Pedestrian deaths in Denver have jumped more than 50% in 2025 compared to this time last year, according to city transportation officials.
As of Sept. 30, 25 pedestrians had been killed in crashes in Denver, according to a news release from the city’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. By that date last year, 16 pedestrians had died.
Pedestrian deaths account for nearly half of all Denver road deaths reported this year, according to the news release.
City officials said the additional crash fatalities included 17 people in cars, six motorcyclists, seven people on scooters and three bicyclists — a total of 58 victims.
The number of motorists and motorcyclists killed in Denver crashes dropped between 2024 and 2025, but the increase in pedestrian deaths caused overall traffic fatalities to rise slightly, according to data provided by city officials.
Denver’s 16 pedestrian deaths during the first nine months of 2024 appear to be lower than the average over the past four years. City transportation data shows 24 pedestrians died in 2023, followed by 22 in 2022.
But vulnerable road user deaths across Colorado have spiked significantly in the past 10 years, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities in Colorado increased 78% between 2015 and 2024, while passenger vehicle deaths increased 7% during that same timeframe.
Last year was the second-deadliest year on record for pedestrians and bicyclists in Colorado, with 134 fatalities, state patrol officials said.
So far in 2025, crashes have killed 94 pedestrians and bicyclists across the state, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation’s fatal crash data portal.
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