Denver looks poised to end the year with its lowest number of reported stolen vehicles in the past six years.
The big picture: The city recorded a 63% drop between 2022 — when Denver nearly led the nation in reported car thefts — and 2025, per an Axios Denver analysis from data compiled by the Denver Police Department.
Why it matters: It means more than 8,500 fewer cars were reported stolen this year compared with in 2022, the height of the thefts — a staggering drop for a crisis that just a few years ago caused daily headaches for local drivers…