Dozens of dogs rescued, new best- and worst-crime report, the Denver police blotter's back
The Denver Crimes Thursday August 24, 2017 email newsletter.
Yes, this day. This email. This overly dramatic intro to the Denver Post Crimes email newsletter.
Lots new this week. Continuing last week's efforts to make the crime pages less like a wall of text, now a large chunk of the per-neighborhood crime listings are now on separate page (example: the best and worst neighborhoods for hit and runs in Denver). Here's a full list:
- Best and worst neighborhoods for reported violent crimes
- Best and worst neighborhoods for assaults
- Best and worst neighborhoods for bank robberies
- Best and worst neighborhoods for domestic violence
- Best and worst neighborhoods for homicides
- Best and worst neighborhoods for robberies in Denver
- Best and worst neighborhoods for sexual assault
- Best and worst neighborhoods for rape
- Best and worst neighborhoods for property crimes
- Best and worst neighborhoods for bike thefts
- Best and worst neighborhoods for burglaries
- Best and worst neighborhoods for car thefts
- Best and worst neighborhoods for larceny
- Best and worst neighborhoods for drug & alcohol crimes
- Best and worst neighborhoods for DUIs
- Best and worst neighborhoods for reported gunshots
- Best and worst neighborhoods for hit and runs
- Best and worst neighborhoods for white-collar crime
And now, the news.
Denver crime news
- Police ask for public's help in finding man suspected of fatal stabbing in Denver
- Published August 23
- and filed under homicide
- in Speer
- After finding dog cadavers in freezers and poor conditions, dozens of dogs rescued from Denver home now up for adoption
- Published August 23
- RTD security officer fatally shoots person at RTD Sheridan Blvd. light rail station
- Published August 23
- and filed under homicide
- Suspected drug dealer abandons infant in car while fleeing police in Denver
- Published August 23
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Car thief slams into pole in Denver while fleeing from police
- Published August 23
- and filed under motor vehicle theft
- To thwart DUIs in Colorado, CDOT's handing out personal breathalyzers
- Published August 23
- and filed under dui
- Child abuse calls to Colorado hotline lag in summer months
- Published August 23
- and filed under domestic violence
- Denver Police Blotter: Dispute over a parking space turns violent
- Published August 23
- and filed under burglary, robbery
- in Baker, Washington Park
- Stolen gun selfies lead law enforcement to Colorado smash-and-grab thief
- Published August 23
- and filed under burglary
- Former U.S. Mint employee sentenced for stealing more than $70,000 from union members
- Published August 23
- and filed under larceny
- in Civic Center
- Computer programmer gets 25 years for lottery scam that hit Colorado, 3 other states
- Published August 22
- Denver oilman's buddies "betrayed" him by trading on insider info about Kerkorian investment
- Published August 22
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Fearing deportation, Araceli Velasquez finds reprieve in a Denver synagogue and church
- Published August 19
- in South Park Hill
- Police investigating Friday night fatal shooting in Park Hill
- Published August 19
- and filed under homicide
- in North Park Hill, South Park Hill
- Overdoses on the road: Drugged driving rises as a menace
- Published August 18
- and filed under dui
- Denver7 goes to Elitch Gardens to investigate backpack thefts, crew's backpack is stolen
- Published August 18
- and filed under larceny
- in Auraria
- Denver-born suspected serial killer hid remains of woman, 3 girls in barrels
- Published August 18
- and filed under homicide
- Driver in hit-and-run death of promising lawyer sentenced to 12 years in prison
- Published August 18
- and filed under vehicular homicide, hit and run
- in Capitol Hill
- Two Denver jail sergeants fired for failing to report intoxicated co-worker
- Published August 17
- in Civic Center
Denver Crime Statistics Update
The Denver crime map's up to date, the Denver crime reports are current, and each of the Denver neighborhood crime reports have the latest news, stats, and incidents.
Denver Neighborhood Crime Maps Update
No news on the neighborhood crime map development, other than it's still in progress. Find your neighborhood crime map here:
- Athmar Park
- Auraria
- Baker
- Barnum
- Barnum West
- Bear Valley
- Belcaro
- Berkeley
- Capitol Hill
- North Capitol Hill
- CBD (downtown)
- Chaffee Park
- Cheesman Park
- Cherry Creek
- City Park
- City Park West
- Civic Center
- Clayton
- Cole
- College View / South Platte
- Congress Park
- Cory-Merrill
- Country Club
- DIA
- East Colfax
- Elyria-Swansea
- Five Points
- Fort Logan
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch
- Globeville
- Goldsmith
- Hale
- Hampden
- Hampden South
- Harvey Park
- Harvey Park South
- Highland
- Hilltop
- Indian Creek
- Jefferson Park
- Kennedy
- Lincoln Park
- Lowry Field
- Mar Lee
- Marston
- Montbello
- Montclair
- Overland
- Northeast Park Hill
- North Park Hill
- South Park Hill
- Platt Park
- Regis
- Rosedale
- Ruby Hill
- Skyland
- Sloan Lake
- Southmoor Park
- Speer
- Stapleton
- Sun Valley
- Sunnyside
- Union Station (Lodo)
- University
- University Hills
- University Park
- Valverde
- Villa Park
- Virginia Village
- Washington Park
- Washington Park West
- Washington Virginia Vale
- Wellshire
- West Colfax
- West Highland
- Westwood
- Whittier
- Windsor
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