CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Lakewood Police Department

Crime in Lakewood, CO

The violent crime rate in Lakewood is 590 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 35% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −19% compared with the previous 12 months.

Green Mountain viewed from Mount Zion, Colorado.
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The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

590 per 100,000 residents, per year

927 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−19% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

4,371 per 100,000 residents, per year

6,863 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−8% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

4,961 per 100,000 residents, per year

7,790 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 157,016, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Lakewood sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

590

Lakewood has the 78th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 224 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Lakewood; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Louisville, KY61273
Montgomery, AL61174
Davenport, IA61175
Syracuse, NY61176
Worcester, MA60077
Lakewood, CO59078
Spokane, WA58179
Rochester, NY58180
Boston, MA57581
Charleston, WV56882
Riverside, CA56883

The places closest to Lakewood in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Lakewood crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Lakewood Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Lakewood and the 6 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Lakewood, 4 have a higher violent crime rate and 4 a lower one. The closest is Denver, CO, 13 miles away.

Lakewood and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Lakewood, CO590
Denver, CO79313 mi
Thornton, CO23518 mi
Aurora, CO71121 mi
Fort Collins, CO24259 mi
Colorado Springs, CO65761 mi
Cheyenne, WY270100 mi
Casper, WY327227 mi
Rapid City, SD740318 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 155 reported99−22% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 3 reported1.9−50% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 4,096 reported2,609−6% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 1,006 reported641−11% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 1,003 reported639+20% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 714 reported455−34% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent15599—−22%
HomicideViolent31.9—−50%
TheftProperty4,0962,609—−6%
Theft from vehiclesProperty1,006641—−11%
BurglaryProperty1,003639—+20%
Vehicle theftProperty714455—−34%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Lakewood Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (28th highest rate of 155), robbery (38th highest rate of 152) and burglary (5th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −19%

050100150AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul77109
Violent crimes per month in Lakewood, CO, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 202596Aug 2024117
Sep 202573Sep 2024105
Oct 202589Oct 202474
Nov 202599Nov 202483
Dec 202563Dec 2024123
Jan 202688Jan 202582
Feb 202660Feb 202573
Mar 202668Mar 202581
Apr 202664Apr 2025103
May 202660May 202591
Jun 202690Jun 2025101
Jul 202677Jul 2025109

Homicides 3 vs. 6

0123AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul02
Homicides per month in Lakewood, CO, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20251Aug 20240
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20251Oct 20241
Nov 20251Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20251
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20251
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20251
Jul 20260Jul 20252

0 in 2026 through July, 5 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Lakewood, CO
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026774620
Jun 2026905520
May 2026605700
Apr 2026645170
Mar 2026685700
Feb 2026606090
Jan 2026885780
Dec 2025636420
Nov 2025995801
Oct 2025895971
Sep 2025735590
Aug 2025966271
Jul 20251096132
Jun 20251015801
May 2025916730
Apr 20251035311
Mar 2025815680
Feb 2025735520
Jan 2025825711
Dec 20241236870
Nov 2024836630
Oct 2024747151
Sep 20241056780
Aug 20241176300
Jul 20241367380
Jun 20241396390
May 20241076431
Apr 2024725892
Mar 2024976990
Feb 2024876980
Jan 20241026770
Dec 2023836251
Nov 2023805800
Oct 2023976691
Sep 2023905962
Aug 2023935860

How Lakewood compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
24Springfield, MA9322,422154,390Jun 2026
26Kansas City, KS8862,936156,815May 2026
35Paterson, NJ8132,185160,567Jul 2026
78Lakewood, CO5904,371157,016Jul 2026
175Joliet, IL3071,077152,211Aug 2026
203Charleston, SC2451,461159,360Sep 2026
217Bridgeport, CT2261,167152,588Sep 2026
265Alexandria, VA1281,496159,534Aug 2026
287Bellevue, WA891,850155,043Jul 2026
299Naperville, IL56578154,062Jun 2026

The 10 places closest to Lakewood in population, Lakewood included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
40Denver, CO7933,938733,212Sep 2026
52Aurora, CO7112,297407,319Sep 2026
62Colorado Springs, CO6572,740496,560Sep 2026
78Lakewood, CO5904,371157,016Jul 2026
205Fort Collins, CO2421,491171,159Jul 2026
209Thornton, CO2352,032147,837Sep 2026

All 6 places in Colorado on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
20Albuquerque, NM1,0163,209559,192Sep 2026
40Denver, CO7933,938733,212Sep 2026
49Rapid City, SD7403,93281,185Jul 2026
52Aurora, CO7112,297407,319Sep 2026
62Colorado Springs, CO6572,740496,560Sep 2026
78Lakewood, CO5904,371157,016Jul 2026
168Casper, WY3271,85958,701Aug 2026
190Cheyenne, WY2702,26765,811Aug 2026
205Fort Collins, CO2421,491171,159Jul 2026
209Thornton, CO2352,032147,837Sep 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Lakewood by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Lakewood side by side with Thornton, Fort Collins or Aurora, or with any other place.

Other cities in Colorado

5 city pages, closest first

Colorado as a whole has 407 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Lakewood’s rate is 45% above the state’s.

DenverThorntonAuroraFort CollinsColorado Springs

All 6 cities in Colorado

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Lakewood safe?

By reported violent crime, Lakewood is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 590 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −19% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Lakewood?

This site does not have one for Lakewood. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Lakewood compares with nearby places such as Denver, CO instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Lakewood?

590 violent and 4,371 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 7,790 incidents reported to Lakewood Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 155 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 1,003 burglaries, 1,006 thefts from vehicles and 4,096 other thefts.

Is crime in Lakewood going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −19% and property crime −8% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Lakewood had in 2026?

Lakewood Police Department reported 0 homicides from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 5 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 3, or 2 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Lakewood Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CO0300400). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Lakewood

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat15599−22%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal1,003639+20%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included1,006641−11%
Vehicle theft714455−34%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

CO0300400
Source
Lakewood Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CO0300400)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Lakewood Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)