Centennial, CO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Centennial, CO Summary

Crime in Centennial research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Centennial over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Centennial:

  • There were 2,442 total crimes committed in Centennial the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,307.1 total crimes per 100K people in Centennial.
  • The overall crime rate in Centennial is -0.74% below the national average.
  • Centennial ranks #87 safest out of 149 cities in Colorado.
  • Centennial ranks #7,162 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Centennial Vs Colorado And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Centennial is 2,307.1 per 100,000 people. That's -0.74% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -29.16% lower than the Colorado total crime rate of 3,256.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Centennial
/ 100k People
Colorado
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,442 2,307.1 3,256.9 2,324.2
Murder 1 0.9 5.1 6.3
Robbery 16 15.1 68.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 178 168.2 286.9 268.2
Violent Crime 209 197.5 423.1 369.8
Burglary 324 306.1 400.3 269.8
Larceny 1,437 1,357.6 1,909.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 472 445.9 524.3 282.7
Property Crime 2,233 2,109.6 2,833.8 1,954.4

Centennial Crime Compared To Colorado Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Colorado.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Centennial

209
Violent Crimes
197.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-46.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 209 violent crimes in Centennial in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Centennial is 197.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 506.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Centennial each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -46.61% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -53.33% lower than the Colorado violent crime rate of 423.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Centennial

2,233
Property Crimes
2,109.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
7.94%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,233 property crimes in Centennial in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Centennial is 2,109.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Centennial each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 7.94% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.56% lower than the Colorado property crime rate of 2,833.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Centennial

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Denver, CO 705,264 52,881 7,498.0 6,428.2 1,069.8
Aurora, CO 392,134 20,810 5,306.9 4,229.4 1,077.4
Englewood, CO 33,452 2,664 7,963.6 7,150.5 813.1
Wheat Ridge, CO 33,104 1,811 5,470.6 5,077.9 392.7
Lone Tree, CO 14,204 1,631 11,482.7 11,003.9 478.7
Sheridan, CO 5,964 663 11,116.7 10,211.3 905.4
Edgewater, CO 4,892 433 8,851.2 8,503.7 347.5
Greenwood, DE 1,062 13 1,224.1 1,224.1 0.0

Centennial SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
6
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