 3652)

Brand new: Read the November 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 3.0 per 1,000.
  • Its sex assault rate is 0.9 per 1,000.
  • Its serious assault rate is 5.0 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 19, 9:40 PM, at 4890 N Raritan St in .
  • 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.
  • 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

  • Thursday Nov 21, 2:45 PM, at W Elk Pl and N Fox St in .
  • Thursday Nov 21, 8:00 AM, at 2300 Welton St in .
  • Wednesday Nov 20, 11:10 AM, at N Lincoln St and E 7th Ave in .
  • Wednesday Nov 20, 10:50 AM, at the 1800 block of S Clay St in .
  • Wednesday Nov 20, 10:17 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in .
  • Wednesday Nov 20, 10:10 AM, at 1510 N Valentia St in .
  • Wednesday Nov 20, 9:00 AM, at 8600 E Dartmouth Ave in .
  • Wednesday Nov 20, 6:12 AM, at 4855 N Pecos St in .
  • Tuesday Nov 19, 11:57 PM, at 4048 N Navajo St in .

Recent robberies in Denver

  • Wednesday Nov 20, 10:09 PM, at 15470 E Andrews Dr in .
  • Wednesday Nov 20, 11:00 AM, at 2300 Welton St in .
  • Tuesday Nov 19, 5:22 PM, at the 3600 block of W Colfax Ave in .
  • Tuesday Nov 19, 2:58 PM, at 2810 E 1St Ave in Cherry Creek.
  • Tuesday Nov 19, 10:00 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in .
  • Tuesday Nov 19, 1:26 AM, at the 2400 block of Welton St in Five Points.
  • Monday Nov 18, 8:10 PM, at 1025 N Decatur St in Sun Valley.
  • Monday Nov 18, 4:30 PM, at E MLK Blvd and N Fairfax St in .
  • Monday Nov 18, 12:47 AM, at 4570 N Chambers Rd in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Monday Nov 18, 12:30 AM, at W 28th Ave and N Clay St in Jefferson Park.

Brand new: Read the November 2024 Denver-city crime report.

Monthly crime in Denver

Reported violent crime in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 444.2 and the median was 466.5. The most in any month was 586, in July 2023, and the least was 12 in December 2024.

Property crime in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 3273.8 and the median was 3395.5. The most in any month was 3889, in May 2022, and the least was 26 in December 2024.

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

Featured: Denver's big-picture crime trends 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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