In 2025, Pueblo police reported 1,306 violent crimes (1,177 per 100,000 residents), including 11 murders, 129 robberies and 1,024 aggravated assaults, plus 4,768 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 110,981. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 13 large Colorado cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency CO0510100, 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.
Pueblo's violent-crime rate of 1,177 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2.7 times the Colorado rate (434) and 3.7 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 85 residents, or about 25.1 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Pueblo ranks 16th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 62nd for murder (11 murders, 9.9 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 78% of Pueblo's violent crimes and robberies 10%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 4,296 per 100,000, 2 times Colorado overall. Pueblo police logged 1,020 vehicle thefts (919 per 100,000, 9th of 351; Colorado: 312) and 844 burglaries (760 per 100,000, 2.7 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Colorado Springs, 42 miles north; its violent-crime rate (690) is 41% lower than Pueblo's.
Out-of-state cities near Pueblo's size (110,981 residents): Edinburg, TX at 213 violent crimes per 100,000 and Hillsboro, OR at 288.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Pueblo had 1,177 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2.7 times the statewide 434. It is 1st highest of the 13 Colorado cities on this site; Denver is next at 881. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Pueblo police reported 11 murders for 2025, a rate of 9.9 per 100,000 residents. The Colorado rate was 3.9 and the national rate 4.1.
1,020 vehicles were reported stolen in Pueblo in 2025, 919 per 100,000 residents. That is 4.7 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 9th of 351 cities on this site.