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The Denver assault report

Assault crime stats, charts, data, rankings, maps and news for the City of Denver and its neighborhoods for the year 2024. Last updated Monday November 18th.

Denver assaults are down in the past 30 days (571) compared with the 30 days before that (618), and up since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

  • Denver has had 5811 assaults reported so far this year, an average of 548.6 per month / 18.0 per day.
  • In 2023, Denver averaged 519.7 per month, and the year before that (2022) Denver averaged 504.1 per month.
  • The most assaults any neighborhood in Denver has had in 2024 is Five Points, with 571.
  • The average number of assaults per neighborhood this year is 74.5.

Denver’s assault rate

In 2024, Denver's assault rate’s 8.8 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

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Denver neighborhood map, assaults per 1,000 residents, 2024

Reported assaults per 1,000 residents. Hover over or tap a neighborhood for details.

 

Denver assault statistics

Monthly reported assaults in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 452.5 and the median was 453.5. The most in any month was 703, in August 2024, and the least was 202 in November 2024.

Assault crimes, by time of day

What time reported assaults happen in Denver.

Assault crimes, by weekday

The day of the week reported assaults happen.

Featured: Read the October 2024 Denver-city crime report.

Recent crime ranking changes in assault

There were 1 notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the rankings four weeks ago to the current rankings. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime.

Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for assaults.

Assault rate, Denver, 2024

  1. Civic Center: 170.72 per 1,000 residents (302 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 128.35 (158)
  3. Sun Valley: 63.98 (92)
  4. Auraria: 61.82 (51)
  5. Union Station: 54.92 (278)
  6. CBD: 48.9 (198)
  7. Lincoln Park: 41.9 (253)
  8. Five Points: 38.66 (571)
  9. City Park West: 32.08 (147)
  10. North Capitol Hill: 30.56 (181)
  11. Globeville: 23.37 (83)
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 20.47 (186)
  13. East Colfax: 19.99 (225)
  14. Elyria-Swansea: 19.77 (132)
  15. Jefferson Park: 19.1 (54)
  16. West Colfax: 17.76 (162)
  17. Baker: 17.59 (102)
  18. Valverde: 16.0 (60)
  19. Capitol Hill: 15.92 (250)
  20. Goldsmith: 15.2 (80)
  21. Central Park: 14.58 (257)
  22. Clayton: 13.41 (57)
  23. Cole: 13.26 (61)
  24. Kennedy: 13.23 (61)
  25. College View / South Platte: 13.05 (93)
  26. Overland: 12.03 (39)
  27. Westwood: 11.95 (198)
  28. Washington Virginia Vale: 11.94 (165)
  29. Barnum: 11.07 (73)
  30. Athmar Park: 10.28 (89)
  31. Whittier: 9.85 (59)
  32. City Park: 9.39 (30)
  33. Hampden: 8.8 (166)
  34. Highland: 8.79 (79)
  35. Ruby Hill: 8.79 (95)
  36. Rosedale: 8.66 (21)
  37. Villa Park: 8.65 (79)
  38. Sunnyside: 8.44 (83)
  39. Chaffee Park: 8.16 (33)
  40. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 8.07 (282)
  41. Windsor: 8.04 (110)
  42. Harvey Park South: 7.8 (69)
  43. Lowry Field: 7.57 (62)
  44. Cheesman Park: 7.37 (63)
  45. Hale: 7.24 (49)
  46. Mar Lee: 7.17 (98)
  47. Montbello: 6.79 (234)
  48. Virginia Village: 6.52 (92)
  49. Bear Valley: 6.49 (60)
  50. Montclair: 6.43 (38)
  51. Skyland: 6.36 (20)
  52. Harvey Park: 6.22 (79)
  53. Sloan Lake: 6.02 (47)
  54. Southmoor Park: 5.99 (29)
  55. Barnum West: 5.97 (35)
  56. Hampden South: 5.93 (88)
  57. Speer: 5.78 (68)
  58. Congress Park: 5.69 (64)
  59. Regis: 5.45 (23)
  60. Cherry Creek: 5.27 (33)
  61. Fort Logan: 5.01 (44)
  62. South Park Hill: 4.26 (39)
  63. Cory-Merrill: 4.24 (20)
  64. University Hills: 4.06 (24)
  65. University: 3.73 (35)
  66. University Park: 3.7 (28)
  67. Platt Park: 3.48 (20)
  68. Berkeley: 3.39 (29)
  69. Hilltop: 2.82 (26)
  70. Belcaro: 2.75 (13)
  71. North Park Hill: 2.66 (28)
  72. West Highland: 2.6 (24)
  73. Washington Park West: 2.48 (18)
  74. Marston: 2.3 (26)
  75. Washington Park: 2.05 (15)
  76. Wellshire: 1.78 (6)
  77. Country Club: 0.94 (3)
  78. Indian Creek: 0.28 (1)

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Assault count, Denver, 2024

  1. Five Points: 571 incidents
  2. Civic Center: 302
  3. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 282
  4. Union Station: 278
  5. Central Park: 257
  6. Lincoln Park: 253
  7. Capitol Hill: 250
  8. Montbello: 234
  9. East Colfax: 225
  10. Westwood: 198
  11. CBD: 198
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 186
  13. North Capitol Hill: 181
  14. Hampden: 166
  15. Washington Virginia Vale: 165
  16. : 164
  17. West Colfax: 162
  18. DIA: 158
  19. City Park West: 147
  20. Elyria-Swansea: 132
  21. Windsor: 110
  22. Baker: 102
  23. Mar Lee: 98
  24. Ruby Hill: 95
  25. College View / South Platte: 93
  26. Sun Valley: 92
  27. Virginia Village: 92
  28. Athmar Park: 89
  29. Hampden South: 88
  30. Sunnyside: 83
  31. Globeville: 83
  32. Goldsmith: 80
  33. Villa Park: 79
  34. Harvey Park: 79
  35. Highland: 79
  36. Barnum: 73
  37. Harvey Park South: 69
  38. Speer: 68
  39. Congress Park: 64
  40. Cheesman Park: 63
  41. Lowry Field: 62
  42. Cole: 61
  43. Kennedy: 61
  44. Valverde: 60
  45. Bear Valley: 60
  46. Whittier: 59
  47. Clayton: 57
  48. Jefferson Park: 54
  49. Auraria: 51
  50. Hale: 49
  51. Sloan Lake: 47
  52. Fort Logan: 44
  53. Overland: 39
  54. South Park Hill: 39
  55. Montclair: 38
  56. University: 35
  57. Barnum West: 35
  58. Cherry Creek: 33
  59. Chaffee Park: 33
  60. City Park: 30
  61. Berkeley: 29
  62. Southmoor Park: 29
  63. University Park: 28
  64. North Park Hill: 28
  65. Hilltop: 26
  66. Marston: 26
  67. West Highland: 24
  68. University Hills: 24
  69. Regis: 23
  70. Rosedale: 21
  71. Skyland: 20
  72. Platt Park: 20
  73. Cory-Merrill: 20
  74. Washington Park West: 18
  75. Washington Park: 15
  76. Belcaro: 13
  77. Wellshire: 6
  78. Country Club: 3
  79. Indian Creek: 1

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Recent Denver assaults

November 13

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 8:02 PM in Villa Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:31 PM, at 3950 S Holly St in Southmoor Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:30 PM, at the 1900 block of E Colfax Ave in City Park West.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:50 PM, at the 2100 block of S Hudson St in Goldsmith.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:30 AM, at 3737 N Quebec St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 3:04 AM in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 2:35 AM in Kennedy.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:57 AM, at 1570 N Humboldt St in City Park West.

November 12

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 9:45 PM in Goldsmith.
  • Serious assault, at 9:18 PM, at 203 S Federal Blvd in Barnum.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 4:00 PM, at 2250 S Quitman St in Harvey Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 2:54 PM in Hampden.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:20 PM, at 2075 N Broadway St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 12:00 PM, at 5620 N Beeler St in Central Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:00 AM, at 4545 E Warren Ave in University Hills.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 8:14 AM, at 5046 E 35th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 6:16 AM, at 3243 S Parker Rd in Kennedy.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 2:12 AM in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 1:00 AM, at 1701 E Evans Ave in University.

November 11

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:01 PM, at 4855 W Colfax Ave in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 7:50 PM, at 4595 N Quebec St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury to a police officer, at 6:37 PM, at 2121 E 48th Ave in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 5:00 PM, at 1700 E 28th Ave in Whittier.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 5:00 PM in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:55 PM, at 3501 W Colfax Ave in West Colfax.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:30 PM, at 3240 N Humboldt St in Cole.
  • Serious assault, at 2:06 PM, at S Federal Blvd and W Florida Ave in Mar Lee.
  • Serious assault, at 2:00 PM, at 10500 E Smith Rd in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 12:30 PM, at 1701 N Bryant St in Sun Valley.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:30 PM, at 2715 W 11th Ave in Sun Valley.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 8:51 AM in Overland.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:00 AM, at 9888 E Vassar Dr in Hampden.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 2:00 AM in East Colfax.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:42 AM, at 4896 S Dudley St in Marston.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 1:30 AM in Barnum.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 1:26 AM in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 12:17 AM, at 3737 N Quebec St in Northeast Park Hill.

November 10

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 10:46 PM in Whittier.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:33 PM, at the 1400 block of E 28th Ave in Whittier.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:30 PM, at 3910 N Elati St in Globeville.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 7:00 PM in Mar Lee.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 6:46 PM in Villa Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 5:00 PM, at the 4600 block of N Williams St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 4:19 PM in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 2:23 PM in North Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:15 PM, at W 42nd Ave and N Inca St in Sunnyside.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:01 PM, at 1440 N Vine St in Cheesman Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:33 AM, at the 1500 block of S Broadway St in Overland.
  • Serious assault, at 2:00 AM, at W Pacific Pl and S Tejon St in College View / South Platte.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:40 AM, at 989 N Navajo St in Lincoln Park.

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