Denver, CO Crime


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The crime rate in Denver, CO is significantly higher than the national average, with a violent crime rate of 30.7 per 100,000 residents, compared to 22.7 for the United States as a whole. Property crimes are also much more common in Denver, with a rate of 50.8 per 100,000 residents, compared to 35.4 for the nation as a whole. This means that both violent and property crimes are much more likely to occur in Denver than in other parts of the country.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Denver violent crime is 30.7. (The US average is 22.7)
Denver property crime is 50.8. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Denver, Colorado does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Aurora, Colorado. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Aurora, Colorado. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Glendale, CO Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001599.621.421.4321.2235.512997.9513.911327.61156.3
2002587.700377.8209.912636.4860.69739.72036.1
2003490.520.440.9204.4224.89360.3510.97582.31267.1
2004472.3041.1246.4184.89692554.47556.51581.1
2005453.900288.8165.19407.9907.87324.11176
2007666.720.862.5354.2229.28854.2708.36958.31187.5
2008829.5062.2290.34778502.7912.56947.3642.9
20091118082.8289.9745.36997.9538.35755.7703.9
2010605.420.920.9167396.79331.9688.97870.6772.4
20111174.5094328.9751.79842.6822.28527.1493.3
201310440177.7422444.210017.8999.68218.6799.6
2014965.30153.6197.5614.310530.9570.49082.9877.6
2015655.718.756.2187.3393.410415.9412.19067.1936.7
2016759.8074.1278407.714066704.212379.5982.2
2017857.90167.831737314565.5764.612868.3932.5
2018869.10151.1113.4604.615832.2623.514018.51190.3
2019945.418.994.5264.7567.217697.141615749.71531.5

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Glendale, CO945.417,697.14,87022019
Denver, CO748.93,743.5563,68842019
Englewood, CO204.15,225.033,28662019
Cherry Hills Village, CO44.61,098.96,09162019
Edgewater, CO167.86,563.55,41662019
Sheridan, CO449.27,219.65,63962019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Aurora, CO735.42,918.0368,018142019
Colorado Springs, CO585.03,666.6472,958602019
Wichita, KS1,141.05,321.7356,1794332019
Lincoln, NE383.02,750.7271,2084422019
Lubbock, TX1,008.14,606.3259,2084582019
Omaha, NE612.83,643.9417,9704802019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

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During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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