In 2025, Aurora police reported 3,108 violent crimes (763 per 100,000 residents), including 36 murders, 360 robberies and 2,429 aggravated assaults, plus 10,028 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 407,319. Violent-crime rate rank: 3 of 13 large Colorado cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency CO0010100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo | 1,177 | 1,306 | 11 | 4,296 | Totals |
| Denver | 881 | 6,463 | 44 | 4,119 | Totals |
| Aurora | 763 | 3,108 | 36 | 2,462 | Totals |
| Colorado Springs | 690 | 3,428 | 25 | 3,002 | Live |
| Lakewood | 675 | 1,060 | 8 | 4,494 | Totals |
| Greeley | 630 | 729 | 10 | 2,887 | Totals |
| Boulder | 354 | 377 | 3 | 2,411 | Live |
| Longmont | 350 | 350 | 1 | 2,413 | Totals |
| Arvada | 307 | 372 | 7 | 2,289 | Totals |
| Fort Collins | 289 | 494 | 4 | 1,751 | Totals |
| Westminster | 288 | 331 | 5 | 2,905 | Totals |
| Thornton | 251 | 371 | 2 | 2,266 | Totals |
| Centennial | 192 | 209 | 1 | 1,410 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Aurora's violent-crime rate of 763 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 76% higher than the Colorado rate (434) and 2.4 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 131 residents, or about 59.8 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Aurora ranks 56th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 77th for murder (36 murders, 8.8 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 78% of Aurora's violent crimes and robberies 12%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 2,462 per 100,000, 12% higher than Colorado overall. Aurora police logged 2,070 vehicle thefts (508 per 100,000, 61st of 351; Colorado: 312) and 968 burglaries (238 per 100,000, 17% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Denver, 11 miles northwest; its violent-crime rate (881) is 16% higher than Aurora's.
Out-of-state cities near Aurora's size (407,319 residents): Arlington, TX at 406 violent crimes per 100,000 and Wichita, KS at 1,209.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Aurora had 763 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 76% higher than the statewide 434. It is 3rd highest of the 13 Colorado cities on this site; Pueblo is highest at 1,177. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Aurora police reported 36 murders for 2025, a rate of 8.8 per 100,000 residents. The Colorado rate was 3.9 and the national rate 4.1.
2,070 vehicles were reported stolen in Aurora in 2025, 508 per 100,000 residents. That is 2.6 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 61st of 351 cities on this site.