Denver, CO Profile

Denver, CO, population 610,345, is located in Colorado's Denver county, about 5.7 miles from Lakewood and 7.0 miles from Arvada.

Through the 90's Denver's population has grown by about 19%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Denver has grown by about 1%. Since 2005 Denver's population has grown by about 9%.

Denver's property crime levels tend to be higher than Colorado's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Denver tend to be much higher than Colorado's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	51%
	Females	49%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	65%
	African American	11%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	3%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	20%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	553,691	N/A
2001	564,411	1.94%
2002	561,072	-0.59%
2003	558,351	-0.48%
2004	558,506	0.03%
2005	561,323	0.50%
2006	568,692	1.31%
2007	578,789	1.78%
2008	593,086	2.47%
2009	610,345	2.91%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$39,500

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	540
2002	535
2003	624
2004	797
2005	796
2006	761
2007	619
2008	567
2009	578
2010	542

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	45	317	1,250	1,462
2002	51	324	1,193	1,539
2003	63	304	1,421	1,743
2004	87	243	1,442	2,718
2005	59	328	1,432	2,673
2006	51	342	1280	2652
2007	47	296	1045	2164
2008	40	282	951	2088
2009	39	343	946	2165
2010	22	367	926	1976

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	4,774
2002	4,995
2003	5,136
2004	5,402
2005	6,005
2006	4,621
2007	3,908
2008	3,258
2009	3,453
2010	3,405

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	5,642	14,621	6,935
2002	6,117	15,467	7,441
2003	7,097	14,839	7,128
2004	7,322	15,590	7,538
2005	7,360	18,518	8,024
2006	6543	13376	6347
2007	5694	11594	5121
2008	5173	10547	3596
2009	4763	12628	3488
2010	4501	12944	3226