Denver, Colorado Crime Rate
5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 722,031
Key Insights
- →Denver has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 993.0 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 2.8% from the previous year.
- →71 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 9.8 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: stable dangerous — based on 5 years of data.
- →Safer than 3% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.21 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
993.0
-2.8% YoY
Murder Rate
9.8
71 murders
Property Crime Rate
4761.6
34,380 total
vs National Avg
↑ 177%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 7,170
Murder71
Rape676
Robbery1,272
Aggravated Assault5,151
Property Crime: 34,380
Burglary5,112
Larceny-Theft20,373
Motor Vehicle Theft8,895
Arson133
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 722,031 | 7,170 | 993.0 | 71 | 34,380 | 4761.6 |
| 2023 | 712,222 | 7,277 | 1021.7 | 85 | 40,957 | 5750.6 |
| 2022 | 705,264 | 7,545 | 1069.8 | 90 | 45,336 | 6428.2 |
| 2021 | 740,209 | 6,897 | 931.8 | 100 | 42,781 | 5779.6 |
| 2020 | 737,709 | 6,329 | 857.9 | 97 | 34,294 | 4648.7 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F
Safety Grade for Denver
Based on violent crime rate of 993.0 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 3% of cities
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Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.