SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The crime counts are the ones one agency reported to the FBI for 2025. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data, latest year 2025. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.

About this guide

Denver County, Colorado, has about 729,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). No single office holds its records: the county, the state, the Denver County District Court and the cities and towns each keep their own. The sections below take them one at a time, beginning with the crime counts its police agencies reported, with each office's own phone, address and page where it publishes them.

In this guide: Crime numbers, Jail and arrests, Warrants, Criminal records, District Attorney, Police reports, Sex offender registry, Court records, Traffic tickets, DUI, Divorce records, Deeds and property, Records requests, Which office covers your city, Other counties and Questions.

Colorado guides: Arrest Records · Inmate Search · Criminal Records · Background Checks · Wants and Warrants · Sex Offender Registry · Court Records · Property Records · Recorded Documents · Public Records Law · People Search

Crime Numbers in Denver County, 2025

Crime counts for Denver County reach the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program from a separate count for the city of Denver. The totals below add up what was reported for 2025, the latest year with all twelve months in from the agencies counted.

Over 2025 the Denver reported 6,463 violent and 30,370 property crimes. Compared with 2024, violent crime fell from 7,219 in 2024 to 6,463 in 2025, down 10 percent, and property crime fell from 34,516 in 2024 to 30,370 in 2025, down 12 percent. That is 4,902 fewer crimes in all.

Through August 2026, Denver counted 3,783 violent and 18,650 property crimes, against 4,427 and 19,997 in the same months of 2025.

The monthly counts are published by the FBI at cde.ucr.cjis.gov, and Colorado publishes its own statewide tables on Colorado Crime Statistics.

Arrests, Jail and Inmate Search in Denver County

People held after an arrest in Denver County are booked into the county jail. Its roster, with the charges and the bond for each person held, is the first public record of an arrest; once the person is released or sentenced, the record continues in the court file.

In 2025 the jail's average daily population was about 920, down from about 1,900 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 2,417 beds, and it ran at 38 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.

The jail and inmate page

The jail and inmate page SearchSystems verified for Denver County:

  • Website: denvergov.org/inmatesearch (page title: Inmate Search | City and County of Denver)
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

People sentenced to prison serve the sentence in a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.

SearchSystems' Colorado inmate search guide and arrest records guide explain how arrest and custody records work across Colorado.

Warrants in Denver County

Warrants in Denver County come from the courts: a judge of the Denver County District Court or the County Court signs one on a prosecutor's complaint or when a defendant fails to appear, and the sheriff's office or the city police serve it. The warrant then sits in the case file at the court that issued it.

The Colorado wants and warrants guide covers the statewide picture.

Criminal Records and Background Checks in Denver County

The statewide criminal history kept by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is open to the public in Colorado: the state runs an online name-based criminal history check open to the public. What comes back is what agencies reported to the state, which is broader than one county's court index but not always as current.

Your own Colorado record

To see your own record, the route is a name-based or fingerprint-based request to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. The state page SearchSystems verified for it is at cbi.colorado.gov/records-background-checks/internet-criminal-histor....

The Colorado criminal records guide and background check guide explain who may legally check whom, and what each route costs.

District Attorney for Denver County

The District Attorney is the charging office for Denver County: it reviews arrests from every police agency in the county and files the cases in the Denver County District Court or the County Court. Plea offers, restitution and victim notification go through it; copies of filings come from the court.

  • Website: denverda.org (page title: Denver District Attorney | John Walsh)
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

Sheriff and Police Reports in Denver County

Reports are released by the agency that took them. In Denver County that means the sheriff's office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and a city's own police department where the city has one. Under the Colorado Open Records Act the agency must answer within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances. It may charge research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying.

Sex Offender Registry for Denver County

Registered sex offenders living in Denver County are listed on the Colorado Sex Offender Registry, run by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation at apps.colorado.gov/apps/dps/sor. Only sexually violent predators, multiple offenders and adults convicted of felony sex offenses appear on the statewide site; local police and sheriffs hold the full list.

Registrants report in person to the local agency where they live (the sheriff's office, or the city police in a city with its own department), and those offices keep the local file the state site is built from.

The Colorado sex offender registry guide explains the tiers and the notification rules.

Court Records and Case Search in Denver County

Court cases from Denver County are filed in the Denver County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $25,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. Below it, the County Court handles misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $25,000. The records belong to the clerk of the combined court. Cities with municipal courts try their own ordinance and traffic tickets.

The court records page SearchSystems verified

Colorado has no single statewide index of trial court cases; each court's records are looked up through that court. The state court system's page SearchSystems verified is at research.coloradojudicial.gov.

The Colorado court records guide covers copy fees, certified copies and sealed records statewide.

Traffic Tickets and Driving Records in Denver County

A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Denver County goes to the County Court; one written by city police goes to that city's municipal court where it has one. Either way the ticket is a court case, and the court's index is the record of it.

The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles, which adds each conviction the court reports and handles suspensions; the court does not issue driving records.

DUI Arrests and Records in Denver County

Drunk driving is charged as DUI in Colorado, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more (driving while ability impaired (DWAI) is charged from 0.05). In Denver County a DUI arrest goes the same way whoever makes it: a person who is held is booked at the county jail, and the case is charged by the District Attorney in the County Court.

The court case is only half the record. The Division of Motor Vehicles runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided.

Divorce Records in Denver County

Divorce records are not vital records in Colorado. The decree and the file are court records of the District Court, and certified copies come from the clerk of the combined court, not from the Clerk and Recorder.

Most of a divorce file is public once the case is closed; financial declarations, records about children and anything the court sealed are not.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment also issues divorce verifications, which confirm the date and county of a divorce granted since 1975 or between 1900 and 1939.

Property Records, Deeds and Parcel Search in Denver County

Who owns a parcel in Denver County and what it sold for are in the deed records of the Clerk and Recorder, with every lien or mortgage against the land; what it is taxed on is the business of the County Assessor. Colorado reassesses every property in odd-numbered years, so the value on a tax notice is set for two years at a time.

Recorded documents

Property values

  • Website: denvergov.org/Property (page title: Property Search | City and County of Denver)
  • Phone: (720) 913-9300
  • Checked: September 30, 2026, the page answered.

The Colorado property records guide and recorded documents guide explain how to read a deed index and what a title search costs.

Public Records Requests in Denver County

Any record of a county office in Denver County that is not posted online can be requested under the Colorado Open Records Act. The request goes to the office that holds the record, in writing, and does not need to say why you want it. The office must answer within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances. It may charge research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying. Court records are outside the act and follow the court's own rules.

The records request page SearchSystems verified for Denver County:

The Colorado public records law guide has the appeal route when a request is denied.

Which Office Covers Your City in Denver County

Wherever an arrest happens in Denver County, the jail is the county jail, the court is the Denver County District Court and the deed records are with the Clerk and Recorder. What changes from city to city is the police agency: the sheriff's office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and a city's own police department where the city has one.

The FBI publishes separate crime counts for one of these cities: Denver; the crime section above has the numbers.

Cities in Denver County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:

  • Denver (729,019)

Frequently Asked Questions

Did crime go up or down in Denver County in 2025?

Down 12 percent. The one agency with all of 2024 and 2025 reported 36,833 crimes in 2025 against 41,735 in 2024: 6,463 violent against 7,219, and 30,370 property against 34,516.

How many people are in the Denver County jail?

About 920 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 2,417 beds.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in Denver County?

Check the roster on the jail page SearchSystems verified at denvergov.org/inmatesearch. It shows each person held, the charges and the bond.

Are criminal records public in Denver County?

Court files of criminal cases in the Denver County District Court are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation: the state runs an online name-based criminal history check open to the public.

Can I search Denver County court cases online?

SearchSystems verified the court records page at public.denvercountycourt.org (page title: DCC PublicPortal). Colorado has no single statewide index of trial court cases.

What is the DUI law in Denver County?

Colorado charges it as DUI at 0.08 or above (driving while ability impaired (DWAI) is charged from 0.05). The criminal case is heard in the County Court. The license case is handled separately by the Division of Motor Vehicles.

How do I get a copy of a divorce decree in Denver County?

From the District Court, through the clerk of the combined court. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment also issues divorce verifications, which confirm the date and county of a divorce granted since 1975 or between 1900 and 1939.

Who records deeds in Denver County?

The Clerk and Recorder, at denvergov.org, phone 720-913-1311. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Denver County are filed there, and the County Assessor (denvergov.org/Property) has the assessment records.

How long does Denver County have to answer a records request?

Under the Colorado Open Records Act, the answer is due within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances. The records request page SearchSystems verified is at denvergov.org.

Is this the official Denver County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

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