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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 Thursday October 16th.

Denver assaults are down in the past 30 days (457) compared with the 30 days before that (471), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 3715 assaults reported so far this year, an average of 392.1 per month / 12.9 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 368.
  • The average number of assaults per neighborhood this year is 47.63.

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.

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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 336.3 and the median was 326.0. The most in any month was 459, in August 2024, and the least was 197 in October 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.

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Denver assaults in the news

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
Denver protesters march against ICE; police arrest 18, fire pepper balls to disperse crowds
Published June 11

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Assault rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 166.2 per 1,000 residents (294 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 65.8 per 1,000 residents (81 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 49.19 (249)
  4. CBD: 37.79 (153)
  5. Auraria: 37.58 (31)
  6. Sun Valley: 25.03 (36)
  7. Five Points: 24.92 (368)
  8. Lincoln Park: 24.68 (149)
  9. City Park West: 24.0 (110)
  10. North Capitol Hill: 22.29 (132)
  11. Northeast Park Hill: 15.52 (141)
  12. Globeville: 14.36 (51)
  13. Baker: 12.24 (71)
  14. Elyria-Swansea: 11.38 (76)
  15. Capitol Hill: 11.08 (174)
  16. East Colfax: 11.02 (124)
  17. West Colfax: 10.31 (94)
  18. Overland: 10.18 (33)
  19. Central Park: 9.25 (163)
  20. Clayton: 8.24 (35)
  21. College View / South Platte: 8.14 (58)
  22. City Park: 8.14 (26)
  23. Cole: 8.04 (37)
  24. Athmar Park: 7.04 (61)
  25. Rosedale: 7.01 (17)
  26. Goldsmith: 6.84 (36)
  27. Kennedy: 6.29 (29)
  28. Westwood: 6.22 (103)
  29. Jefferson Park: 6.01 (17)
  30. Valverde: 5.6 (21)
  31. Highland: 5.56 (50)
  32. Cheesman Park: 5.38 (46)
  33. Washington Virginia Vale: 5.14 (71)
  34. Lowry Field: 5.13 (42)
  35. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 5.12 (179)
  36. Ruby Hill: 5.09 (55)
  37. Montclair: 4.91 (29)
  38. Barnum: 4.7 (31)
  39. Bear Valley: 4.65 (43)
  40. Mar Lee: 4.54 (62)
  41. Villa Park: 4.49 (41)
  42. Whittier: 4.34 (26)
  43. Speer: 4.17 (49)
  44. Congress Park: 4.09 (46)
  45. Hale: 3.99 (27)
  46. Sunnyside: 3.97 (39)
  47. Hampden: 3.92 (74)
  48. Montbello: 3.86 (133)
  49. Harvey Park: 3.78 (48)
  50. Berkeley: 3.62 (31)
  51. Hampden South: 3.5 (52)
  52. Chaffee Park: 3.46 (14)
  53. Harvey Park South: 3.39 (30)
  54. South Park Hill: 3.17 (29)
  55. Barnum West: 3.07 (18)
  56. University Hills: 3.04 (18)
  57. Windsor: 3.0 (41)
  58. Fort Logan: 2.85 (25)
  59. Platt Park: 2.79 (16)
  60. Cherry Creek: 2.71 (17)
  61. Sloan Lake: 2.56 (20)
  62. Virginia Village: 2.48 (35)
  63. Regis: 2.37 (10)
  64. West Highland: 2.28 (21)
  65. Skyland: 2.22 (7)
  66. University: 2.13 (20)
  67. Marston: 2.13 (24)
  68. Southmoor Park: 1.86 (9)
  69. Indian Creek: 1.71 (6)
  70. North Park Hill: 1.71 (18)
  71. Washington Park: 1.64 (12)
  72. Wellshire: 1.49 (5)
  73. Hilltop: 1.41 (13)
  74. Washington Park West: 1.38 (10)
  75. Cory-Merrill: 1.27 (6)
  76. University Park: 1.06 (8)
  77. Belcaro: 1.06 (5)
  78. Country Club: 0.63 (2)

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Assault count, Denver, 2025

  1. Five Points: 368 incidents
  2. Civic Center: 294
  3. Union Station: 249
  4. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 179
  5. Capitol Hill: 174
  6. Central Park: 163
  7. CBD: 153
  8. Lincoln Park: 149
  9. Northeast Park Hill: 141
  10. Montbello: 133
  11. North Capitol Hill: 132
  12. East Colfax: 124
  13. City Park West: 110
  14. Westwood: 103
  15. West Colfax: 94
  16. DIA: 81
  17. Elyria-Swansea: 76
  18. Hampden: 74
  19. Washington Virginia Vale: 71
  20. Baker: 71
  21. Mar Lee: 62
  22. Athmar Park: 61
  23. College View / South Platte: 58
  24. Ruby Hill: 55
  25. Hampden South: 52
  26. Globeville: 51
  27. Highland: 50
  28. Speer: 49
  29. Harvey Park: 48
  30. Congress Park: 46
  31. Cheesman Park: 46
  32. Bear Valley: 43
  33. Lowry Field: 42
  34. Villa Park: 41
  35. Windsor: 41
  36. Sunnyside: 39
  37. Cole: 37
  38. Goldsmith: 36
  39. Sun Valley: 36
  40. Clayton: 35
  41. Virginia Village: 35
  42. Overland: 33
  43. Barnum: 31
  44. Auraria: 31
  45. Berkeley: 31
  46. Harvey Park South: 30
  47. South Park Hill: 29
  48. Kennedy: 29
  49. Montclair: 29
  50. Hale: 27
  51. City Park: 26
  52. Whittier: 26
  53. Fort Logan: 25
  54. Marston: 24
  55. West Highland: 21
  56. Valverde: 21
  57. Sloan Lake: 20
  58. University: 20
  59. University Hills: 18
  60. North Park Hill: 18
  61. Barnum West: 18
  62. Jefferson Park: 17
  63. Cherry Creek: 17
  64. Rosedale: 17
  65. Platt Park: 16
  66. Chaffee Park: 14
  67. Hilltop: 13
  68. Washington Park: 12
  69. : 12
  70. Regis: 10
  71. Washington Park West: 10
  72. Southmoor Park: 9
  73. University Park: 8
  74. Skyland: 7
  75. Cory-Merrill: 6
  76. Indian Creek: 6
  77. Belcaro: 5
  78. Wellshire: 5
  79. Country Club: 2

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Recent Denver assaults

October 14

  • Serious assault, at 1:08 AM, at 1036 S Federal Blvd in Athmar Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:00 AM, at the 4000 block of N Shoshone St in Sunnyside.

October 13

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:57 PM, at the 8000 block of E 11th Ave in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 6:51 PM, at the 2600 block of S Irving St in Harvey Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 4:41 PM, at 505 E Colfax Ave in North Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:38 PM, at the 1400 block of N Vine St in Cheesman Park.
  • Serious assault, at 1:26 PM, at the 3100 block of S Federal Blvd in College View / South Platte.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:15 PM, at 1690 N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:15 PM, at 2525 S Downing St in Rosedale.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:35 AM, at the 900 block of N Perry St in Villa Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:28 AM, at the 1200 block of N Kalamath St in Lincoln Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 8:24 AM, at the 3700 block of N Quebec St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 8:00 AM, at 3360 N Downing St in Cole.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 5:44 AM, at 6165 E Iliff Ave in Goldsmith.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 4:27 AM, at 1510 N Clarkson St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 4:00 AM, at the 1500 block of N Franklin St in City Park West.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:38 AM, at 1101 S Holly St in Virginia Village.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:20 AM, at 1700 9th St in Auraria.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:30 AM, at 1201 20th St in Five Points.

October 12

  • Serious assault, at 11:59 PM, at 2205 19th St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 10:55 PM, at 4800 N Colorado Blvd in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:07 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:04 PM, at 1332 18th St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 12:30 PM, at the 13100 block of E Robins Dr in Montbello.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 7:49 AM, at 1082 N Broadway St in Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 5:00 AM, at 4 S Utica St in Barnum West.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:26 AM, at 38th St and Walnut St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 1:16 AM, at the 400 block of N Golfers Way in Lowry Field.
  • Serious assault, at 12:50 AM, at the 7300 block of E 7th Ave in Lowry Field.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:40 AM, at 1600 Glenarm Pl in CBD.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury to a police officer, at 12:19 AM, at 10500 E Smith Rd in Central Park.

October 11

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:45 PM, at W 29th Ave and N Federal Blvd in Sloan Lake.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:00 PM, at 6220 E 14th Ave in Montclair.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:20 PM, at 1777 Larimer St in Union Station.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:00 PM, at the 4800 block of N Salida St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault, at 10:00 PM, at the 3300 block of S Tamarac Dr in Hampden.
  • Serious assault, at 8:25 PM, at 1800 Lawrence St in CBD.
  • Serious assault, at 8:19 PM, at 4660 E Asbury Cir in Virginia Village.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 7:30 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:00 AM, at 3050 W 49th Ave in Regis.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:46 AM, at the 400 block of N Raleigh St in Barnum West.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:11 AM, at the 1800 block of Wazee St in Union Station.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 6:29 AM, at 2015 Market St in Five Points.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:15 AM, at the 3400 block of 1and2 W Ohio Ave in Westwood.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury to a police officer, at 1:57 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:18 AM, at the 4700 block of N Vine St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:00 AM, at the 4600 block of E Asbury Cir in Virginia Village.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:33 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.

October 10

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:22 PM, at 3777 N Lafayette St in Cole.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:16 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.

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