Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Commerce City has more crime per resident than nine in ten U.S. towns
Each year brought 7.7 violent crimes and 27.3 incidents of property crime for every 1,000 residents (5.5 and 31.1 in the rest of Colorado). Add to that, violent crime here is higher than in 95% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 88%. Measured on crimes Commerce City’s police reported between 2023 and 2025, it earns a Safety Grade of D: #71 of 87 graded towns in Colorado. The rate the grade counts dropped 12% from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of CO” is every other Colorado city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Commerce City
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 4 Colorado towns on Commerce City’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Thornton (C−), Brighton (D), Denver (D−). Derby is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Commerce City’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Commerce City | Rest of Colorado | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Commerce City’s police reported 1,612 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 7.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.5 in the rest of Colorado and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Commerce City per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 7 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Commerce City property | Rest of Colorado property | Commerce City violent | Rest of Colorado violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38.0 | 39.2 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 28.7 | 35.5 | 7.7 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 28.7 | 31.7 | 7.9 | 5.8 |
| 2025 | 24.6 | 26.1 | 7.4 | 5.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Colorado.
2,314 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
536 violent and 1,778 property, as reported to the FBI by Commerce City’s police.
42 people died in crashes on Commerce City’s roads in 2019–2023
Commerce City had 37 fatal crashes in five years, in which 42 people died; 5 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 8 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 12.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Colorado towns of 25,000–100,000 people (6.6, 21 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Commerce City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commerce City | D | 7.7 | 27.3 |
| Derby | — | — | — |
| Brighton | D | 4.6 | 24.9 |
| Denver | D− | 9.6 | 48.6 |
| Thornton | C− | 2.6 | 26.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Derby is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
Colorado towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commerce City | D | 7.7 | 27.3 |
| Castle Rock | B+ | 0.3 | 10.3 |
| Parker | C+ | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Broomfield | C+ | 1.5 | 18.7 |
| Loveland | C | 2.9 | 19.2 |
| Grand Junction | D | 5.3 | 29.0 |
The five graded Colorado towns closest to Commerce City’s population (72,345), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Commerce City. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Commerce City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (72,244 in 2025); our figure for Commerce City is 72,345 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Commerce City
Is Commerce City, CO safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Commerce City reports more crime per resident than 93% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #71 of 87 in Colorado. Its police reported 7.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.5 in the rest of Colorado and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Commerce City?
7.7 violent and 27.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Colorado reports 5.5 and 31.1; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Commerce City in 2025?
Commerce City’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 1.4 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Commerce City safer than Brighton?
Brighton reports less crime per resident than Commerce City: Brighton grades D for safety and Commerce City D. Brighton’s police reported 4.6 violent and 24.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Commerce City?
Commerce City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Commerce City”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.