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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 July 28th.

Denver assaults are down in the past 30 days (455) compared with the 30 days before that (473), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 2667 assaults reported so far this year, an average of 389.8 per month / 12.8 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 278.
  • The average number of assaults per neighborhood this year is 34.19.

Denver’s assault rate

In 2025, Denver's assault rate’s 6.2 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 337.8 and the median was 329.5. The most in any month was 477, in June 2025, and the least was 245 in February 2022.

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 3 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.

  • Clayton fell 5 ranks, from 27th to 22nd.
  • Montclair fell 7 ranks, from 52nd to 45th.
  • Sunnyside fell 5 ranks, from 41st to 36th.

Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for assaults.

Assault rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 111.93 per 1,000 residents (198 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 49.55 per 1,000 residents (61 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 34.97 (177)
  4. CBD: 25.93 (105)
  5. Auraria: 25.45 (21)
  6. Sun Valley: 19.47 (28)
  7. Five Points: 18.82 (278)
  8. City Park West: 18.11 (83)
  9. Lincoln Park: 17.56 (106)
  10. North Capitol Hill: 16.55 (98)
  11. Globeville: 10.14 (36)
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 10.13 (92)
  13. Baker: 8.28 (48)
  14. Capitol Hill: 7.96 (125)
  15. West Colfax: 7.68 (70)
  16. East Colfax: 7.46 (84)
  17. Overland: 7.41 (24)
  18. Elyria-Swansea: 7.19 (48)
  19. Central Park: 7.15 (126)
  20. Clayton: 6.59 (28)
  21. City Park: 5.95 (19)
  22. Rosedale: 5.36 (13)
  23. College View / South Platte: 5.19 (37)
  24. Athmar Park: 5.08 (44)
  25. Westwood: 4.65 (77)
  26. Cole: 4.57 (21)
  27. Goldsmith: 4.56 (24)
  28. Valverde: 4.53 (17)
  29. Kennedy: 4.34 (20)
  30. Highland: 3.89 (35)
  31. Montclair: 3.72 (22)
  32. Mar Lee: 3.66 (50)
  33. Villa Park: 3.61 (33)
  34. Jefferson Park: 3.54 (10)
  35. Washington Virginia Vale: 3.54 (49)
  36. Whittier: 3.51 (21)
  37. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 3.4 (119)
  38. Sunnyside: 3.36 (33)
  39. Barnum: 3.34 (22)
  40. Lowry Field: 3.3 (27)
  41. Cheesman Park: 3.28 (28)
  42. Bear Valley: 3.24 (30)
  43. Harvey Park: 2.99 (38)
  44. Speer: 2.98 (35)
  45. Harvey Park South: 2.94 (26)
  46. Montbello: 2.9 (100)
  47. Ruby Hill: 2.87 (31)
  48. Hampden: 2.7 (51)
  49. Hampden South: 2.63 (39)
  50. Congress Park: 2.58 (29)
  51. University Hills: 2.53 (15)
  52. Hale: 2.51 (17)
  53. Berkeley: 2.45 (21)
  54. Barnum West: 2.39 (14)
  55. South Park Hill: 2.3 (21)
  56. Windsor: 2.19 (30)
  57. Fort Logan: 2.05 (18)
  58. Skyland: 1.91 (6)
  59. Virginia Village: 1.63 (23)
  60. Cherry Creek: 1.6 (10)
  61. Marston: 1.59 (18)
  62. Platt Park: 1.57 (9)
  63. Sloan Lake: 1.54 (12)
  64. West Highland: 1.52 (14)
  65. Washington Park: 1.5 (11)
  66. Wellshire: 1.49 (5)
  67. Southmoor Park: 1.45 (7)
  68. Hilltop: 1.3 (12)
  69. University: 1.28 (12)
  70. Washington Park West: 1.24 (9)
  71. Chaffee Park: 1.24 (5)
  72. North Park Hill: 1.14 (12)
  73. Cory-Merrill: 1.06 (5)
  74. Regis: 0.95 (4)
  75. University Park: 0.93 (7)
  76. Country Club: 0.63 (2)
  77. Indian Creek: 0.57 (2)

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Assault count, Denver, 2025

  1. Five Points: 278 incidents
  2. Civic Center: 198
  3. Union Station: 177
  4. Central Park: 126
  5. Capitol Hill: 125
  6. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 119
  7. Lincoln Park: 106
  8. CBD: 105
  9. Montbello: 100
  10. North Capitol Hill: 98
  11. Northeast Park Hill: 92
  12. East Colfax: 84
  13. City Park West: 83
  14. Westwood: 77
  15. West Colfax: 70
  16. DIA: 61
  17. Hampden: 51
  18. Mar Lee: 50
  19. Washington Virginia Vale: 49
  20. Elyria-Swansea: 48
  21. Baker: 48
  22. Athmar Park: 44
  23. Hampden South: 39
  24. Harvey Park: 38
  25. College View / South Platte: 37
  26. Globeville: 36
  27. Highland: 35
  28. Speer: 35
  29. Villa Park: 33
  30. Sunnyside: 33
  31. Ruby Hill: 31
  32. Bear Valley: 30
  33. Windsor: 30
  34. Congress Park: 29
  35. Sun Valley: 28
  36. Cheesman Park: 28
  37. Clayton: 28
  38. Lowry Field: 27
  39. Harvey Park South: 26
  40. Goldsmith: 24
  41. Overland: 24
  42. Virginia Village: 23
  43. Montclair: 22
  44. Barnum: 22
  45. Berkeley: 21
  46. South Park Hill: 21
  47. Cole: 21
  48. Whittier: 21
  49. Auraria: 21
  50. Kennedy: 20
  51. City Park: 19
  52. Marston: 18
  53. Fort Logan: 18
  54. Hale: 17
  55. Valverde: 17
  56. University Hills: 15
  57. West Highland: 14
  58. Barnum West: 14
  59. Rosedale: 13
  60. Sloan Lake: 12
  61. North Park Hill: 12
  62. Hilltop: 12
  63. University: 12
  64. Washington Park: 11
  65. Jefferson Park: 10
  66. Cherry Creek: 10
  67. Washington Park West: 9
  68. Platt Park: 9
  69. : 9
  70. University Park: 7
  71. Southmoor Park: 7
  72. Skyland: 6
  73. Cory-Merrill: 5
  74. Chaffee Park: 5
  75. Wellshire: 5
  76. Regis: 4
  77. Indian Creek: 2
  78. Country Club: 2

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Recent Denver assaults

July 23

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:48 PM, at the 3200 block of W Dakota Ave in Westwood.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:41 PM, at 1605 N Federal Blvd in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 3:58 PM, at E Smith Rd and N Ulster St in Central Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury to a police officer, at 2:22 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 5:21 AM, at 100 S Steele St in Cherry Creek.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 5:21 AM, at 1300 W Colfax Ave in Lincoln Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury to a police officer, at 5:21 AM, at 1300 W Colfax Ave in Lincoln Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 4:15 AM, at 1350 S Sheridan Blvd in Mar Lee.
  • Serious assault, at 2:16 AM, at N Broadway St and Champa St in Five Points.

July 22

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:30 PM, at 1212 S Federal Blvd in Ruby Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 4:32 PM, at the 900 block of N Sherman St in Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:00 AM, at the 3200 block of S Parker Rd in Kennedy.
  • Serious assault, at 5:12 AM, at the 1400 block of N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 5:04 AM, at 2301 Lawrence St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 3:37 AM, at the 4400 block of E Jewell Ave in Virginia Village.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:40 AM, at 10890 E Dartmouth Ave in Kennedy.

July 21

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:53 PM, at 2150 S Downing St in University.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:36 PM, at 655 N Broadway St in Lincoln Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:30 PM, at 8700 Pena Blvd in DIA.
  • Serious assault, at 6:16 PM, at 20th St and Lawrence St in Union Station.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 6:00 PM, at 1535 N High St in City Park West.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:00 PM, at 777 N Bannock St in Lincoln Park.
  • Serious assault, at 12:56 PM, at 2323 Curtis St in Five Points.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:27 AM, at the 2500 block of N Washington St in Five Points.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:20 AM, at the 4400 block of N Cook St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:00 AM, at the 4400 block of N Cook St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 6:40 AM, at the 1300 block of N Lowell Blvd in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 5:40 AM, at the 1500 block of W Alameda Ave in Athmar Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 5:27 AM, at 2875 Blake St in Five Points.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:36 AM, at 7700 W Quincy Ave in Marston.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:15 AM, at 855 S Broadway St in Baker.

July 20

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury to a police officer, at 11:49 PM, at 1701 Wynkoop St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 11:35 PM, at 1543 Stout St in CBD.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:24 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 11:12 PM, at the 2500 block of S Pearl St in Rosedale.
  • Serious assault, at 8:49 PM, at the 4900 block of N Clayton St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 8:25 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 10:30 AM, at 3491 W Exposition Ave in Westwood.
  • Serious assault, at 9:16 AM, at 20th St and Larimer St in Union Station.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:00 AM, at the 1200 block of S Irving St in Mar Lee.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 8:41 AM, at Blake St and 16th St in Union Station.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 7:55 AM, at the 2100 block of Welton St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 7:10 AM, at 2015 Market St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 6:57 AM, at S Wadsworth Way and W Tufts Ave in Marston.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:01 AM, at the 200 block of S Federal Blvd in Barnum.
  • Serious assault, at 2:38 AM, at W Evans Ave and S Kalamath St in College View / South Platte.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:58 AM, at the 900 block of N Washington St in Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 12:09 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.

July 19

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:10 PM, at 9100 Pena Blvd in DIA.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:00 PM, at the 4500 block of E 48th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.

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