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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 2025. Last updated Monday September 8th.

Denver assaults are up in the past 30 days (443) compared with the 30 days before that (434), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 3239 assaults reported so far this year, an average of 393.9 per month / 13.0 per day.
  • In 2024, Denver averaged 542.6 per month, and the year before that (2023) Denver averaged 519.7 per month.
  • The most assaults any neighborhood in Denver has had in 2025 is Five Points, with 323.
  • The average number of assaults per neighborhood this year is 41.53.

Denver’s assault rate

In 2025, Denver's assault rate’s 6.3 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

Featured: Each neighborhood now has a list of its high-crime addresses.

Denver neighborhood map, assaults per 1,000 residents, 2025

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 333.4 and the median was 326.5. The most in any month was 473, in June 2025, and the least was 50 in September 2025.

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: Each neighborhood now has a list of its high-crime addresses.

Denver assaults in the news

Denver street gang leader gets 33 years in prison for murder conspiracy
Published June 29
Denver DA develops two new units in response to 12% increase in domestic violence cases last year
Published June 19
Denver protesters march against ICE; police arrest 18, fire pepper balls to disperse crowds
Published June 11
Affidavit: Denver police officer assaulted victim after drunken argument
Published March 26

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Recent crime ranking changes in assault

There were 2 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.

  • Ruby Hill improved 6 ranks, from 34th to 40th.
  • Montclair improved 7 ranks, from 45th to 52nd.

Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for assaults.

Assault rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 143.58 per 1,000 residents (254 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 59.3 per 1,000 residents (73 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 43.07 (218)
  4. CBD: 33.09 (134)
  5. Auraria: 32.73 (27)
  6. Five Points: 21.87 (323)
  7. Sun Valley: 21.56 (31)
  8. Lincoln Park: 21.53 (130)
  9. City Park West: 21.38 (98)
  10. North Capitol Hill: 20.09 (119)
  11. Northeast Park Hill: 12.77 (116)
  12. Globeville: 11.83 (42)
  13. Baker: 10.52 (61)
  14. Elyria-Swansea: 9.59 (64)
  15. Capitol Hill: 9.42 (148)
  16. East Colfax: 9.33 (105)
  17. West Colfax: 8.99 (82)
  18. Overland: 8.64 (28)
  19. Central Park: 8.4 (148)
  20. College View / South Platte: 7.16 (51)
  21. Clayton: 7.06 (30)
  22. City Park: 6.89 (22)
  23. Athmar Park: 6.81 (59)
  24. Rosedale: 6.6 (16)
  25. Cole: 6.3 (29)
  26. Goldsmith: 5.89 (31)
  27. Westwood: 5.67 (94)
  28. Kennedy: 5.42 (25)
  29. Valverde: 5.07 (19)
  30. Highland: 4.78 (43)
  31. Washington Virginia Vale: 4.7 (65)
  32. Cheesman Park: 4.68 (40)
  33. Lowry Field: 4.52 (37)
  34. Montclair: 4.4 (26)
  35. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 4.38 (153)
  36. Villa Park: 4.38 (40)
  37. Ruby Hill: 4.35 (47)
  38. Jefferson Park: 4.24 (12)
  39. Mar Lee: 4.17 (57)
  40. Whittier: 4.17 (25)
  41. Barnum: 4.1 (27)
  42. Bear Valley: 3.79 (35)
  43. Sunnyside: 3.76 (37)
  44. Hampden: 3.55 (67)
  45. Speer: 3.49 (41)
  46. Montbello: 3.42 (118)
  47. Harvey Park: 3.31 (42)
  48. Harvey Park South: 3.17 (28)
  49. Berkeley: 3.15 (27)
  50. Congress Park: 3.11 (35)
  51. Hale: 3.1 (21)
  52. Hampden South: 2.97 (44)
  53. Barnum West: 2.9 (17)
  54. University Hills: 2.87 (17)
  55. Chaffee Park: 2.72 (11)
  56. Windsor: 2.56 (35)
  57. Fort Logan: 2.51 (22)
  58. South Park Hill: 2.51 (23)
  59. Platt Park: 2.26 (13)
  60. Cherry Creek: 2.07 (13)
  61. Southmoor Park: 2.06 (10)
  62. Virginia Village: 2.05 (29)
  63. Marston: 2.04 (23)
  64. Sloan Lake: 1.92 (15)
  65. Skyland: 1.91 (6)
  66. West Highland: 1.84 (17)
  67. University: 1.7 (16)
  68. Regis: 1.66 (7)
  69. Washington Park: 1.64 (12)
  70. Wellshire: 1.49 (5)
  71. Indian Creek: 1.42 (5)
  72. Hilltop: 1.41 (13)
  73. Washington Park West: 1.38 (10)
  74. North Park Hill: 1.33 (14)
  75. Cory-Merrill: 1.27 (6)
  76. University Park: 1.06 (8)
  77. Country Club: 0.63 (2)
  78. Belcaro: 0.63 (3)

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Assault count, Denver, 2025

  1. Five Points: 323 incidents
  2. Civic Center: 254
  3. Union Station: 218
  4. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 153
  5. Central Park: 148
  6. Capitol Hill: 148
  7. CBD: 134
  8. Lincoln Park: 130
  9. North Capitol Hill: 119
  10. Montbello: 118
  11. Northeast Park Hill: 116
  12. East Colfax: 105
  13. City Park West: 98
  14. Westwood: 94
  15. West Colfax: 82
  16. DIA: 73
  17. Hampden: 67
  18. Washington Virginia Vale: 65
  19. Elyria-Swansea: 64
  20. Baker: 61
  21. Athmar Park: 59
  22. Mar Lee: 57
  23. College View / South Platte: 51
  24. Ruby Hill: 47
  25. Hampden South: 44
  26. Highland: 43
  27. Globeville: 42
  28. Harvey Park: 42
  29. Speer: 41
  30. Cheesman Park: 40
  31. Villa Park: 40
  32. Lowry Field: 37
  33. Sunnyside: 37
  34. Windsor: 35
  35. Congress Park: 35
  36. Bear Valley: 35
  37. Sun Valley: 31
  38. Goldsmith: 31
  39. Clayton: 30
  40. Cole: 29
  41. Virginia Village: 29
  42. Overland: 28
  43. Harvey Park South: 28
  44. Auraria: 27
  45. Barnum: 27
  46. Berkeley: 27
  47. Montclair: 26
  48. Kennedy: 25
  49. Whittier: 25
  50. South Park Hill: 23
  51. Marston: 23
  52. City Park: 22
  53. Fort Logan: 22
  54. Hale: 21
  55. Valverde: 19
  56. West Highland: 17
  57. Barnum West: 17
  58. University Hills: 17
  59. Rosedale: 16
  60. University: 16
  61. Sloan Lake: 15
  62. North Park Hill: 14
  63. Cherry Creek: 13
  64. Platt Park: 13
  65. Hilltop: 13
  66. Jefferson Park: 12
  67. Washington Park: 12
  68. Chaffee Park: 11
  69. Southmoor Park: 10
  70. Washington Park West: 10
  71. : 9
  72. University Park: 8
  73. Regis: 7
  74. Skyland: 6
  75. Cory-Merrill: 6
  76. Indian Creek: 5
  77. Wellshire: 5
  78. Belcaro: 3
  79. Country Club: 2

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Recent Denver assaults

September 4

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:50 PM, at the 5300 block of E 17th Ave in South Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 11:03 PM, at the 2700 block of N Federal Blvd in Jefferson Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:00 PM, at S Niagara St and E Tennessee Ave in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Serious assault, at 9:51 PM, at the 2500 block of W Mosier Pl in Ruby Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 4:29 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 4:00 PM, at 1700 E Louisiana Ave in Washington Park.
  • Serious assault, at 1:30 PM, at 7201 E 36th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:00 AM, at the 1100 block of N Glencoe St in Hale.
  • Serious assault, at 8:05 AM, at 1530 Blake St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 8:00 AM, at 777 N Bannock St in Lincoln Park.
  • Serious assault, at 7:54 AM, at 11th St and Auraria Pkwy in Auraria.
  • Serious assault, at 3:29 AM, at 4600 N Humboldt St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:20 AM, at the 2800 block of N Brighton Blvd in Five Points.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:00 AM, at 6895 E Hampden Ave in Hampden.

September 3

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:00 PM, at 2525 S Downing St in Rosedale.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 8:56 PM, at 4600 E Colfax Ave in Hale.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 7:15 PM, at the 1200 block of 16th St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 10:02 AM, at E 16th 17th alley and N Gilpin St in City Park West.
  • Serious assault, at 5:57 AM, at the 1100 block of N Columbine St in Congress Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 5:56 AM, at 6910 N Tower Rd in DIA.

September 2

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:30 PM, at 5290 N Kittredge St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:55 PM, at the 1200 block of N York St in Cheesman Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:00 PM, at 4100 E Mexico Ave in Virginia Village.
  • Serious assault, at 5:18 PM, at 7313 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:48 PM, at the 1700 block of N Franklin St in City Park West.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:07 PM, at 2000 E Colfax Ave in Cheesman Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 8:28 AM, at the 1500 block of N Pennsylvania St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 7:40 AM, at 560 N Corona St in Speer.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 7:17 AM, at 2435 N Quebec St in North Park Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 6:31 AM, at the 1200 block of N Yosemite St in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 5:05 AM, at the 1400 block of N Monroe St in Congress Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:15 AM, at E 40th Ave and N Peoria Way in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 2:46 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N High St in Cheesman Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:01 AM, at the 2600 block of N Wabash St in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 1:16 AM, at I-25 south-bound and I-70 east-bound in Globeville.

September 1

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:55 PM, at the 3700 block of N York St in Cole.
  • Serious assault, at 10:01 PM, at the 1400 block of N Stuart St in West Colfax.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:00 PM, at 1700 N York St in City Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:50 PM, at 19th St and Little Raven St in Union Station.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:48 PM, at the 1900 block of Arapahoe St in CBD.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:25 AM, at Curtis St and N Broadway St in Five Points.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:00 AM, at the 10100 block of E Harvard Ave in Hampden.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 7:26 AM, at 15th St and California St in CBD.
  • Serious assault, at 6:45 AM, at the 1100 block of 17th St in CBD.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury to a police officer, at 5:55 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:55 AM, at 7070 E Lowry Blvd in Lowry Field.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:15 AM, at 4100 N Jericho St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:09 AM, at 1520 20th St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 2:00 AM, at 15555 E 53rd Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:00 AM, at the 3200 block of W 14th Ave in West Colfax.

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