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Arvada Police Department

City agencyCO0300100NIBRS since 2006LEMAS 2020

Adams, Jefferson County, Colorado

Serves ~121,261 residents · UCR reported

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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.

Aggravated Assault: victim & offender age · 890 victims, 735 offenders
Victim sex
Male512 (58%)
Female376 (42%)
Unknown2 (0%)
Victim race
White761 (93%)
Black or African American40 (5%)
Asian10 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander2 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native1 (0%)
Weapons involved
Handgun159 (22%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument153 (22%)
Asphyxiation116 (16%)
Personal Weapons80 (11%)
Blunt Object53 (7%)
Firearm47 (7%)

Top 6 of 16 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home473 (53%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk175 (20%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage71 (8%)
Restaurant29 (3%)
Convenience Store18 (2%)
School-Elementary/Secondary17 (2%)

Top 6 of 26 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Stranger409 (44%)
Acquaintance101 (11%)
Relationship Unknown97 (10%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend87 (9%)
Otherwise Known36 (4%)
Neighbor30 (3%)

Top 6 of 23 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property52 (23%)
Weapon Law Violations49 (22%)
Kidnapping/Abduction29 (13%)
Simple Assault19 (8%)
Drug Equipment Violations15 (7%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering13 (6%)

Top 6 of 20 categories shown.

Open data

Curated sources

PoliceSectorsIncidents

kBpRBBiYf5VANmLq1 dataset · arcgis

Police Sectors062022Incidents

Last checked 2026-07-03

numerica1 dataset · arcgis

PoliceSectorsIncidents

Last checked 2026-07-03

Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
187
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
43
Part-time civilian
3
Total FT employees
230
Population served
121,936
Operating budget
$39,254,560
Body-worn cameras: noCommunity policing plan: yes

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

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
200714977$24,646,096
200313672$9,316,045
200013270$16,765,529
199913564
199713267
199311949
199011548

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

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
159
Civilians (2025)
56

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

Open data

PoliceSectors
crime incidents

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