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Colorado’s domestic-violence deaths climbed to 78 in 2025 as more involved guns
Colorado recorded 78 deaths in domestic-violence cases in 2025, up from 72 the year before, even as homicides overall declined. A new state law will require police to identify victims at risk of being killed and connect them with resources.
Colorado’s domestic-violence death toll rose in 2025, even as the number of homicides statewide fell, according to a report from the state Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board released in October 2026.
The report counted 78 people killed in domestic-violence cases in 2025, compared with 72 in 2024. It also found that more of the deaths involved guns.
A new state law will require police to identify victims considered at risk of being killed and provide them with resources. The change comes as the state’s latest figures show that overall homicide trends do not necessarily reflect the risks faced by people experiencing domestic violence.
The available report summary did not provide a breakdown of firearm-related deaths or further details about how police will carry out the new requirements.