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The Denver motor vehicle theft report

Motor vehicle theft crime stats, charts, data, rankings, maps and news for the City of Denver and its neighborhoods for the year 2025. Last updated Thursday August 21st.

Denver motor vehicle thefts are down in the past 30 days (406) compared with the 30 days before that (467), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 3562 motor vehicle thefts reported so far this year, an average of 466.7 per month / 15.4 per day.
  • In 2024, Denver averaged 710.8 per month, and the year before that (2023) Denver averaged 990.9 per month.
  • The most motor vehicle thefts any neighborhood in Denver has had in 2025 is DIA, with 229.
  • The average number of motor vehicle thefts per neighborhood this year is 45.67.

Denver’s motor vehicle theft rate

In 2025, Denver's motor vehicle theft rate’s 7.5 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

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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 905.4 and the median was 964.0. The most in any month was 1425, in March 2022, and the least was 201 in August 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.

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Recent crime ranking changes in motor vehicle theft

There were 5 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.

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Motor vehicle theft rate, Denver, 2025

  1. DIA: 186.03 per 1,000 residents (229 incidents total)
  2. Auraria: 23.03 per 1,000 residents (19 incidents total)
  3. Civic Center: 17.52 (31)
  4. Sun Valley: 15.99 (23)
  5. Globeville: 15.49 (55)
  6. Lincoln Park: 13.25 (80)
  7. CBD: 12.84 (52)
  8. Five Points: 11.65 (172)
  9. Elyria-Swansea: 10.93 (73)
  10. Overland: 10.49 (34)
  11. Central Park: 10.27 (181)
  12. Union Station: 9.48 (48)
  13. West Colfax: 9.32 (85)
  14. Jefferson Park: 9.2 (26)
  15. Northeast Park Hill: 8.91 (81)
  16. North Capitol Hill: 8.1 (48)
  17. Valverde: 8.0 (30)
  18. Baker: 7.93 (46)
  19. City Park West: 7.2 (33)
  20. Villa Park: 6.9 (63)
  21. East Colfax: 6.84 (77)
  22. Capitol Hill: 6.62 (104)
  23. Athmar Park: 6.35 (55)
  24. Highland: 6.34 (57)
  25. Kennedy: 6.29 (29)
  26. Chaffee Park: 5.93 (24)
  27. Goldsmith: 5.7 (30)
  28. Hale: 5.47 (37)
  29. Hampden: 5.41 (102)
  30. Clayton: 5.41 (23)
  31. College View / South Platte: 5.19 (37)
  32. Sunnyside: 5.09 (50)
  33. Cheesman Park: 4.92 (42)
  34. Barnum: 4.85 (32)
  35. Windsor: 4.83 (66)
  36. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 4.66 (163)
  37. Westwood: 4.53 (75)
  38. Speer: 4.42 (52)
  39. Sloan Lake: 4.22 (33)
  40. Platt Park: 4.18 (24)
  41. Lowry Field: 4.15 (34)
  42. Cole: 4.13 (19)
  43. Skyland: 4.13 (13)
  44. Bear Valley: 4.11 (38)
  45. Southmoor Park: 3.92 (19)
  46. Whittier: 3.84 (23)
  47. West Highland: 3.79 (35)
  48. Rosedale: 3.71 (9)
  49. Washington Virginia Vale: 3.69 (51)
  50. Congress Park: 3.65 (41)
  51. Virginia Village: 3.54 (50)
  52. Mar Lee: 3.44 (47)
  53. Berkeley: 3.39 (29)
  54. Fort Logan: 3.08 (27)
  55. Washington Park West: 3.03 (22)
  56. North Park Hill: 2.94 (31)
  57. Montbello: 2.87 (99)
  58. University Hills: 2.87 (17)
  59. City Park: 2.82 (9)
  60. Montclair: 2.71 (16)
  61. Hampden South: 2.7 (40)
  62. Regis: 2.61 (11)
  63. Harvey Park: 2.6 (33)
  64. Harvey Park South: 2.6 (23)
  65. Ruby Hill: 2.59 (28)
  66. Marston: 2.48 (28)
  67. South Park Hill: 2.4 (22)
  68. Barnum West: 2.39 (14)
  69. University: 2.34 (22)
  70. Cherry Creek: 2.23 (14)
  71. Belcaro: 2.12 (10)
  72. Hilltop: 1.74 (16)
  73. University Park: 1.72 (13)
  74. Country Club: 1.57 (5)
  75. Cory-Merrill: 1.48 (7)
  76. Washington Park: 1.37 (10)
  77. Wellshire: 1.19 (4)
  78. Indian Creek: 1.14 (4)

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Motor vehicle theft count, Denver, 2025

  1. DIA: 229 incidents
  2. Central Park: 181
  3. Five Points: 172
  4. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 163
  5. Capitol Hill: 104
  6. Hampden: 102
  7. Montbello: 99
  8. West Colfax: 85
  9. Northeast Park Hill: 81
  10. Lincoln Park: 80
  11. East Colfax: 77
  12. Westwood: 75
  13. Elyria-Swansea: 73
  14. Windsor: 66
  15. Villa Park: 63
  16. Highland: 57
  17. Globeville: 55
  18. Athmar Park: 55
  19. Speer: 52
  20. CBD: 52
  21. Washington Virginia Vale: 51
  22. Virginia Village: 50
  23. Sunnyside: 50
  24. Union Station: 48
  25. North Capitol Hill: 48
  26. Mar Lee: 47
  27. Baker: 46
  28. Cheesman Park: 42
  29. Congress Park: 41
  30. Hampden South: 40
  31. Bear Valley: 38
  32. Hale: 37
  33. College View / South Platte: 37
  34. West Highland: 35
  35. Overland: 34
  36. Lowry Field: 34
  37. Harvey Park: 33
  38. City Park West: 33
  39. Sloan Lake: 33
  40. Barnum: 32
  41. Civic Center: 31
  42. North Park Hill: 31
  43. Goldsmith: 30
  44. Valverde: 30
  45. Berkeley: 29
  46. Kennedy: 29
  47. Ruby Hill: 28
  48. Marston: 28
  49. Fort Logan: 27
  50. Jefferson Park: 26
  51. Chaffee Park: 24
  52. Platt Park: 24
  53. Sun Valley: 23
  54. Clayton: 23
  55. Whittier: 23
  56. Harvey Park South: 23
  57. South Park Hill: 22
  58. Washington Park West: 22
  59. University: 22
  60. Cole: 19
  61. Auraria: 19
  62. Southmoor Park: 19
  63. University Hills: 17
  64. Montclair: 16
  65. Hilltop: 16
  66. Barnum West: 14
  67. Cherry Creek: 14
  68. Skyland: 13
  69. University Park: 13
  70. Regis: 11
  71. Washington Park: 10
  72. Belcaro: 10
  73. City Park: 9
  74. Rosedale: 9
  75. Cory-Merrill: 7
  76. Country Club: 5
  77. Indian Creek: 4
  78. Wellshire: 4
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Recent Denver motor vehicle thefts

August 14

  • Motor vehicle theft, at 11:35 PM, at 4142 N Fundy St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 8:00 PM, at 2800 E 2nd Ave in Cherry Creek.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 6:00 AM, at 811 N Milwaukee St in Congress Park.
  • Theft of a trailer, at 5:00 AM, at 1982 S Sherman St in Platt Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 5:00 AM, at 3185 W Nevada Pl in Westwood.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 3:00 AM, at 10000 E Alameda Ave in Windsor.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 3:00 AM, at 1950 N Trenton St in East Colfax.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 2:53 AM, at 3110 E 1St Ave in Cherry Creek.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 2:00 AM, at 820 N Olive St in Montclair.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 1:29 AM, at 2797 Wewatta Way in Five Points.

August 13

  • Motor vehicle theft, at 10:14 PM, at 3047 S Zuni St in College View / South Platte.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 8:30 PM, at E 49th Ave and N Havana St in Montbello.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 2:00 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N York St in Cheesman Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 1:20 PM, at the 3400 block of N Vallejo St in Highland.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 1:15 PM, at 4900 N Colorado Blvd in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 11:03 AM, at 8500 Pena Blvd in DIA.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 7:00 AM, at 9700 E Iliff Ave in Hampden.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 5:00 AM, at the 800 block of N Decatur St in Sun Valley.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 4:30 AM, at 4352 N Fillmore St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 4:00 AM, at 18954 E 57th Pl in DIA.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 3:00 AM, at the 4900 block of N Meade St in Regis.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 1:30 AM, at 6762 N Tower Rd in DIA.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 12:30 AM, at 1150 S Birch St in Virginia Village.

August 12

  • Motor vehicle theft, at 10:30 PM, at 3334 W 33rd Ave in West Highland.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 7:50 PM, at 8400 Pena Blvd in DIA.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 5:30 PM, at 8330 E Quincy Ave in Hampden South.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 1:10 PM, at 6715 E Union Ave in Southmoor Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 9:00 AM, at 4545 E Warren Ave in University Hills.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 8:41 AM, at 2121 E 48th Ave in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 7:01 AM, at the 3200 block of W Gill Pl in Westwood.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 7:00 AM, at 2595 S Vine St in University.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 5:00 AM, at the 3200 block of W Gill Pl in Westwood.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 3:30 AM, at the 7500 block of W Amherst Ave in Bear Valley.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 3:00 AM, at the 10700 block of E Dartmouth Ave in Kennedy.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 3:00 AM, at 995 N Grove St in Villa Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 2:00 AM, at 2400 S Galapago St in Overland.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 2:00 AM, at 828 N Broadway St in Capitol Hill.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 2:00 AM, at 828 N Broadway St in Capitol Hill.

August 11

  • Motor vehicle theft, at 11:30 PM, at the 700 block of N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 7:30 PM, at 4856 N Andes Ct in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 6:00 PM, at 8148 Pena Blvd in DIA.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 7:00 AM, at 3400 S Lowell Blvd in Harvey Park South.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 7:00 AM, at 1226 N Marion St in Cheesman Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 4:00 AM, at the 2600 block of N Kearney St in North Park Hill.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 4:00 AM, at 2381 Cleveland Pl in Five Points.
  • Theft of a trailer, at 3:00 AM, at the 3000 block of W Layton Ave in Fort Logan.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 1:55 AM, at the 3400 block of S Akron St in Hampden.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 1:00 AM, at 4945 N Meade St in Regis.

August 10

  • Motor vehicle theft, at 6:35 PM, at 2570 S Dayton Way in Hampden.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 6:18 AM, at 2700 N Osceola St in Sloan Lake.

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