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Aurora Police Department

City agencyCO0010100NIBRS since 1985LEMAS 2020Founded 1949

Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas County, Colorado

Serves ~407,319 residents · UCR reported

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The Aurora Police Department (APD) is a law enforcement agency serving the City of Aurora, Colorado, United States and some surrounding areas. Its headquarters are at 15001 East Alameda Parkway. APD is one of the largest municipal police departments in Colorado, and the second largest police department in the Denver-Metro area.

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Burglary: victim & offender age · 5,347 victims, 8,274 offenders
Victim sex
Male2,959 (55%)
Female2,328 (44%)
Unknown60 (1%)
Victim race
White3,511 (71%)
Black or African American1,096 (22%)
Asian292 (6%)
American Indian or Alaska Native12 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander8 (0%)
Incident location
Residence/Home3,284 (38%)
Rental Storage Facility1,127 (13%)
Commercial/Office Building685 (8%)
Specialty Store631 (7%)
Construction Site473 (6%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage430 (5%)

Top 6 of 39 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown1,745 (56%)
Stranger646 (21%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)169 (5%)
Otherwise Known117 (4%)
Acquaintance109 (4%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend59 (2%)

Top 6 of 21 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property752 (54%)
Motor Vehicle Theft161 (12%)
Simple Assault111 (8%)
Aggravated Assault92 (7%)
Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud71 (5%)
Theft From Motor Vehicle32 (2%)

Top 6 of 31 categories shown.

Open data

Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
759
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
203
Part-time civilian
1
Total FT employees
962
Population served
387,377
Operating budget
$141,320,775
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013680120$92,458,923
2007628135$75,371,734
2003556258$60,259,789
2000507238$52,000,000
1999506239
1997508197
1993401183
1990389170

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
722
Civilians (2025)
229

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

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