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New Capitol Hill crimes reported since the last site update
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, 8:00 AM, at 805 E 7th Ave.
- Theft of parts from a vehicle, 3:44 PM, at 833 E 14th Ave.
- Bicycle theft, 12:00 AM, at 1115 N Logan St.
- Theft from a building, 8:50 AM, at 901 N Sherman St.
- Theft from a building, 12:04 PM, at 1265 N Downing St.
Friday Jan. 13
Wednesday Nov. 30
Wednesday May 10
Wednesday May 24
Friday May 26
See all the recent crimes in Capitol Hill here.
Capitol Hill in the news
- Teen arrested on suspicion of attempted first degree murder after shooting in Capitol Hill
- Published April 17
- Two injured in two overnight Denver shootings
- Published April 14
- Man killed in shooting near Colfax Avenue Sunday evening
- Published April 1
The past 30 days in Capitol Hill crime
- There were 13 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 17 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 15.5 per month in Capitol Hill.
- Domestic violence: No incidents the past 30 days, 6 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.2.
- Sex assault: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.2.
- Robbery: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.2.
- Burglary: 8 incidents the past 30 days, 10 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 7.0.
- Property crimes: 56 incidents the past 30 days, 69 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 70.4.
- Car thefts: 13 incidents the past 30 days, 12 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 18.3.
- Bike thefts: 5 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 5.0.
Compare Capitol Hill to its neighbors
See how Capitol Hill's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (North Capitol Hill, Country Club, Cheesman Park, Speer, Civic Center).
Capitol Hill addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Capitol Hill addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- 1400 Block N Ogden St: 47
- 500 Block E Colfax Ave: 42
- No address given: 32
- E Colfax Ave / N Lincoln St: 22
- 1400 Block N Pearl St: 20
The full list of Capitol Hill addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in Capitol Hill
A Capitol Hill crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
Capitol Hill crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in Capitol Hill happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in Capitol Hill happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in Capitol Hill happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in Capitol Hill happen?
Latest homicides in Capitol Hill
- Tuesday Jan. 2, 12:50 PM, at 1290 N Washington St.
Latest serious assaults in Capitol Hill
- Serious assault, Friday April 19, 5:00 AM, at the 800 block of E Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Tuesday April 16, 2:24 AM, at the 400 block of E 14th Ave.
- Serious assault, Sunday April 14, 11:10 AM, at the 1300 block of N Pennsylvania St.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Sunday April 14, 2:59 AM, at the 00 block of E 12th Ave.
- Serious assault, Sunday April 14, 1:38 AM, at the 1100 block of N Lincoln St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday April 12, 12:02 PM, at the 1400 block of N Pearl St.
- Serious assault, Wednesday April 10, 12:27 AM, at 1365 N Washington St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday March 31, 4:15 PM, at the 900 block of N Washington St.
- Serious assault, Saturday March 30, 3:00 PM, at 200 E Colfax Ave.
Latest robberies in Capitol Hill
- Armed carjacking, Thursday April 25, 3:17 PM, at the 1000 block of E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday April 25, 12:25 AM, at the 1400 block of N Ogden St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Friday April 5, 9:35 AM, at the 800 block of E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday March 23, 9:00 PM, at E 13th Ave and N Sherman St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Tuesday March 19, 12:59 PM, at E 14th Ave and N Washington St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday March 9, 2:10 AM, at 1000 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Tuesday Feb 6, 6:42 PM, at 1018 E 11th Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Tuesday Jan. 30, 10:15 AM, at E 14th Colfax alley and N Downing St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Saturday Jan. 20, 10:00 PM, at 760 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday Jan. 11, 1:55 PM, at the 0 block of E Colfax Ave.
Latest burglaries in Capitol Hill
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday April 29, 3:00 PM, at 1450 N Washington St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Wednesday April 24, 4:30 PM, at 1309 N Grant St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday April 14, 3:45 AM, at 1300 N Grant St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday April 9, 5:00 AM, at 211 E 7th Ave.
- Burglary - other, Tuesday April 9, 12:05 AM, at 1005 N Pennsylvania St.
- Burglary and auto theft at a residence without forced entry, Monday April 8, 3:13 AM, at the 1100 block of N Pennsylvania St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday April 6, 10:02 PM, at 747 N Downing St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday April 6, 2:30 PM, at 1035 N Sherman St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday March 29, 5:45 AM, at 226 E 13th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Tuesday March 26, 5:30 PM, at 926 N Clarkson St.
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Crime in Capitol Hill, by day of the week
Capitol Hill property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in Capitol Hill happen.
Capitol Hill violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in Capitol Hill happen.
Monthly crimes in Capitol Hill
Monthly violent crime in Capitol Hill
Monthly property crime in Capitol Hill
So far this year, Capitol Hill ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 15th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 11th last year. 3.95 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 4.97 up until this point last year)
- 21st in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 24th in 2023. 17.64 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 22.41 in 2023)
- 15th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 7th in 2023. 0.45 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.96 in 2023)
- 30th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 23rd in 2023. 1.15 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.08 in 2023)
- 23rd in population-adjusted robberies (down from 11th in 2023. 0.64 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.08 in 2023)
- 30th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 31st in 2023. 2.23 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.74 in 2023)
- 19th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 29th in 2023. 5.48 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 5.99 in 2023)
- 12th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 8th in 2023. 0.96 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.4 in 2023)
- 6th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 13th in 2023. 11.65 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.44 in 2023)
Compare Capitol Hill crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Capitol Hill's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Capitol Hill violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Capitol Hill.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16th | 24 | 11 | 16 | 17 |
| 2022 | 18th | 31 | 15 | 13 | 22 |
A table comparing Capitol Hill property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24th | 28 | 13 | 30 |
| 2022 | 20th | 24 | 14 | 20 |
A table comparing Capitol Hill burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 55 | 51 | 27 |
| 2022 | 14 | 33 | 21 | 35 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for Capitol Hill.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
New: The 16th Street Mall crime report.
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Denver crime trends map
The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and yearly basis.
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The recent crimes map shows where crimes across the city were reported in the last two or so months, and shows which addresses across the city have logged the most reported crimes.
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