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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 2024. Last updated Thursday December 19th.

Denver motor vehicle thefts are down in the past 30 days (629) compared with the 30 days before that (711), and down since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

  • Denver has had 8109 motor vehicle thefts reported so far this year, an average of 698.3 per month / 23.0 per day.
  • In 2023, Denver averaged 990.9 per month, and the year before that (2022) Denver averaged 1228.4 per month.
  • The most motor vehicle thefts any neighborhood in Denver has had in 2024 is DIA, with 638.
  • The average number of motor vehicle thefts per neighborhood this year is 103.96.

Denver’s motor vehicle theft rate

In 2024, Denver's motor vehicle theft rate’s 11.2 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, 2024

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 997.1 and the median was 1024.5. The most in any month was 1425, in March 2022, and the least was 272 in December 2024.

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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Denver motor vehicle thefts in the news

Denver cracks down on parking lot crime, hopes new lighting regulations will curb thefts
Published December 11
Homicide under investigation in Denver’s Civic Center neighborhood
Published October 24
Suspect in fleeing truck injures Golden officer, escapes into Denver
Published August 23
Free anti-theft event for Hyundai owners starts Friday at Empower Field
Published April 10

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Motor vehicle theft rate, Denver, 2024

  1. DIA: 518.28 per 1,000 residents (638 incidents total)
  2. Globeville: 35.2 per 1,000 residents (125 incidents total)
  3. Lincoln Park: 34.28 (207)
  4. Auraria: 32.73 (27)
  5. Sun Valley: 31.99 (46)
  6. Jefferson Park: 29.71 (84)
  7. CBD: 28.65 (116)
  8. Civic Center: 28.26 (50)
  9. Overland: 25.61 (83)
  10. Five Points: 23.56 (348)
  11. Central Park: 22.75 (401)
  12. West Colfax: 22.26 (203)
  13. Baker: 19.49 (113)
  14. Union Station: 18.77 (95)
  15. North Capitol Hill: 17.9 (106)
  16. Elyria-Swansea: 17.83 (119)
  17. Northeast Park Hill: 16.62 (151)
  18. East Colfax: 16.44 (185)
  19. City Park West: 15.71 (72)
  20. Cole: 14.57 (67)
  21. Capitol Hill: 14.45 (227)
  22. Goldsmith: 14.06 (74)
  23. Hampden: 13.46 (254)
  24. Kennedy: 13.45 (62)
  25. Highland: 12.68 (114)
  26. College View / South Platte: 12.63 (90)
  27. Valverde: 12.27 (46)
  28. Villa Park: 12.04 (110)
  29. Chaffee Park: 11.87 (48)
  30. Washington Virginia Vale: 11.28 (156)
  31. City Park: 10.95 (35)
  32. Hampden South: 10.92 (162)
  33. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 10.64 (372)
  34. Windsor: 10.53 (144)
  35. Cheesman Park: 10.18 (87)
  36. Sunnyside: 10.17 (100)
  37. Speer: 9.95 (117)
  38. Rosedale: 9.9 (24)
  39. Hale: 9.46 (64)
  40. Southmoor Park: 9.29 (45)
  41. Athmar Park: 9.24 (80)
  42. Montbello: 9.08 (313)
  43. Sloan Lake: 8.83 (69)
  44. Westwood: 8.81 (146)
  45. Lowry Field: 8.79 (72)
  46. Mar Lee: 8.78 (120)
  47. Ruby Hill: 8.69 (94)
  48. West Highland: 8.67 (80)
  49. Barnum: 8.49 (56)
  50. Clayton: 8.47 (36)
  51. Cherry Creek: 8.46 (53)
  52. Regis: 8.06 (34)
  53. Platt Park: 8.01 (46)
  54. Washington Park West: 7.98 (58)
  55. Harvey Park South: 7.8 (69)
  56. Virginia Village: 7.58 (107)
  57. Bear Valley: 7.57 (70)
  58. Barnum West: 7.51 (44)
  59. University Park: 7.41 (56)
  60. University Hills: 7.1 (42)
  61. University: 6.92 (65)
  62. Whittier: 6.85 (41)
  63. Montclair: 6.6 (39)
  64. Congress Park: 6.58 (74)
  65. Berkeley: 6.54 (56)
  66. Belcaro: 6.35 (30)
  67. North Park Hill: 5.98 (63)
  68. South Park Hill: 5.46 (50)
  69. Hilltop: 5.43 (50)
  70. Skyland: 5.4 (17)
  71. Marston: 5.23 (59)
  72. Harvey Park: 5.04 (64)
  73. Indian Creek: 4.84 (17)
  74. Fort Logan: 4.67 (41)
  75. Cory-Merrill: 4.66 (22)
  76. Washington Park: 3.83 (28)
  77. Country Club: 2.51 (8)
  78. Wellshire: 1.49 (5)

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Motor vehicle theft count, Denver, 2024

  1. DIA: 638 incidents
  2. Central Park: 401
  3. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 372
  4. Five Points: 348
  5. Montbello: 313
  6. Hampden: 254
  7. Capitol Hill: 227
  8. Lincoln Park: 207
  9. West Colfax: 203
  10. East Colfax: 185
  11. Hampden South: 162
  12. Washington Virginia Vale: 156
  13. Northeast Park Hill: 151
  14. Westwood: 146
  15. Windsor: 144
  16. Globeville: 125
  17. Mar Lee: 120
  18. Elyria-Swansea: 119
  19. Speer: 117
  20. CBD: 116
  21. Highland: 114
  22. Baker: 113
  23. Villa Park: 110
  24. Virginia Village: 107
  25. North Capitol Hill: 106
  26. Sunnyside: 100
  27. Union Station: 95
  28. Ruby Hill: 94
  29. College View / South Platte: 90
  30. Cheesman Park: 87
  31. Jefferson Park: 84
  32. Overland: 83
  33. Athmar Park: 80
  34. West Highland: 80
  35. Congress Park: 74
  36. Goldsmith: 74
  37. City Park West: 72
  38. Lowry Field: 72
  39. Bear Valley: 70
  40. Sloan Lake: 69
  41. Harvey Park South: 69
  42. Cole: 67
  43. University: 65
  44. Harvey Park: 64
  45. Hale: 64
  46. North Park Hill: 63
  47. Kennedy: 62
  48. Marston: 59
  49. Washington Park West: 58
  50. University Park: 56
  51. Berkeley: 56
  52. Barnum: 56
  53. Cherry Creek: 53
  54. Civic Center: 50
  55. Hilltop: 50
  56. South Park Hill: 50
  57. Chaffee Park: 48
  58. Sun Valley: 46
  59. Valverde: 46
  60. Platt Park: 46
  61. Southmoor Park: 45
  62. Barnum West: 44
  63. University Hills: 42
  64. Fort Logan: 41
  65. Whittier: 41
  66. Montclair: 39
  67. Clayton: 36
  68. City Park: 35
  69. Regis: 34
  70. Belcaro: 30
  71. Washington Park: 28
  72. Auraria: 27
  73. Rosedale: 24
  74. Cory-Merrill: 22
  75. Skyland: 17
  76. Indian Creek: 17
  77. Country Club: 8
  78. : 6
  79. Wellshire: 5

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Recent Denver motor vehicle thefts

December 15

  • Motor vehicle theft, at 7:00 PM, at the 2000 block of S Tejon St in College View / South Platte.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 1:42 PM, at the 4700 block of N thompson Ct in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 10:59 AM, at 8525 E Hampden Ave in Hampden.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 9:50 AM, at 3203 N Quebec St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 3:22 AM, at 728 S Lipan St in Athmar Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 12:00 AM, at 3295 W Avondale Dr in West Colfax.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 12:00 AM, at 18th St and Market St in Union Station.

December 14

  • Motor vehicle theft, at 10:00 PM, at the 3300 block of W Iowa Ave in Mar Lee.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 10:00 PM, at 4460 N Peoria St in Montbello.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 9:01 PM, at the 3700 block of N Lowell Blvd in West Highland.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 9:00 PM, at 4310 N Airport Way in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 8:45 PM, at 5959 N Dunkirk St in DIA.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 8:40 PM, at 115 S Lowell Blvd in Barnum.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 8:00 PM, at 10700 E Dartmouth Ave in Kennedy.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 6:35 PM, at 8000 E 12th Ave in East Colfax.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 6:30 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Williams St in Cheesman Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 4:00 PM, at 115 N Winona Ct in Barnum West.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 3:30 PM, at the 1400 block of N Columbine St in Congress Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 3:18 PM, at 7105 Leetsdale Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 3:10 PM, at 100 N King StandN Knox Ct in Villa Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 3:00 PM, at 25th St and Larimer St in Five Points.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 3:00 PM, at 735 N Vrain St in Villa Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 2:00 PM, at E 4th Ave and N Steele St in Cherry Creek.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 1:21 PM, at the 3200 block of W Colfax Ave in West Colfax.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 12:00 PM, at the 2900 block of N Olive St in North Park Hill.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 8:00 AM, at 1234 W Cedar Ave in Valverde.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 8:00 AM, at 1031 S Meade St in Westwood.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 7:20 AM, at 8568 E Northfield Blvd in Central Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 5:40 AM, at the 1100 block of S Jason St in Ruby Hill.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 5:30 AM, at the 500 block of S Decatur St in Athmar Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 5:00 AM, at 2635 S Irving St in Harvey Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 2:41 AM, at the 8300 block of E 51St Ave in Central Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 2:00 AM, at the 1800 block of N Williams St in City Park West.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 12:00 AM, at 3150 W Floyd Ave in Harvey Park South.

December 13

  • Motor vehicle theft, at 11:15 PM, at 6233 N Panasonic Way in DIA.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 11:00 PM, at 1295 E 29th Ave in Whittier.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 11:00 PM, at the 5600 block of N Argonne St in DIA.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 10:00 PM, at 2400 N Central Park Blvd in Central Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 8:34 PM, at the 3100 block of W Floyd Ave in Harvey Park South.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 8:30 PM, at 2121 Delgany St in Five Points.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 8:30 PM, at 20203 E 40th Pl in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 8:00 PM, at 8330 E Quincy Ave in Hampden South.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 7:00 PM, at the 100 block of S Pecos St in Valverde.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 6:00 PM, at the 19800 block of E 40th Pl in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 5:00 PM, at 4597 N Xenia St in Central Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 4:00 PM, at the 600 block of N Wolff St in Villa Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 12:00 PM, at 2085 S Sheridan Blvd in Harvey Park.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 10:00 AM, at 6890 N Tower Rd in DIA.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 10:00 AM, at 8500 E Jefferson Ave in Hampden South.
  • Motor vehicle theft, at 8:15 AM, at the 8000 block of E 24th Ave in Central Park.

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