Based on the 2019 FBI Economic Impact estimate of $8,886 for each stolen vehicle, the impact of motor vehicle thefts in metro Denver was more than $179 million, compared to $115.8 million in 2019.
While Denver's metro area includes just over half of Colorado's population, the region saw nearly three quarters of vehicle thefts in our state, the report shows.
Colorado's Metropolitan Auto Theft Task Force investigates vehicle thefts and assists all law enforcement agencies in Denver's metro area. The task force's partner agencies include the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, the Aurora Police Department, Colorado State Patrol, the Denver Police Department, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the Lakewood Police Department and the Wheat Ridge Police Department.