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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 November 17th.

Denver assaults are down in the past 30 days (436) compared with the 30 days before that (459), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 4184 assaults reported so far this year, an average of 397.5 per month / 13.1 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 417.
  • The average number of assaults per neighborhood this year is 53.64.

Denver’s assault rate

In 2025, Denver's assault rate’s 6.4 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

Featured: The 16th Street Mall crime report.

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 337.9 and the median was 329.5. The most in any month was 454, in October 2025, and the least was 187 in November 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: Read the October 2025 Denver-city crime report.

Denver assaults in the news

Denver jail deputy arrested on suspicion of assault, menacing, child abuse
Published October 16
Ex-Broncos coach Michael Wilhoite’s felony assault case dropped, new case filed
Published September 18
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

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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 fell 7 ranks, from 41st to 34th.
  • Cole fell 5 ranks, from 27th to 22nd.

Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for assaults.

Assault rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 189.37 per 1,000 residents (335 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 73.11 per 1,000 residents (90 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 55.31 (280)
  4. Auraria: 47.27 (39)
  5. CBD: 42.48 (172)
  6. Five Points: 28.24 (417)
  7. Sun Valley: 27.82 (40)
  8. City Park West: 26.4 (121)
  9. Lincoln Park: 26.33 (159)
  10. North Capitol Hill: 26.0 (154)
  11. Globeville: 17.18 (61)
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 16.95 (154)
  13. Elyria-Swansea: 13.18 (88)
  14. Capitol Hill: 12.67 (199)
  15. Baker: 12.59 (73)
  16. East Colfax: 11.82 (133)
  17. Overland: 11.42 (37)
  18. West Colfax: 11.29 (103)
  19. Central Park: 10.27 (181)
  20. Cole: 10.0 (46)
  21. Clayton: 9.65 (41)
  22. City Park: 9.39 (30)
  23. College View / South Platte: 8.7 (62)
  24. Goldsmith: 8.17 (43)
  25. Rosedale: 7.84 (19)
  26. Kennedy: 7.38 (34)
  27. Athmar Park: 7.28 (63)
  28. Jefferson Park: 7.07 (20)
  29. Westwood: 6.88 (114)
  30. Highland: 6.78 (61)
  31. Montclair: 6.26 (37)
  32. Cheesman Park: 5.97 (51)
  33. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 5.89 (206)
  34. Valverde: 5.87 (22)
  35. Washington Virginia Vale: 5.64 (78)
  36. Ruby Hill: 5.64 (61)
  37. Lowry Field: 5.49 (45)
  38. Villa Park: 5.36 (49)
  39. Whittier: 5.34 (32)
  40. Mar Lee: 5.27 (72)
  41. Bear Valley: 5.08 (47)
  42. Barnum: 5.01 (33)
  43. Hampden: 4.61 (87)
  44. Harvey Park: 4.56 (58)
  45. Congress Park: 4.54 (51)
  46. Sunnyside: 4.48 (44)
  47. Hale: 4.43 (30)
  48. Speer: 4.42 (52)
  49. Montbello: 4.35 (150)
  50. Barnum West: 4.27 (25)
  51. Chaffee Park: 4.2 (17)
  52. South Park Hill: 3.83 (35)
  53. Harvey Park South: 3.62 (32)
  54. Berkeley: 3.62 (31)
  55. Hampden South: 3.57 (53)
  56. University Hills: 3.55 (21)
  57. Windsor: 3.14 (43)
  58. Fort Logan: 3.08 (27)
  59. Platt Park: 2.96 (17)
  60. Sloan Lake: 2.82 (22)
  61. Virginia Village: 2.76 (39)
  62. West Highland: 2.71 (25)
  63. Cherry Creek: 2.71 (17)
  64. Regis: 2.61 (11)
  65. Skyland: 2.54 (8)
  66. Marston: 2.3 (26)
  67. University: 2.24 (21)
  68. North Park Hill: 2.18 (23)
  69. Southmoor Park: 2.06 (10)
  70. Washington Park: 1.92 (14)
  71. Hilltop: 1.85 (17)
  72. Indian Creek: 1.71 (6)
  73. Cory-Merrill: 1.7 (8)
  74. Wellshire: 1.49 (5)
  75. Washington Park West: 1.38 (10)
  76. University Park: 1.19 (9)
  77. Belcaro: 1.06 (5)
  78. Country Club: 0.63 (2)

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Assault count, Denver, 2025

  1. Five Points: 417 incidents
  2. Civic Center: 335
  3. Union Station: 280
  4. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 206
  5. Capitol Hill: 199
  6. Central Park: 181
  7. CBD: 172
  8. Lincoln Park: 159
  9. North Capitol Hill: 154
  10. Northeast Park Hill: 154
  11. Montbello: 150
  12. East Colfax: 133
  13. City Park West: 121
  14. Westwood: 114
  15. West Colfax: 103
  16. DIA: 90
  17. Elyria-Swansea: 88
  18. Hampden: 87
  19. Washington Virginia Vale: 78
  20. Baker: 73
  21. Mar Lee: 72
  22. Athmar Park: 63
  23. College View / South Platte: 62
  24. Globeville: 61
  25. Highland: 61
  26. Ruby Hill: 61
  27. Harvey Park: 58
  28. Hampden South: 53
  29. Speer: 52
  30. Congress Park: 51
  31. Cheesman Park: 51
  32. Villa Park: 49
  33. Bear Valley: 47
  34. Cole: 46
  35. Lowry Field: 45
  36. Sunnyside: 44
  37. Goldsmith: 43
  38. Windsor: 43
  39. Clayton: 41
  40. Sun Valley: 40
  41. Virginia Village: 39
  42. Auraria: 39
  43. Overland: 37
  44. Montclair: 37
  45. South Park Hill: 35
  46. Kennedy: 34
  47. Barnum: 33
  48. Harvey Park South: 32
  49. Whittier: 32
  50. Berkeley: 31
  51. Hale: 30
  52. City Park: 30
  53. Fort Logan: 27
  54. Marston: 26
  55. West Highland: 25
  56. Barnum West: 25
  57. North Park Hill: 23
  58. Sloan Lake: 22
  59. Valverde: 22
  60. University Hills: 21
  61. University: 21
  62. Jefferson Park: 20
  63. Rosedale: 19
  64. Hilltop: 17
  65. Platt Park: 17
  66. Cherry Creek: 17
  67. Chaffee Park: 17
  68. : 16
  69. Washington Park: 14
  70. Regis: 11
  71. Washington Park West: 10
  72. Southmoor Park: 10
  73. University Park: 9
  74. Skyland: 8
  75. Cory-Merrill: 8
  76. Indian Creek: 6
  77. Belcaro: 5
  78. Wellshire: 5
  79. Country Club: 2

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Recent Denver assaults

November 14

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 4:35 AM, at 1211 S Quebec Way in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Serious assault, at 4:08 AM, at the 900 block of S Quince St in Windsor.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:40 AM, at 2559 31St St in Globeville.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:44 AM, at 3460 W 32nd Ave in West Highland.

November 13

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:42 PM, at 85 W Alameda Ave in Baker.
  • Serious assault, at 11:33 PM, at 7675 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 8:10 PM, at 10 W 14th Ave in Civic Center.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 7:40 PM, at the 3100 block of S Tamarac Dr in Hampden.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 7:28 PM, at the 3500 block of S Harlan St in Bear Valley.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:40 PM, at N Broadway St and Arapahoe St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 1:30 PM, at the 2100 block of Stout St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 11:51 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:10 AM, at 6 N Broadway St in Speer.
  • Serious assault, at 11:00 AM, at the 3500 block of N Uinta St in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 8:27 AM, at the 3000 block of N Fox St in Five Points.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 5:15 AM, at 1001 N Broadway St in Civic Center.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:30 AM, at 24th St and Arapahoe St in Five Points.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:45 AM, at 4800 N Telluride St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:32 AM, at 1630 E Bruce Randolph Ave in Cole.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:00 AM, at 8300 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.

November 12

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:09 PM, at the 4400 block of N Wyandot St in Sunnyside.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 8:07 PM, at W Evans Ave and S Federal Blvd in Harvey Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 7:47 PM, at 1620 Platte St in Highland.
  • Serious assault, at 3:20 PM, at the 12900 block of E Elk Pl in Montbello.
  • Serious assault, at 8:58 AM, at the 3100 block of W Avondale Dr in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 8:57 AM, at the 1700 block of Chestnut Pl in Union Station.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 8:08 AM, at the 5200 block of E Cherry Creek S Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 6:30 AM, at the 4600 block of S Balsam Way in Marston.
  • Serious assault, at 5:21 AM, at the 1200 block of N Clarkson St in Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:55 AM, at the 5000 block of N Utopia Ct in Montbello.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:44 AM, at 1490 N Trenton St in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 12:47 AM, at 1825 N Logan St in North Capitol Hill.

November 11

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:09 PM, at 801 16th St in CBD.
  • Serious assault, at 5:47 PM, at the 3800 block of N Holly St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 3:03 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:10 PM, at 560 N Corona St in Speer.
  • Serious assault, at 1:56 PM, at 2323 Curtis St in Five Points.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:37 AM, at 6890 N Tower Rd in DIA.
  • Serious assault, at 6:00 AM, at the 1300 block of N King St in West Colfax.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 5:43 AM, at the 10700 block of E Dartmouth Ave in Kennedy.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:00 AM, at 2300 Court Pl in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 1:30 AM, at 1355 N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:00 AM, at 1275 S Birch St in Virginia Village.

November 10

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:45 PM, at the 10900 block of E 47th Ave in Montbello.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:30 PM, at 6100 Pena Blvd in DIA.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:30 PM, at 8555 W Belleview Ave in Marston.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 7:15 PM, at 1195 S Colorado Blvd in Cory-Merrill.
  • Serious assault, at 7:13 PM, at W 11th Ave and N Lipan St in Lincoln Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:35 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 7:30 AM, at the 5100 block of N Broadway St in Globeville.

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