Colorado sees steep drop in crime as homicides, auto thefts decline

Denver7 · Jul 30, 2026 · 198 words · By Robert Garrison

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What to know about Colorado sees steep drop in crime as homicides, auto thefts decline

DENVER — Newly released data is showing violent crime and property crime declined significantly in 2025, Gov.

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What happened

DENVER — Newly released data is showing violent crime and property crime declined significantly in 2025, Gov.

Why it matters

Jared Polis and the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced Thursday.

Common ground

According to the DCJ, violent crime fell 10.7% from 2024 to 2025, while property crime dropped 17.3%.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “motor vehicle theft—down 36.8%”

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While the general trend of crime reduction is corroborated, the specific 36.8% figure for motor vehicle theft is not found in the provided evidence from multiple independent sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — America 250 - Colorado 150 Commission is the US state of Colorado's initiative to celebrate United States Semiquincentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and Colorado's Sesquicent…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chevrolet Colorado (sharing mechanical commonality with the GMC Canyon) is a series of compact pickup trucks (first generation) and mid-size pickup trucks (since second generation) marketed by Ame…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Colorado

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The U.S. state of Colorado first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1913. As of 2024, plates are issued by the Colorado Department of Revenue through…
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Claim 2: “robbery—down 23.9%”

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The specific 23.9% figure for robbery is not corroborated by the provided evidence from multiple independent sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the invention of locomotives in the early 19th century, trains have often been the target of robbery, in which the goal is to steal money or other valuables. Train robbery was especially common …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_robbery

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2024 Colorado Proposition 128 was a successful ballot measure that appeared before voters during the 2024 general election in Colorado. The measure requires anyone convicted of a violent felony offens…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Colorado_Proposition_128

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Freddie Lee Glenn (born January 6, 1957) is an American spree killer. Along with his accomplices, Michael Corbett and Larry Dunn, Glenn was responsible for three murders in and around Colorado Springs…
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Claim 3: “property crime dropped 17.3%”

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Two independent sources (Denver7 and Good News Colorado - implied by the 'Crime is Down' context, though Denver7 explicitly states the 17.3% figure) report this specific drop.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2024 Colorado Amendment J is an amendment to the Colorado Constitution that appeared on the general election ballot on November 5, 2024, in Colorado. As it passed, the amendment repealed Amendment 43,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Colorado_Amendment_J

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2024 Colorado Proposition 127 was a proposed ballot measure that appeared before voters in Colorado during the 2024 general election. If the citizen initiated proposition had passed, it would have mak…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Colorado_Proposition_127

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Claim 4: “The analysis draws from crime data submitted by law enforcement agencies to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and published through Colorado Crime Statistics.”

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A web search result explicitly confirms that the analysis draws from crime data submitted to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and published through Colorado Crime Statistics.

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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON (7News) — Two Metropolitan Police Department officers have now left the department after being named in an Internal Affairs investigation into allegations that crime data was manipulated to…
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web search NEUTRAL — The analysis draws from crime data submitted by law enforcement agencies to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and published through Colorado Crime Statistics. Data were extracted June 9, 2026.
https://www.denver7.com/news/crime/colorado-sees-steep-drop-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Crime statistics for United States are sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. This is an official government data source that publishes crime data at the sub-national level. The primary counting unit f…
https://mapofcrimes.com/en/crime/united-states/

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Claim 5: “homicide—down 16.8%”

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The specific 16.8% figure for homicide is not corroborated by the provided evidence from multiple independent sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — Homicide is an act in which a person causes the death of another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result fro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 20, 2026 · FastStats is an official application from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and puts access to topic-specific statistic…
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/homicide.htm

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web search NEUTRAL — Homicides — when people intentionally and illegally kill others for personal reasons — are the most serious crime. They are a common cause of death globally and a leading cause of death in some countr…
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Claim 6: “burglary—down 18.5%”

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The specific 18.5% figure for burglary is not corroborated by the provided evidence from multiple independent sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — Обновлен: 2025.10.18 19:00. Оригинал: Miller's Girl. Год: 2024. Качество: BDRip(отличное).Подборки: Фильмы 2024 Про писателей Про взаимоотношения поколений. Скачали: 17350 раз (7 сегодня).
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web search NEUTRAL — AРИС, SALIMA - Izleme meni | Премьера трека 2024.
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Claim 7: “Data were extracted June 9, 2026.”

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The web search result explicitly states: 'Data were extracted June 9, 2026.'

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Claim 8: “violent crime fell 10.7% from 2024 to 2025”

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Two independent sources (Denver7 and Good News Colorado) specifically cite the 10.7% decrease in violent crime from 2024 to 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado Amendment 80 was a proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution that appeared on the general election ballot on November 5, 2024, in Colorado. If passed, the amendment would have added a p…
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Claim 9: “homicides in Denver have risen more than 35% from a year ago”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding homicide rates specifically in Denver for the 2025-2026 period.

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Claim 10: “violent crime and property crime declined significantly in 2025”

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Both Denver7 and Good News Colorado report that violent and property crime declined in 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado generally has an elevated crime rate compared to national averages, but its ranking for specifically shooting-related crimes is closer to the middle nationally. The state's overall violent cr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Colorado

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 in…
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