How has crime changed in Colorado since 1985?

Police in Colorado reported about 438 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 579 in 1992, and 2,235 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 6,570 in 1986. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Colorado and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Colorado Violent, U.S. Property, Colorado Property, U.S.
1985 471.4 570.3 6,509.4 4,780.0
1986 523.9 633.6 6,569.8 5,015.3
1987 467.5 624.9 6,034.9 5,090.1
1988 472.8 630.2 5,757.0 5,045.9
1989 471.6 680.5 5,619.1 5,211.5
1990 526.3 749.8 5,573.3 5,227.0
1991 558.5 798.1 5,551.7 5,388.4
1992 578.7 785.4 5,387.2 5,089.3
1993 572.5 764.1 5,028.2 4,814.1
1994 519.2 740.4 4,939.0 4,752.4
1995 443.2 720.6 4,997.3 4,796.6
1996 403.9 658.8 4,716.8 4,553.0
1997 384.5 644.9 4,453.1 4,494.7
1998 371.2 603.8 3,977.4 4,212.6
1999 336.6 545.8 3,701.0 3,872.6
2000 331.7 534.4 3,591.4 3,751.7
2001 341.3 529.5 3,833.8 3,801.5
2002 346.4 512.9 3,931.1 3,737.7
2003 349.0 493.7 3,960.4 3,704.0
2004 375.3 478.6 3,929.5 3,599.4
2005 398.8 483.0 4,077.0 3,518.3
2006 395.8 486.9 3,471.1 3,397.1
2007 351.2 477.9 3,019.4 3,316.1
2008 355.2 463.7 2,856.8 3,252.3
2009 340.2 436.8 2,700.2 3,076.7
2010 341.1 408.1 2,730.9 2,963.4
2011 317.7 390.1 2,640.6 2,925.7
2012 308.8 390.7 2,691.2 2,881.3
2013 307.3 378.2 2,688.8 2,759.3
2014 310.3 373.7 2,567.3 2,591.8
2015 318.8 384.6 2,633.8 2,495.2
2016 344.5 399.5 2,753.6 2,469.1
2017 375.6 397.5 2,712.0 2,372.4
2018 409.7 384.8 2,732.1 2,206.8
2019 391.5 381.0 2,639.3 2,109.0
2020 439.5 399.3 2,895.2 1,955.3
2021 486.6 360.9 3,184.4 1,762.2
2022 512.3 398.2 3,234.5 1,998.5
2023 495.0 385.6 2,981.5 1,950.5
2024 488.4 363.4 2,667.7 1,766.8
2025 438.2 329.3 2,234.6 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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