In 2025, Lakewood police reported 1,060 violent crimes (675 per 100,000 residents), including 8 murders, 190 robberies and 767 aggravated assaults, plus 7,056 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 157,016. Violent-crime rate rank: 5 of 13 large Colorado cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency CO0300400, 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.
Lakewood's violent-crime rate of 675 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 55% higher than the Colorado rate (434) and 2.1 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 148 residents, or about 20.4 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Lakewood ranks 76th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 133rd for murder (8 murders, 5.1 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 72% of Lakewood's violent crimes and robberies 18%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 4,494 per 100,000, 2 times Colorado overall. Lakewood police logged 866 vehicle thefts (552 per 100,000, 47th of 351; Colorado: 312) and 896 burglaries (571 per 100,000, 2 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Arvada, 9 miles north; its violent-crime rate (307) is less than half Lakewood's.
Out-of-state cities near Lakewood's size (157,016 residents): Macon, GA at 1,293 violent crimes per 100,000 and Sunnyvale, CA at 188.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Lakewood had 675 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 55% higher than the statewide 434. It is 5th 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.
Lakewood police reported 8 murders for 2025, a rate of 5.1 per 100,000 residents. The Colorado rate was 3.9 and the national rate 4.1.
866 vehicles were reported stolen in Lakewood in 2025, 552 per 100,000 residents. That is 2.8 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 47th of 351 cities on this site.