Colorado Crime Rates & City Safety Scores
Population-adjusted FBI reporting rates; see the city profiles below.
Key facts
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Colorado displays a 10.07-point adjusted-score range in its 2025 source-year cohort: Colorado Springs, Colorado at 18.04 points out of 100 versus Denver, Colorado at 7.97.
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Colorado displays 3 jurisdiction profiles from a scoring run containing 266 reportable jurisdictions in its 2025 source-year directory; 3 displayed profiles have scores.
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Colorado has 2 displayed jurisdictions with decreasing reported trajectories versus 0 increasing and 1 stable, comparing weighted 2024 reporting with 2025.
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Denver, Colorado has a reporting population of 713,734 residents versus 390,201 in Aurora, Colorado, in the 2025 source-year displayed cohort.
Quick answer
In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, the highest-scoring city in Colorado is Colorado Springs with an adjusted safety score of 18.04 out of 100, ranked across 3 tracked jurisdictions using 2025 FBI reporting.
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Colorado city safety rankings
Ranked by adjusted Safety Atlas score. The table lists the 3 most populous jurisdictions in this directory; each rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
| City / Jurisdiction | Cohort Rank | Population | Safety Score | Overall Trend | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs | #1 of 3 | 483,099 | 18.04 | → Stable | View Report → |
| Aurora | #2 of 3 | 390,201 | 11.7 | ↓ Decreasing | View Report → |
| Denver | #3 of 3 | 713,734 | 7.97 | ↓ Decreasing | View Report → |
* Trajectory trends compare weighted year-over-year reporting from 2024 to 2025. Scores describe relative reported rates, not personal risk. Cohort rank covers only the 3 jurisdictions listed above.
Data, definitions and reuse
Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Monthly counts are summed over the agencies that reported each month, and agency coverage changes over time.
| Month | Violent | Property | Agencies reporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3920 | 21442 | 207 |
| Feb | 3455 | 18633 | 206 |
| Mar | 4008 | 19042 | 205 |
| Apr | 3886 | 19011 | 204 |
| May | 4156 | 20665 | 203 |
| Jun | 4266 | 19201 | 202 |
| Jul | 4719 | 20916 | 200 |
| Aug | 4415 | 20611 | 203 |
| Sep | 4141 | 20030 | 202 |
| Oct | 3810 | 20118 | 201 |
| Nov | 3838 | 19127 | 198 |
| Dec | 3453 | 19861 | 201 |
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<img src="https://www.safetyatlas.us/img/charts/colorado-crime-trend-2025.webp" alt="Chart of Colorado crime statistics: Colorado agencies reported 48,067 violent offenses in 2025. Between 198 to 207 agencies reported each month, so the total is not compared with 2024. Shows violent and property offenses per month." width="1200" height="675" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto">
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/co/">Safety Atlas, Colorado</a>. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC BY 4.0</a>.</p>
Colorado in 7 numbers
- Every major offense fell in 2025. Motor vehicle theft -37% (54,525 to 34,253), robbery -25%, burglary -18%, homicide -17%, larceny-theft -11%, aggravated assault -9%.
- Almost half of all reports are property crime. 284,998 of 542,215 reports (52.6%); larceny-theft alone is 171,015 (31.5%).
- Clearances skew toward violent crime. 76% of homicides cleared vs 12% of motor vehicle thefts and 17% of larcenies (2025, reports cleared divided by reports received, reporting agencies only).
- Homicides fell by nearly a fifth. 439 reports in 2025 vs 530 in 2024 (-17%) across reporting agencies.
- The biggest volume is not violent. Vandalism (74,613) alone outweighs the entire personal-safety total (52,798, 9.7% of reports).
- Watch the monthly shape. Larceny-theft peaked in Aug (15,046) and troughed in Feb (13,246), a 1.1× swing inside a single year.
- These are reporting-agency sums. 118 of 225 agencies reported motor vehicle theft in December 2025 (vs 124 in January); totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
Takeaways are computed from summed FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, 225 agencies in file). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.
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Colorado monthly trend: reporting-agency sums through December 2025
Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month summed across reporting agencies for three indicator offenses. Counts only; there is no honest monthly denominator at this grain, so no rates are shown.
Larceny-theft, month by month
↓ Decreasing, 171015 reports vs 192576 in 2024 (down 11% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 14,481 | 128 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 13,246 | 127 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 13,389 | 127 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 13,611 | 126 | Full |
| May 2025 | 14,297 | 125 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 13,847 | 126 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 14,862 | 125 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 15,046 | 126 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 14,752 | 124 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 14,963 | 123 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 13,952 | 122 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 14,569 | 122 | Full |
Vandalism, month by month
↓ Decreasing, 74613 reports vs 88162 in 2024 (down 15% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 6,011 | 127 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 5,450 | 126 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 6,056 | 126 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 6,264 | 125 | Full |
| May 2025 | 6,864 | 124 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 6,449 | 125 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 6,862 | 124 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 6,546 | 125 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 6,117 | 123 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 6,204 | 122 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 5,858 | 121 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 5,932 | 121 | Full |
Simple assault, month by month
→ Stable, 66952 reports vs 68462 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 5,291 | 123 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 5,145 | 122 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 5,629 | 122 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 5,579 | 121 | Full |
| May 2025 | 5,906 | 121 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 5,581 | 121 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 5,749 | 120 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 5,867 | 121 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 5,661 | 119 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 5,722 | 119 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 5,516 | 117 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 5,306 | 117 | Full |
Clearances: what got cleared in 2025
76% of homicides cleared vs 12% of motor vehicle thefts, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.
| Offense | Reported | Cleared | Clearance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 439 | 334 | 76.1% |
| Aggravated Assault | 35,909 | 20,285 | 56.5% |
| Robbery | 5,399 | 2,099 | 38.9% |
| Burglary | 31,302 | 6,325 | 20.2% |
| Larceny-theft | 171,015 | 29,903 | 17.5% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 34,253 | 4,206 | 12.3% |
Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.
Monthly counts summed over reporting agencies, FBI CDE source year 2025. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
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Colorado city reports
- Colorado Springs safety report: #1 of 3, population 483,099, score 18.04, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
- Aurora safety report: #2 of 3, population 390,201, score 11.7, and the displayed trajectory is ↓ Decreasing.
- Denver safety report: #3 of 3, population 713,734, score 7.97, and the displayed trajectory is ↓ Decreasing.
Reading the comparison
Scores compare reported rates; they do not predict personal risk. Methodology · Coverage
Monthly count comparisons
Colorado reporting agencies recorded 15,046 larceny-theft offenses in Aug 2025 versus 13,246 in Feb 2025, a difference of 1,800 reports; 126 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 127 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 171,015 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Colorado reporting agencies recorded 6,864 vandalism offenses in May 2025 versus 5,450 in Feb 2025, a difference of 1,414 reports; 124 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 126 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 74,613 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Colorado reporting agencies recorded 5,906 simple assault offenses in May 2025 versus 5,145 in Feb 2025, a difference of 761 reports; 121 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 122 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 66,952 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Colorado reporting agencies recorded 334 cleared homicide offenses against 439 reports received in 2025 (76.1%), compared with 4,206 cleared motor vehicle theft offenses against 34,253 reports (12.3%), a 63.8-percentage-point difference between the displayed clearance ratios; clearances can concern earlier reports.
Colorado Springs, Colorado records 18.04 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 5.47 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 12.57; its reporting population of 483,099 residents accounts for 30.4% of the 1,587,034 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Denver, Colorado records 7.97 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 4.60 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 12.57; its reporting population of 713,734 residents accounts for 45.0% of the 1,587,034 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Aurora, Colorado records 11.7 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 0.87 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 12.57; its reporting population of 390,201 residents accounts for 24.6% of the 1,587,034 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Colorado reporting-agency sums contain 171,015 larceny-theft reports in 2025 versus 192,576 in 2024, 21,561 reports (11.2%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 122 to 128 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Colorado reporting-agency sums contain 66,952 simple assault reports in 2025 versus 68,462 in 2024, 1,510 reports (2.2%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 117 to 124 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Colorado reporting-agency sums contain 74,613 vandalism reports in 2025 versus 88,162 in 2024, 13,549 reports (15.4%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 121 to 127 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
How to read the Colorado directory
The scoring run contains 266 reportable jurisdictions in Colorado. This public directory displays the 3 most populous jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set, and each displayed city's rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
Within the displayed cohort, Colorado Springs has the highest adjusted score at 18.04, and Denver has the lowest at 7.97. The public-cohort range is 10.07 points; use the offense-rate tables on each city profile to understand that spread.
Current trajectories in the displayed cohort: 2 decreasing, 1 stable, and 0 increasing. Trends compare weighted 2024 and 2025 reporting and do not forecast future incidents.
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