Village East, Aurora, CO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Village East is a neighborhood of 9,490 residents in Aurora, about 3 miles southwest of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Village East?

Violent crime is high in Village East: a C-, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 91% of Americans live. Assaults make up 88% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury. Aurora as a whole grades C for violent crime.

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Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 311 of 1,000
More violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

9% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Village East as a whole, and 91% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Village East scores 311.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

D+
Overall crimeSafety score 286 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
D+
Property crimeSafety score 243 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of Village East

Map of Village East shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Village East, Aurora, CO at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Village East in Aurora, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out about violent crime in Village East

Aggravated assault at more than double the US rate. Village East has 6.7 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.


Violent crime rates and types in Village East

CrimeGrade™ estimates Village East has about 21 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 58% more than the US as a whole and close to Aurora as a whole.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in Village East, about 88% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderD+10.110.05
RapeC-70.780.38
RobberyC151.60.62
AssaultC+17718.612.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when violent crime happens in Aurora

The Aurora Police Department polices Village East; these figures cover Aurora as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Aurora as a whole, 50% of aggravated assaults happen at a home, against 53% nationally. Robberies happen most often at stores and businesses: 43% of them.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
RobberyStores and businesses (43%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultHomes (50%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


Violent crime in Village East and nearby neighborhoods

Village East has less violent crime than 6 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Village EastC-311D+9,490
Dayton Triangle 1 mileD+286D-7,270
Utah Park 1 mileD+257D6,030
Heather Ridge 1 mileD170F3,410
Cherry Creek 3 milesA886B+18,000
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park 1 mileC+476C-6,060
Expo Park 1 mileF0F7,950
Dam East-West 2 milesC+495C4,200
Aurora Hills 2 milesD-133D-7,610
Sableridge 2 milesF37F5,440
Hampden 2 milesC+499D5,410
Heather Gardens 2 milesC+507C6,200

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Village East. Beside each violent crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Village East has more violent crime than 76% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Village EastC-311D+9,490
Newton Corner, Newton, MAA+955A+9,520
East San Gabriel, San Gabriel, CAA876B+9,540
Guajome, Oceanside, CAA869A-9,490
Forest Grove, Worcester, MAA-823A-9,510
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Orchard District, Bend, ORA-790B+9,510
Sunbeam, Jacksonville, FLB+756B+9,470
Lincoln Village West, Stockton, CAC+533C+9,500
Downtown High Point, High Point, NCC+503C9,460
Burbank, Detroit, MIF0F9,500
Barton-McFarland, Detroit, MIF0F9,510

Density, transit and walkability in Village East

Village East looks like a typical neighborhood on the traits that tend to go with violent crime.

Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.30% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 70% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Village East: C (32 of 100).5 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 64% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more assault. 58% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (31 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 55% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.13% where people liveUS: 21%Higher than for 59% of residents of US city neighborhoods

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What violent crime costs Village East

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Village East about $28 million a year, or $2,937 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $5.5 million, or $579 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
  • The Aurora Police Department publishes its own crime data

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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