The Denver crime report for April 2023.

Here's the rundown: There were nine homicides in nine different neighborhoods in Denver in April. More than 440 violent crimes, above average for the year but below 2022's average of 473. Same story for serious assaults.

For the month, property crimes were down from the month before, down from April 2022, down from the 2023 monthly average and down from the 2022 monthly average.

This crime report looks at whether violent, property and other crimes went up or down, homicides and homicide news, as well as crime frequency and changes in frequency in this month.

Denver crime counts for April, in comparison

Violent crimes in Denver

Violent crime in April was up in Denver from March, and up compared against April 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 465 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in Denver

Serious assault in April was up in Denver from March, and up compared against April 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 302 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in Denver

Property crime in April was down in Denver from March, and down compared against April 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 3363 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in Denver

Burglary in April was down in Denver from March, and up compared against April 2022, and up compared with the 2023 average of 405 burglaries per month.

Notable crime ranking changes from March to April

There were 47 notable ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from March to April. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in that neighborhood.

Denver homicides, April 2023

Homicide map

April homicides in Denver

There were 10 reported homicides in Denver in April.

  1. Sunday April 2, 2:30 AM, at W 48th Ave and N Bannock St in Globeville.
  2. Saturday April 8, 1:04 PM, at 5532 N Abilene St in Montbello.
  3. Monday April 10, 2:07 AM, at the 1600 block of N Broadway St in North Capitol Hill.
  4. Thursday April 13, 12:09 AM, at the 1900 block of S Vallejo St in College View / South Platte.
  5. Thursday April 13, 7:59 PM, at the 400 block of S Lowell Blvd in Westwood.
  6. Monday April 17, 1:34 PM, at S Quebec St and Leetsdale Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.
  7. Monday April 17, 11:33 PM, at the 1300 block of N Meade St in West Colfax.
  8. Tuesday April 18, 6:56 AM, at 1242 N Mariposa St in Lincoln Park.
  9. Saturday April 22, 11:04 AM, at 1060 N Washington St in Capitol Hill.
  10. Monday April 24, 12:21 PM, at 4132 W 38th Ave in West Highland.

April 2023 homicide news in Denver

Woman arrested as suspect in man's stabbing death in Denver
Published April 1, 2023
and filed under homicide
in Globeville
Denver police: Man unintentionally shoots, kills woman
Published April 9, 2023
and filed under homicide
in Montbello
Denver police arrest man in connection with fatal Christmas Day shooting
Published April 10, 2023
and filed under homicide
in Montbello
Denver police investigating fatal shooting on Vallejo Street
Published April 13, 2023
and filed under homicide
in College View / South Platte
Woman killed in southeast Denver shooting
Published April 17, 2023
and filed under homicide
in Washington Virginia Vale
Outdoor death in Denver's La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood investigated as a homicide
Published April 18, 2023
and filed under homicide
in Lincoln Park
Shooting death of 18-year-old in west Denver prompts homicide investigation
Published April 19, 2023
and filed under homicide
in West Colfax
Suspect arrested in Denver homicide in the La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood
Published April 20, 2023
and filed under homicide
in Lincoln Park
Final defendants plead guilty to 2021 crime spree that included fatal shooting outside Jewish school
Published April 21, 2023
and filed under homicide, serious assault, armed carjacking, burglary, motor vehicle theft
in City Park West, Cheesman Park, South Park Hill, Montclair, Athmar Park, West Colfax
Two people killed in northwest Denver
Published April 24, 2023
and filed under homicide
in West Highland
Two dead in Capitol Hill from apparent murder-suicide
Published April 24, 2023
and filed under homicide
in Capitol Hill
Police ID victims of double murder at American Elm restaurant in northwest Denver
Published April 25, 2023
and filed under homicide
in West Highland
Denver police seek tips from the public in parking lot homicide investigation
Published April 26, 2023
and filed under homicide

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Compare April’s crime

Denver crime by time of day

Monthly average, 2023
April

Violent crime by hour of day, April vs. 2023's monthly average

Property crime by hour of day, April vs. 2023's monthly average

Denver crime by weekday (compare the month against the average for the year)

Monthly average, 2023
April

Violent crime by day of week, April vs. 2023's monthly average

Property crime by day of week, April vs. 2023's monthly average

City of Denver crime rankings

Note that certain neighborhoods with fewer residents and higher foot traffic (Civic Center, DIA, Auraria, CBD) may be disproportionately represented.

The worsts

The worst neighborhoods for domestic violence

Domestic violence in Denver, April 2023

  1. Civic Center: 2.26 per 1,000 residents (4 incidents total)
  2. Globeville: 1.13 (4)
  3. City Park West: 1.09 (5)
  4. Valverde: 0.8 (3)
  5. Union Station: 0.79 (4)
  6. Goldsmith: 0.76 (4)
  7. Elyria-Swansea: 0.75 (5)
  8. CBD: 0.74 (3)
  9. Jefferson Park: 0.71 (2)
  10. Montclair: 0.68 (4)
Domestic violence in Denver, 2023
  1. DIA: 4.87 per 1,000 residents (6 incidents total)
  2. Auraria: 4.85 (4)
  3. Civic Center: 3.39 (6)
  4. Sun Valley: 2.09 (3)
  5. Kennedy: 1.3 (6)
  6. West Colfax: 1.21 (11)
  7. Clayton: 1.18 (5)
  8. Hampden: 0.9 (17)
  9. North Capitol Hill: 0.84 (5)
  10. East Colfax: 0.8 (9)

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