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The Denver crime rate is higher than the Colorado average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #143

Denver, CO	2,444.31
Colorado	1,525.87
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Denver, CO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Denver, CO	Count	31	448	1,091	2,413	4,555	14,363	3,434	138
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	4.7	67.3	164.0	362.7	684.6	2,158.7	516.1	20.7	2,156
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.8	39.6	56.7	192.8	438.2	1,857.1	234.8	NA	1,319
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Denver, CO	Count	40	514	1,132	2,401	4,918	15,306	3,487	96
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	6.2	79.2	174.4	370.0	757.8	2,358.5	537.3	14.8	2,358
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.4	38.9	59.8	189.1	476.1	1,944.5	237.9	NA	1,367
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Denver, CO	Count	39	376	1,165	2,291	5,129	14,544	3,670	97
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	6.2	59.8	185.3	364.5	816.0	2,313.9	583.9	15.4	2,314
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	40.7	65.4	199.6	504.2	1,947.4	233.1	NA	1,404
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Denver, CO	Count	34	396	1,143	2,135	4,868	14,040	3,587	95
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	5.6	64.9	187.2	349.6	797.2	2,299.3	587.4	15.6	2,306
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.9	44.5	64.6	208.1	503.6	1,886.8	215.9	NA	1,403
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Denver, CO	Count	22	367	926	1,976	4,501	12,944	3,226	128
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	3.6	60.5	152.5	325.5	741.5	2,132.3	531.4	21.1	2,082
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.4	43.7	62.3	212.4	520.0	1,940.5	223.6	NA	1,417
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Denver, CO	Count	39	343	946	2,165	4,763	12,628	3,488	136
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	6.4	56.7	156.4	358.0	787.7	2,088.4	576.8	22.5	2,179
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.5	44.6	67.4	222.3	530.4	1,887.9	247.9	NA	1,460
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Denver, CO	Count	40	282	951	2,088	5,173	10,547	3,596	147
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	6.7	47.6	160.4	352.2	872.5	1,778.9	606.5	24.8	2,117
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.2	42.5	68.1	229.3	572.0	2,003.3	273.7	NA	1,515
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Denver, CO	Count	47	296	1,045	2,164	5,694	11,594	5,121	178
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	8.2	51.6	182.3	377.4	993.0	2,022.0	893.1	31.0	2,482
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	41.1	71.0	232.5	591.4	2,069.3	345.4	NA	1,577
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Denver, CO	Count	51	342	1,280	2,652	6,543	13,376	6,347	198
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	9.0	60.2	225.2	466.5	1,151.0	2,353.0	1,116.5	34.8	2,963
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.3	43.7	80.7	264.0	682.1	2,331.8	437.5	NA	1,796
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Denver, CO	Count	59	328	1,432	2,673	7,360	18,518	8,024	256
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	10.5	58.1	253.7	473.5	1,303.7	3,280.1	1,421.3	45.3	3,486
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.7	43.4	84.6	264.7	744.8	2,735.2	559.5	NA	2,000
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Denver, CO	52.44
Colorado	31.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Denver, CO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Denver, CO	Count	16	6	0	7	3	0
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	2.4	0.9	0.0	1.1	0.5	0.0	24
	Colorado	Per 100,000	1.8	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.1	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Denver, CO	Count	30	9	5	15	1	0
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	4.6	1.4	0.8	2.3	0.2	0.0	46
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.5	1.0	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Denver, CO	Count	45	21	6	12	6	0
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	7.2	3.3	1.0	1.9	1.0	0.0	71
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.7	1.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Denver, CO	Count	25	8	3	12	2	0
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	4.1	1.3	0.5	2.0	0.3	0.0	40
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.7	1.8	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Denver, CO	Count	43	14	10	16	3	0
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	7.1	2.3	1.6	2.6	0.5	0.0	70
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	1.2	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Denver, CO	Count	61	36	5	9	9	2
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	10.1	6.0	0.8	1.5	1.5	0.3	100
	Colorado	Per 100,000	4.2	2.2	0.3	0.6	1.0	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Denver, CO	Count	37	11	12	9	4	1
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	6.2	1.9	2.0	1.5	0.7	0.2	62
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Denver, CO	Count	24	13	2	5	4	0
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	4.2	2.3	0.3	0.9	0.7	0.0	41
	Colorado	Per 100,000	3.3	1.6	0.3	0.7	0.7	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Denver, CO	Count	11	5	1	4	1	0
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	1.9	0.9	0.2	0.7	0.2	0.0	19
	Colorado	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Denver, CO	2.47
Colorado	2.84
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Denver, CO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Denver, CO	Count	1,695	1,430	265
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	254.8	214.9	39.8	2.35
	Colorado	Per 100,000	306.9	214.2	92.6	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Denver, CO	Count	1,662	1,395	267
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	256.1	215.0	41.1	2.36
	Colorado	Per 100,000	332.2	228.2	104.0	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Denver, CO	Count	1,630	1,388	242
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	259.3	220.8	38.5	2.40
	Colorado	Per 100,000	333.7	223.5	110.2	2.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Denver, CO	Count	1,646	1,420	226
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	269.6	232.6	37.0	2.51
	Colorado	Per 100,000	330.0	222.4	107.6	2.76
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Denver, CO	Count	1,705	1,470	235
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	280.9	242.2	38.7	2.62
	Colorado	Per 100,000	339.6	229.5	110.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Denver, CO	Count	1,757	1,510	247
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	290.6	249.7	40.8	2.70
	Colorado	Per 100,000	347.4	234.8	112.6	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Denver, CO	Count	1,791	1,541	250
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	302.1	259.9	42.2	2.81
	Colorado	Per 100,000	346.2	238.4	107.8	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Denver, CO	Count	1,917	1,561	356
	Denver, CO	Per 100,000	334.3	272.2	62.1	3.03
	Colorado	Per 100,000	348.6	236.9	111.7	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Denver, CO	Count	1,824	1,497	327
2005	Denver, CO	Count	1,792	1,460	332