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.
Westminster: 39 percent increase
Denver and Adams counties still have the highest per capita rates in the metro area, but the following cities saw the highest increases in vehicle thefts between 2019 and 2020:
Sheridan: 107 percent increase
Wheat Ridge: 92 percent increase
Parker: 86 percent increase
Greenwood Village: 78 percent increase
Compared to 2019, vehicle thefts rose in Denver s metro area by 55 percent in 2020, according to the report:
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Total vehicle thefts in 2020: 20,185
For the first two months of 2020, there was a weekly average of 235 vehicle thefts in metro Denver. After the stay-at-home order went into effect March 15, the weekly thefts rose steadily to an average of 462 thefts by the end of the year, the report shows. There was an increase of around 95 percent from the first 8 weeks of 2020 to the last 8 weeks of 2020.
Wheat Ridge: 92 percent increase
Parker: 86 percent increase
Greenwood Village: 78 percent increase
Compared to 2019, vehicle thefts rose in Denver s metro area by 55 percent in 2020, according to the report:
Total vehicle thefts in 2019: 13,035
Total vehicle thefts in 2020: 20,185
For the first two months of 2020, there was a weekly average of 235 vehicle thefts in metro Denver. After the stay-at-home order went into effect March 15, the weekly thefts rose steadily to an average of 462 thefts by the end of the year, the report shows. There was an increase of around 95 percent from the first 8 weeks of 2020 to the last 8 weeks of 2020.
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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.