Arvada Crime Update - April 21-April 27, 2025
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Significant Incidents
Bicyclist Injured in Collision With Vehicle
On April 21 at 3:36 p.m., officers responded to a vehicle-vs-bicycle crash at West 64th Avenue and Quail Street. The bicyclist failed to yield to oncoming traffic while crossing the intersection and was struck by an eastbound vehicle. He sustained serious injuries and was transported for medical treatment. He was cited for failure to yield from a stop.(AR25006666)
Road Rage Incident Ends in Arrest
On April 21 at 5:58 p.m., a road rage incident escalated into a criminal act when the suspect followed another driver home after a traffic altercation. When the victim exited his vehicle, the suspect attempted to strike him with his own car and crashed into the victim's vehicle instead. The suspect was arrested and charged with felony menacing, reckless driving, and criminal mischief. (AR25006673)
Special Unit Activity
Community Outreach Resources Enforcement (CORE)
The CORE team focuses on issues in the community related to homelessness. They respond to calls involving homeless people, proactively offer resources, and conduct enforcement when other support methods are not effective.
22 Total CORE Team Contacts - All contacts resulted in an enforcement action.
Resources Offered
0 Mental health
0 Substance abuse
0 Housing
0 One Small Step info
3 Other
1 Navigator assistance
0 Employment
0 Vital document recovery
1 Resources Accepted
Enforcement Actions*
1 Trespass
8 Verbal Warning
5 Citation
4 Arrest
4 Jailed
*More than one enforcement action may be used per person.
Arrest and Crime Data
Arrests
62 Total Arrests*
22 Taken into custody
40 Released on summons
*Arrested persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Classification of charges may change any time after arrest. Arrest data may not be finalized at time of publication.
Crime Data
199 Total Crime Reports*
Crimes most reported
35 Theft (other than vehicle and shoplift) - Up from last week
21 Criminal Mischief - Same as last week
20 Harassment - Up from last week
19 Assault - Up from last week
19 Fraud - Up from last week
12 Motor Vehicle Theft - Up from last week
10 Drug Paraphernalia - Up from last week
8 Driving Under the Influence - Up from last week
7 Shoplift - Down from last week
6 Burglary - Down from last week
*Incidents under investigation may be re-classified as criminal or noncriminal after publication. Crime reports may contain more than one criminal charge. All figures are preliminary and are not meant to be final crime statistics.
Traffic Data and Calls for Service
Traffic
41 Reported Crashes
4 Injury Crashes
0 Fatality Crashes
126 Traffic Stops
105 Drivers Cited
Top Violations Cited
18 Plates expired 60+ days
18 No proof of insurance
17 Careless driving
16 Speeding 10-19 mph over limit
11 Speeding 20-24 mph over limit
Calls for Service
1,953 Total Calls for Service*
Top call types received and dispatched:
68 Homelessness Related Call/Incident
Top calls for service:
12 Welfare Check
8 Unwanted Party
7 Ordinance Violation
5 Suspicious Person
4 Criminal Trespass
52 Welfare Check
35 Citizen Assist
40 Traffic Complaint
26 Disturbance
23 Unwanted Party
22 Theft
21 Suspicious Incident
17 Suspicious Person
16 Domestic
14 Motor Vehicle Theft
*Total calls for service includes all dispatched and self-initiated activity by Department personnel. Calls for service include criminal and non-criminal activity and may not result in a written report.
Source: https://www.arvadaco.gov/1297/Activity-Reported-April-21-to-April-27-2
