Denver neighborhood map, motor vehicle thefts per 1,000 residents, 2025
Reported motor vehicle thefts per 1,000 residents. Hover over or tap a neighborhood for details.
Denver motor vehicle theft statistics
Monthly reported motor vehicle thefts in Denver
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 956.5 and the median was 1004.5. The most in any month was 1426, in March 2022, and the least was 93 in April 2025.
Motor vehicle theft crimes, by time of day
What time reported motor vehicle thefts happen in Denver.
Motor vehicle theft crimes, by weekday
The day of the week reported motor vehicle thefts happen.
Featured: Read the March 2025 Denver-city crime report.
Denver motor vehicle thefts in the news
- Reported Colorado car thefts decrease 25% in 2024, according to new data
- Published April 9
- Denver cracks down on parking lot crime, hopes new lighting regulations will curb thefts
- Published December 11, 2024
- Homicide under investigation in Denver’s Civic Center neighborhood
- Published October 24, 2024
- Suspect in fleeing truck injures Golden officer, escapes into Denver
- Published August 23, 2024
Recent crime ranking changes in motor vehicle theft
There were 13 notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the rankings four weeks ago to the current rankings. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime.
- Southmoor Park fell 27 ranks, from 63rd to 36th.
- Union Station fell 8 ranks, from 20th to 12th.
- Auraria fell 9 ranks, from 36th to 27th.
- College View / South Platte fell 7 ranks, from 29th to 22nd.
- Villa Park fell 8 ranks, from 37th to 29th.
- Clayton fell 15 ranks, from 64th to 49th.
- Cole improved 6 ranks, from 27th to 33rd.
- Hampden South fell 17 ranks, from 71st to 54th.
- Cheesman Park fell 9 ranks, from 54th to 45th.
- Sloan Lake improved 10 ranks, from 48th to 58th.
- Highland fell 5 ranks, from 31st to 26th.
- Sunnyside improved 7 ranks, from 44th to 51st.
- Kennedy fell 3 ranks, from 11th to 8th.
Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for motor vehicle thefts.
Motor vehicle theft rate, Denver, 2025
- DIA: 71.49 per 1,000 residents (88 incidents total)
- Civic Center: 7.35 per 1,000 residents (13 incidents total)
- Globeville: 7.04 (25)
- Sun Valley: 6.95 (10)
- Elyria-Swansea: 6.74 (45)
- CBD: 5.93 (24)
- Lincoln Park: 5.63 (34)
- Union Station: 5.33 (27)
- Auraria: 4.85 (4)
- Five Points: 4.54 (67)
- Valverde: 4.53 (17)
- West Colfax: 4.5 (41)
- Jefferson Park: 4.24 (12)
- Baker: 3.97 (23)
- Central Park: 3.97 (70)
- Northeast Park Hill: 3.96 (36)
- Overland: 3.7 (12)
- Kennedy: 3.25 (15)
- North Capitol Hill: 3.21 (19)
- Villa Park: 3.17 (29)
- Athmar Park: 3.12 (27)
- East Colfax: 3.11 (35)
- City Park West: 2.84 (13)
- Capitol Hill: 2.8 (44)
- Highland: 2.78 (25)
- Hale: 2.66 (18)
- Cole: 2.61 (12)
- Chaffee Park: 2.47 (10)
- College View / South Platte: 2.39 (17)
- Goldsmith: 2.28 (12)
- Bear Valley: 2.27 (21)
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 2.2 (77)
- Virginia Village: 2.2 (31)
- Sunnyside: 2.14 (21)
- Windsor: 2.12 (29)
- Clayton: 2.12 (9)
- Westwood: 2.11 (35)
- Cheesman Park: 2.11 (18)
- Rosedale: 2.06 (5)
- Mar Lee: 2.05 (28)
- Barnum: 1.97 (13)
- Washington Virginia Vale: 1.95 (27)
- Fort Logan: 1.94 (17)
- Sloan Lake: 1.92 (15)
- Hampden: 1.91 (36)
- Congress Park: 1.78 (20)
- Platt Park: 1.74 (10)
- Lowry Field: 1.71 (14)
- University Hills: 1.69 (10)
- Speer: 1.62 (19)
- Skyland: 1.59 (5)
- City Park: 1.56 (5)
- South Park Hill: 1.53 (14)
- Whittier: 1.5 (9)
- Ruby Hill: 1.48 (16)
- Southmoor Park: 1.45 (7)
- North Park Hill: 1.42 (15)
- West Highland: 1.41 (13)
- Harvey Park South: 1.36 (12)
- Montclair: 1.35 (8)
- Harvey Park: 1.34 (17)
- Montbello: 1.28 (44)
- Hampden South: 1.28 (19)
- Belcaro: 1.27 (6)
- Regis: 1.19 (5)
- Cherry Creek: 1.12 (7)
- Berkeley: 1.05 (9)
- Washington Park West: 0.96 (7)
- Wellshire: 0.89 (3)
- Washington Park: 0.68 (5)
- Cory-Merrill: 0.64 (3)
- University: 0.64 (6)
- Country Club: 0.63 (2)
- Marston: 0.62 (7)
- Hilltop: 0.54 (5)
- Barnum West: 0.51 (3)
- University Park: 0.4 (3)
- Indian Creek: 0.28 (1)
Motor vehicle theft count, Denver, 2025
- DIA: 88 incidents
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 77
- Central Park: 70
- Five Points: 67
- Elyria-Swansea: 45
- Capitol Hill: 44
- Montbello: 44
- West Colfax: 41
- Hampden: 36
- Northeast Park Hill: 36
- Westwood: 35
- East Colfax: 35
- Lincoln Park: 34
- Virginia Village: 31
- Villa Park: 29
- Windsor: 29
- Mar Lee: 28
- Washington Virginia Vale: 27
- Athmar Park: 27
- Union Station: 27
- Globeville: 25
- Highland: 25
- CBD: 24
- Baker: 23
- Sunnyside: 21
- Bear Valley: 21
- Congress Park: 20
- North Capitol Hill: 19
- Speer: 19
- Hampden South: 19
- Cheesman Park: 18
- Hale: 18
- Valverde: 17
- Fort Logan: 17
- College View / South Platte: 17
- Harvey Park: 17
- Ruby Hill: 16
- Kennedy: 15
- North Park Hill: 15
- Sloan Lake: 15
- South Park Hill: 14
- Lowry Field: 14
- Civic Center: 13
- West Highland: 13
- City Park West: 13
- Barnum: 13
- Harvey Park South: 12
- Overland: 12
- Goldsmith: 12
- Cole: 12
- Jefferson Park: 12
- Platt Park: 10
- University Hills: 10
- Chaffee Park: 10
- Sun Valley: 10
- Whittier: 9
- Berkeley: 9
- Clayton: 9
- Montclair: 8
- Cherry Creek: 7
- Marston: 7
- Southmoor Park: 7
- Washington Park West: 7
- Belcaro: 6
- University: 6
- Washington Park: 5
- Rosedale: 5
- Regis: 5
- Hilltop: 5
- City Park: 5
- Skyland: 5
- Auraria: 4
- University Park: 3
- Cory-Merrill: 3
- Barnum West: 3
- Wellshire: 3
- Country Club: 2
- Indian Creek: 1
Recent Denver motor vehicle thefts
April 9
- Motor vehicle theft, at 3:30 PM, at the 4700 block of E Iliff Ave in University Hills.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 3:12 PM, at the 1900 block of N Emerson St in Five Points.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 2:30 PM, at 14th St and California St in CBD.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 10:47 AM, at 3201 W Arizona Ave in Mar Lee.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 5:30 AM, at 56 S Osceola St in Barnum.
April 8
- Motor vehicle theft, at 7:00 PM, at 1257 N Ulster St in East Colfax.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 6:37 PM, at 3201 N Brighton Blvd in Five Points.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 6:00 PM, at the 18500 block of E 53rd Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 3:49 PM, at the 1000 block of N Acoma St in Civic Center.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 12:59 PM, at 5544 N Lewiston St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 9:49 AM, at 1070 N Marion St in Cheesman Park.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 8:04 AM, at 3375 Denargo St in Five Points.
April 7
- Motor vehicle theft, at 9:00 PM, at the 1200 block of N Meade St in West Colfax.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 8:00 PM, at 8155 E Fairmount Dr in Lowry Field.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 6:30 PM, at 3801 N Quebec St in Northeast Park Hill.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 4:00 PM, at 1475 S Colorado Blvd in Cory-Merrill.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 2:00 PM, at 7970 E Northfield Blvd in Central Park.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 11:20 AM, at 2253 S Monaco St in Goldsmith.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 11:00 AM, at 2253 S Monaco St in Goldsmith.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 10:00 AM, at 3550 W 13th Ave in West Colfax.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 10:00 AM, at 8148 Pena Blvd in DIA.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 6:40 AM, at 1649 S Zenobia St in Mar Lee.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 5:36 AM, at 890 S Federal Blvd in Athmar Park.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 5:30 AM, at the 9200 block of E Mansfield Ave in Hampden South.
April 6
- Motor vehicle theft, at 10:00 PM, at 7575 E 29th Pl in Central Park.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 10:00 PM, at 2600 W Holden Pl in Sun Valley.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 6:00 PM, at E 16th Ave and N Washington St in North Capitol Hill.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 10:00 AM, at the 4600 block of N Florence St in Central Park.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 9:00 AM, at the 1200 block of N Bannock St in Civic Center.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 4:50 AM, at the 2600 block of W 24th Ave in Jefferson Park.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 3:57 AM, at the 3600 block of N Raleigh St in West Highland.
April 5
- Motor vehicle theft, at 11:59 PM, at 8340 E Northfield Blvd in Central Park.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 11:37 PM, at 15th St and Boulder St in Highland.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 9:00 PM, at the 3600 block of N Osage St in Highland.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 8:00 PM, at 5127 N Kittredge St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 7:00 PM, at the 0 block of E Bayaud Ave in Speer.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 6:30 PM, at 8101 E Mississippi Ave in Windsor.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 6:00 PM, at Park Avenue west and Welton St in Five Points.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 2:57 PM, at 24300 E 75th Ave in DIA.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 2:30 PM, at 3805 W 26th Ave in Sloan Lake.
- Theft of a trailer, at 1:20 PM, at 3124 W Gill Pl in Westwood.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 12:00 PM, at 1436 S Irving St in Mar Lee.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 11:40 AM, at N Washington St and E 14th Ave in Capitol Hill.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 10:15 AM, at 4800 N Colorado Blvd in Northeast Park Hill.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 7:34 AM, at 14972 E Lackland Pl in Montbello.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 6:00 AM, at 6195 N Panasonic Way in DIA.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 3:39 AM, at 2915 W Mississippi Ave in Athmar Park.
April 4
- Motor vehicle theft, at 11:00 PM, at the 4100 block of N Perry St in Berkeley.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 10:30 PM, at the 1400 block of N Washington St in Capitol Hill.
- Motor vehicle theft, at 10:00 PM, at the 2600 block of Lawrence St in Five Points.
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