Safety Score
11.15 /1K students
incidents per 1,000 enrolled
Denver, CO · Clery Act 2023 · Public
According to the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act filings, this profile covers campus safety, crime statistics, fire-safety data, and peer comparison for this 7,715-student campus.
Data updated June 2026
The verdict
Community College of Denver reports 11.15 on-campus Clery incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, ranking #2,919 of 3,050 ranked U.S. campuses - with more reported incidents than 97% of ranked campuses its size.
Safety score = reported on-campus Clery incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is safer).
Reporting-period change
Community College of Denver decreased from 73 to 59 reported on-campus incidents between the 2022 and 2023 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesCommunity College of Denver is a Public institution located in Denver, CO, enrolling approximately 7,715 students. Clery Act data spanning 2021–2023 records 199 total on-campus incidents across all reported crime categories. Within CO, it ranks #43 by safety score. Verify with the U.S. Department of Education Clery Act database →
With 7,715 enrolled students, this campus sits in the mid-sized institution bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.
The most frequently reported category at Community College of Denver is "Motor Vehicle Theft" with 94 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in CO averaging 1.14 incidents per 1,000 students, Community College of Denver reports 877% more incidents per student.
Fire safety data is not separately reported, which typically indicates no on-campus residential housing subject to Clery Act fire reporting requirements. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 27 category-year records, covering liquor law violations, drug law violations, and weapons possession on-campus. No Department of Education Clery Act enforcement actions are recorded against this institution.
Community College of Denver's safety score of 11.15 incidents per 1,000 students places it in the bottom 4.3% of the 3,050 institutions this survey ranks nationally, meaning the reported incident rate here is higher than at nearly all peer institutions in the dataset. As our methodology explains, a higher reported rate can reflect a more active reporting culture rather than a more dangerous campus, and does not by itself indicate the actual likelihood of experiencing a crime.
Safety Score
11.15 /1K students
incidents per 1,000 enrolled
National Rank
#2919
See peer comparison
State Rank (CO)
#43
within state peers
Incidents (2023)
59
across 11 crime categories
Where Community College of Denver sits among ranked U.S. campuses
On-campus Clery incidents per 1,000 students, every ranked campus with 2,000+ students
11 safer than 3% of 1,807 ranked campuses
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Source U.S. Department of Education, Campus Safety & Security Survey (Clery Act) · 2023
Higher percentile = safer than more peers. Rank #2919 out of 3,050 ranked institutions (enrollment >= 500) in the OPE Campus Safety Survey.
Community College of Denver reports 877% more incidents per student than the median of 5 peer institutions.
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Declining 12% (67 → 59 incidents)
| Crime Type | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated Assault | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Arson | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Burglary | 11 | 15 | 21 |
| Fondling | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 30 | 41 | 23 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Robbery | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Figures show on-campus incidents
| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 7 | 18 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 16 | 16 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer).
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Institutions ranked nearest Community College of Denver nationally (rank #2919), regardless of size or state.
Community College of Denver in Denver, CO enrolls 7,715 students and has a safety score of 11.15 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students , ranking #2919 nationally. This higher score indicates more reported incidents relative to enrollment, though context matters, urban campuses and larger institutions may have different reporting dynamics.
Reported incidents cover 2021 to 2023. On-campus incidents decreased from 73 in 2022 to 59 in 2023.
What this means for you
Community College of Denver's 11.15 reported on-campus incidents per 1,000 students is a starting point for comparison, not a verdict on any student's safety.
Figures reflect the 2023 Clery Act reporting year as filed with the U.S. Department of Education.
Every figure on PlainCampus is rendered directly from federal Clery Act source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal Clery Act source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
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