Aurora's numbers pull in two directions. Violent crime sits 149% above the national average and property crime 59% above, placing the city in the 3rd percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades, a D. Yet in the 2024 FBI reporting year the violent crime rate fell 0.5%, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable — this is not a city trending worse. Schools split the same way. The 101 rated schools average 3.9/10, high schools reach 4.9/10, and Aurora Quest K-8 scores 9.9/10. The distance between a citywide average and a single school is the whole point. The same logic governs the crime figure: 949 per 100k describes Aurora as a whole, not the block under consideration, and the 14 Colorado flood declarations are state records, not a flood-zone determination for any parcel.
Crime in Aurora vs. the national average
Aurora reports 949 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 149% above the U.S. average of 381, and 3,104 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (59% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 0.5% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable.
| Aurora | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 949 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 3104 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Aurora can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Colorado — the state SafeNest uses for Aurora's flood context — list 14 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1955 and 2023, most recently "Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes". Colorado has also seen 1 hurricane or tropical-storm declaration, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Aurora address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Aurora
Public schools in Aurora average 3.9/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 101 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 4.9/10 on average, while middle schools average 3.6/10. The highest-scoring is Aurora Quest K-8 at 9.9/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Aurora: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Aurora address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Common questions about safety in Aurora
Is Aurora, CO safe?
Aurora records 949 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 149% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: D, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Aurora?
Aurora reports approximately 949 violent crimes and 3104 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Aurora have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Aurora, federal records show 14 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Colorado, most recently in 2023; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in Colorado.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).