Annual Arrests in Colorado by Crime Type, 2008 Onward

Annual counts of arrests made by over 300 police agencies in Colorado, starting in 2008. The dataset includes columns for specific offenses such as murderAndNonnegligentManslaughter, robbery, and aggravatedAssault. It is hosted by data.colorado.gov and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in violent crime using arrestDate, murderAndNonnegligentManslaughter, and aggravatedAssault columns.
• Comparing property crime rates across jurisdictions using jurisdictionByStatus, burglary/Breaking&Entering, and arson columns.
• Modeling correlations between different offense types, such as robbery and simpleAssault, across the time series.
• Assessing the prevalence of specific crimes like humanTraffickingCommercialSexActs or identityTheft by year and agency.

Strengths

• Covers over 300 police agencies in Colorado.
• Provides data from 2008 onward, offering a multi-year time series.
• Includes detailed breakdowns for numerous specific offenses, from homicide to fraud.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect reporting or jurisdictional bias inherent to administrative arrest records.

Provenance

Source

data.colorado.gov

Collection Method

Likely compiled from administrative arrest records submitted by Colorado law enforcement agencies.

Time Range

2008 onward

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 11:09:50; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colorado, United States