Crime in Colorado

Every incident reported to state and local law enforcement (NIBRS), 2016–2024 — by agency, offense category, day, month, and hour. Records carry no coordinates, so this explorer leans on aggregates.

Incidents · Denver

619,556

2016–2024

Average per reporting day

188

Most common category

Larceny/Theft Offenses

31% of all incidents

Busiest single day

376

January 4, 2021

Yearly trend · top offense categories, Denver

Incidents reported per calendar year

5.0k10k15k20k25k20162018202020222024
Larceny Assault Motor Vehicle Theft Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property Burglary/Breaking & Entering Drug/Narcotic All other
When crime happens · weekday

Average incidents per day of week, Denver

Sun
175
Mon
196
Tue
190
Wed
195
Thu
191
Fri
194
Sat
179
Seasonality by month

Average incidents per day in each month (summer speaks for itself)

180185190195200135791112
Hour of day

All reported incidents by hour, 2016–2024 — the overnight-to-2am spike is real

15k20k25k30k35k04812162023

Top offense categories

619,556 incidents · Denver

Larceny/Theft Offenses 190898
Assault Offenses 96945
Motor Vehicle Theft 81461
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property 70571
Burglary/Breaking & Entering 50343
Drug/Narcotic Offenses 42075
Weapon Law Violations 20679
Fraud Offenses 19941
Robbery 18582
Sex Offenses 10522
Stolen Property Offenses 6924
Counterfeiting/Forgery 2608

Source: "Crimes in Colorado" (j6g4-gayk), Colorado Bureau of Investigation via data.colorado.gov. Counts reflect incidents reported by participating agencies; coverage varies by year. No locations are published, hence no map — that's what the accidents page is for.