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FBI UCR Data · 248+ Cities · 50 States
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Colorado Springs, CO vs Denver, CO

Colorado Springs's violent crime rate is 712.4 per 100,000 residents compared to Denver's rate of 654.7 per 100,000. Denver has a 8% lower violent crime rate. Colorado Springs scores D (48/100) and Denver scores D (43/100) on the Safety Context Score. All rates per 100,000 residents from 2023 FBI UCR data.

Fair comparison: Both cities are compared using per-capita rates (per 100,000 residents), so population size differences do not skew the comparison. The national average violent crime rate of 363.8/100K is provided for context.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Metric
Colorado SpringsD
DenverD
Population479K716K
Safety Score48/100 (D)43/100 (D)
Violent Crime Rate712.4 /100K654.7 /100K
Property Crime Rate1,943 /100K2,550 /100K
Murder Rate14.2 /100K6.5 /100K
Robbery Rate114 /100K104.8 /100K
Assault Rate398.9 /100K399.4 /100K
Burglary Rate252.6 /100K331.4 /100K
5-Year Trend+1.0%+6.0%
National Violent Avg363.8 /100K363.8 /100K

Lower crime rates highlighted in green. All rates per 100,000 residents.

Colorado Springs — 5-Year Trend

Per-capita rates per 100,000 residents

Denver — 5-Year Trend

Per-capita rates per 100,000 residents