Crime in Colorado: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Colorado since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

421.7 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
2,143.6 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
219murders2025: 3.6 per 100,000.

Colorado since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Colorado 0152304456608 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Colorado 01791358153727162 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202525,353421.72192,82518,895128,8842,143.616,39618,337
202429,462494.52773,90121,555159,8542,683.221,37030,219
202328,633485.23183,85720,803172,5092,923.221,51538,918
202229,221500.43724,34720,680185,3503,173.823,28946,198
202127,916480.43604,32818,942182,8503,146.524,42941,354
202024,570423.12943,96416,660164,5822,833.823,24630,452
201922,149384.62293,71614,117150,5642,614.620,26621,723
201822,851401.52153,78114,527154,2922,711.021,75722,017
201720,901372.22223,86812,790152,0322,707.222,61821,944
201619,030344.11893,52511,681152,1462,751.223,82519,641
201517,348318.41733,31510,532144,0442,643.623,49016,022
201416,487307.81503,03710,211135,7892,535.523,50212,599
201316,099305.41743,1369,826139,9742,655.025,07512,524
201215,951307.41523,39210,285139,3552,685.326,16312,101
201116,085314.41553,29910,346132,7812,595.325,72511,002
201016,339323.71293,16410,816135,0012,674.526,19611,271
200917,022338.81593,37111,223134,1962,670.726,63712,480
200817,480353.91653,40411,760139,3402,821.028,05413,349
200717,101351.81553,46111,410145,8082,999.228,63316,656
200618,794395.41713,82412,641163,4393,438.432,41120,656
200518,498396.71733,94812,351188,4494,041.134,74626,101
200417,121372.02013,73911,236180,3223,918.533,01024,004
200315,757346.51853,7389,921179,7063,951.632,39422,816
200215,882352.91793,57910,058180,0544,000.331,67823,183
200115,492349.61583,5559,849170,8873,856.628,53320,994
200014,367334.01343,0349,425156,9373,648.627,13316,961
199913,811340.51853,0568,891151,0023,722.826,97914,795
199815,008377.91833,2389,704163,1894,109.531,23116,087
199714,139363.21573,2429,063166,9024,287.230,99416,107
199615,463404.51803,7559,763180,2184,714.034,43615,206
199516,494440.22163,60411,194185,7054,956.135,00114,520
199418,632509.61993,91012,944175,8084,808.833,84314,365
199320,229567.32064,16014,230176,8564,959.536,01116,058
199220,086578.82164,18014,049186,6845,379.937,85317,662
199118,887559.31993,62813,472186,2355,514.839,11714,401
199017,328526.01382,98512,684182,1065,527.839,82214,112
198915,636471.41462,98411,304184,6925,568.041,47515,022
198815,548472.61873,25010,842187,7195,705.745,50313,885
198715,409467.51913,9169,958197,2255,983.850,58014,379
198617,105523.62304,73110,762212,6266,508.358,53115,876
198515,219471.01894,0129,697208,3366,448.056,48013,988
198414,548457.81843,6239,503191,1046,013.349,61912,626
198314,955476.42023,9689,469193,0706,150.748,10111,698
198215,354504.21824,5879,229200,2306,575.753,26012,097
198115,755531.72394,7269,438202,1196,821.460,19712,264
198015,215528.61984,6088,899195,8726,804.958,45512,903
197914,472522.11614,3538,486180,9846,529.049,74113,345

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Adams County2025514.62,383.310
Alamosa County2025553.62,809.72
Arapahoe County2024338.82,764.610
Archuleta County2025286.4516.92
Baca County202180.8430.95
Bent County2025181.91,237.02
Boulder County2024286.52,182.68
Broomfield County2025148.51,486.51
Chaffee County2025113.5349.83
Cheyenne County201774.5148.92
Clear Creek County2025164.81,056.54
Crowley County202590.1210.22
Custer County2025301.3174.52
Delta County202579.81,154.45
Denver County2025875.74,103.51
Dolores County2025188.9881.32
Douglas County2025164.71,189.24
Eagle County2025110.5859.07
El Paso County2024574.52,745.48
Elbert County202458.6270.34
Fremont County2025374.31,550.83
Garfield County2025243.61,188.27
Gilpin County2025543.63,629.23
Grand County2025317.7641.35
Gunnison County2025131.91,405.34
Hinsdale County2023129.9779.21
Jackson County201872.2360.81
Jefferson County2025396.22,630.28
Kiowa County20240.0451.42
Kit Carson County2025215.9551.84
La Plata County2023200.21,514.75
Lake County2025176.4434.12
Larimer County2025182.61,243.29
Las Animas County2025419.31,704.62
Lincoln County202270.1701.03
Logan County2025246.41,568.73
Mineral County2023240.480.12
Moffat County2021402.91,875.13
Montezuma County2025263.51,086.14
Montrose County2025137.71,086.85
Morgan County2020317.51,508.25
Ouray County2025189.1472.83
Park County2022180.1349.33
Phillips County202544.689.23
Pitkin County202564.91,323.13
Prowers County2022140.1848.44
Pueblo County2024944.23,512.62
Rio Blanco County2025165.6918.53
Rio Grande County2025100.91,869.75
Routt County2025180.3706.15
Saguache County2025312.4845.32
San Juan County20230.0433.72
San Miguel County202560.3566.54
Summit County2024193.21,689.96
Teller County2025102.9526.34
Washington County202571.3342.13
Weld County2024391.01,848.822
Yuma County202579.3376.83

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Colorado?
In 2025, 421.7 violent and 2,143.6 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Colorado (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Colorado?
219 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 3.6 per 100,000.

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