CBI report shows crime in Colorado is on the rise amid the pandemic KMGH and last updated 2021-03-09 17:57:03-05 DENVER â The number of crimes reported in Colorado continued to climb in 2020 as COVID-19 ravaged the state. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation released the 2020 Crime in Colorado report Tuesday. It shows 353,528 total crimes were reported in Colorado in 2020, a 3.9% increase from last year. Much of that increase is due to a surge in property crime, according to the CBI report. There were a total of 258,132 crimes against property reports in 2020, showing a 10.4% increase over 2019. Last year also saw a dramatic increase in the number of vehicle thefts. Colorado reported 30,942 incidents of motor vehicle theft in 2020, a 38.6% increase compared to 2019 numbers.