Aurora Reports Crime Drops in Every Category
Aurora was one of fewer than two dozen major U.S. and Canadian cities to reduce crime in every category in a year-over-year comparison.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Law Enforcement
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The Major Cities Chiefs Association released data comparing January to September 2025 with January to September 2026 across 76 major American and Canadian cities. The Aurora Police Department reported that the city reduced crime in every category, making it the only Colorado city to do so.
Why it matters
The comparison offers a snapshot of how Aurora's crime trends stack up against major cities nationwide, with Aurora among a small group showing reductions across all four highlighted crime categories. The results are drawn from a single nine-month period and compare two years of data.
Aurora homicides dropped from 23 in January through September 2025 to eight in the same period of 2026, according to the Major Cities Chiefs Association comparison across 76 cities. Exact figures for the other three highlighted crime categories were not included in the available data.
The players
Major Cities Chiefs Association
A national organization of chiefs of police from the largest cities in the United States and Canada that compiles and releases comparative crime statistics.
Aurora Police Department
The municipal police agency serving Aurora, Colorado, which announced the city's crime reductions.
The details
The Aurora Police Department announced the results through a post, noting the city reduced crime in every category in the year-over-year comparison. Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami and Philadelphia also reported reduced crime in the same report.
Timeline
January 2025 to September 2025: baseline period for the year-over-year comparison.
January 2026 to September 2026: comparison period showing Aurora's reductions.
November 11, 2026: Aurora Police Department announced the results.
Legal Context
Aurora's result is reported through the Major Cities Chiefs Association's standing multi-city comparison, which places the city among fewer than two dozen of 76 major U.S. and Canadian cities to show reductions in every category. The comparison covers the first nine months of 2025 and 2026.
Aurora residents may see the reported declines in violent crime reflected in the local safety picture over the coming months. The city's reduction across all highlighted categories gives the public a measurable benchmark for future police reporting.
The takeaway
A single nine-month comparison can show short-term movement, but tracking whether Aurora's reductions hold over a full year will show whether the trend is durable.
Further reading
For related coverage, see more Law Enforcement reporting from Aurora.
Source note: This article includes information reported by FOX31 Denver KDVR.
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