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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 May 12th.

Denver assaults are down in the past 30 days (504) compared with the 30 days before that (592), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 2137 assaults reported so far this year, an average of 495.9 per month / 16.3 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 235.
  • The average number of assaults per neighborhood this year is 27.4.

Denver’s assault rate

In 2025, Denver's assault rate’s 7.9 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 451.1 and the median was 464.0. The most in any month was 629, in August 2024, and the least was 63 in May 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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Recent crime ranking changes in assault

There were 5 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.

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Assault rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 65.01 per 1,000 residents (115 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 31.68 per 1,000 residents (39 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 20.55 (104)
  4. CBD: 17.04 (69)
  5. Auraria: 16.97 (14)
  6. Sun Valley: 16.69 (24)
  7. Five Points: 15.91 (235)
  8. Lincoln Park: 14.41 (87)
  9. North Capitol Hill: 13.68 (81)
  10. City Park West: 13.09 (60)
  11. Northeast Park Hill: 9.02 (82)
  12. West Colfax: 7.89 (72)
  13. Globeville: 7.6 (27)
  14. East Colfax: 7.11 (80)
  15. Baker: 6.73 (39)
  16. Capitol Hill: 6.56 (103)
  17. Elyria-Swansea: 6.14 (41)
  18. Overland: 5.86 (19)
  19. Clayton: 5.41 (23)
  20. Central Park: 5.22 (92)
  21. Goldsmith: 4.56 (24)
  22. Rosedale: 4.54 (11)
  23. Barnum: 4.4 (29)
  24. Valverde: 4.27 (16)
  25. City Park: 4.07 (13)
  26. Westwood: 4.04 (67)
  27. Athmar Park: 3.93 (34)
  28. Montclair: 3.89 (23)
  29. Whittier: 3.84 (23)
  30. Kennedy: 3.69 (17)
  31. College View / South Platte: 3.65 (26)
  32. Sunnyside: 3.46 (34)
  33. Windsor: 3.29 (45)
  34. Villa Park: 3.28 (30)
  35. Washington Virginia Vale: 3.18 (44)
  36. Jefferson Park: 3.18 (9)
  37. Harvey Park South: 3.17 (28)
  38. Mar Lee: 3.15 (43)
  39. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 2.98 (104)
  40. Hampden: 2.97 (56)
  41. Harvey Park: 2.91 (37)
  42. Highland: 2.89 (26)
  43. Cole: 2.83 (13)
  44. Lowry Field: 2.81 (23)
  45. University Hills: 2.7 (16)
  46. Cheesman Park: 2.69 (23)
  47. Bear Valley: 2.6 (24)
  48. Skyland: 2.54 (8)
  49. Montbello: 2.35 (81)
  50. Ruby Hill: 2.31 (25)
  51. Hampden South: 2.29 (34)
  52. Fort Logan: 2.28 (20)
  53. Congress Park: 2.14 (24)
  54. Hale: 1.92 (13)
  55. Regis: 1.9 (8)
  56. Speer: 1.79 (21)
  57. Berkeley: 1.75 (15)
  58. Barnum West: 1.71 (10)
  59. Virginia Village: 1.63 (23)
  60. West Highland: 1.63 (15)
  61. Cherry Creek: 1.6 (10)
  62. Sloan Lake: 1.54 (12)
  63. South Park Hill: 1.53 (14)
  64. Southmoor Park: 1.45 (7)
  65. Indian Creek: 1.42 (5)
  66. Washington Park West: 1.24 (9)
  67. Hilltop: 1.19 (11)
  68. Cory-Merrill: 1.06 (5)
  69. Marston: 1.06 (12)
  70. North Park Hill: 1.04 (11)
  71. University: 0.96 (9)
  72. University Park: 0.93 (7)
  73. Wellshire: 0.89 (3)
  74. Washington Park: 0.82 (6)
  75. Country Club: 0.63 (2)
  76. Platt Park: 0.52 (3)
  77. Belcaro: 0.42 (2)
  78. Chaffee Park: 0.25 (1)

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Assault count, Denver, 2025

  1. Five Points: 235 incidents
  2. Civic Center: 115
  3. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 104
  4. Union Station: 104
  5. Capitol Hill: 103
  6. Central Park: 92
  7. Lincoln Park: 87
  8. Northeast Park Hill: 82
  9. North Capitol Hill: 81
  10. Montbello: 81
  11. East Colfax: 80
  12. West Colfax: 72
  13. CBD: 69
  14. Westwood: 67
  15. City Park West: 60
  16. Hampden: 56
  17. Windsor: 45
  18. Washington Virginia Vale: 44
  19. Mar Lee: 43
  20. Elyria-Swansea: 41
  21. Baker: 39
  22. DIA: 39
  23. Harvey Park: 37
  24. Hampden South: 34
  25. Athmar Park: 34
  26. Sunnyside: 34
  27. Villa Park: 30
  28. Barnum: 29
  29. Harvey Park South: 28
  30. Globeville: 27
  31. Highland: 26
  32. College View / South Platte: 26
  33. Ruby Hill: 25
  34. Goldsmith: 24
  35. Congress Park: 24
  36. Sun Valley: 24
  37. Bear Valley: 24
  38. Cheesman Park: 23
  39. Virginia Village: 23
  40. Whittier: 23
  41. Clayton: 23
  42. Montclair: 23
  43. Lowry Field: 23
  44. Speer: 21
  45. Fort Logan: 20
  46. Overland: 19
  47. Kennedy: 17
  48. University Hills: 16
  49. Valverde: 16
  50. Berkeley: 15
  51. West Highland: 15
  52. South Park Hill: 14
  53. Auraria: 14
  54. Hale: 13
  55. City Park: 13
  56. Cole: 13
  57. Sloan Lake: 12
  58. Marston: 12
  59. Hilltop: 11
  60. Rosedale: 11
  61. North Park Hill: 11
  62. Barnum West: 10
  63. Cherry Creek: 10
  64. University: 9
  65. Jefferson Park: 9
  66. Washington Park West: 9
  67. Skyland: 8
  68. Regis: 8
  69. Southmoor Park: 7
  70. University Park: 7
  71. Washington Park: 6
  72. Cory-Merrill: 5
  73. Indian Creek: 5
  74. : 5
  75. Platt Park: 3
  76. Wellshire: 3
  77. Belcaro: 2
  78. Country Club: 2
  79. Chaffee Park: 1

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Recent Denver assaults

May 4

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:00 AM, at Park Avenue west and Stout St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 11:00 AM in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Serious assault, at 3:15 AM, at 2120 N Irving St in Sloan Lake.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 2:08 AM in Montbello.
  • Serious assault, at 2:06 AM, at 2015 Market St in Five Points.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:01 AM, at the 1900 block of Market St in Union Station.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:19 AM, at 2660 W Holden Pl in Sun Valley.
  • Serious assault, at 1:19 AM, at 2660 W Holden Pl in Sun Valley.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 12:00 AM in Harvey Park.

May 3

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury to a police officer, at 11:44 PM, at S Quebec Way and E Florida Ave in Indian Creek.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:25 PM, at the 1000 block of N Broadway St in Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 11:00 PM in Virginia Village.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:54 PM, at 1949 Market St in Union Station.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 9:00 PM in Valverde.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 8:57 PM in Lowry Field.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 8:43 PM in South Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 8:00 PM, at 1150 N Galapago St in Lincoln Park.
  • Serious assault, at 7:48 PM, at 900 S Quince St in Windsor.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 6:45 PM, at 1000 N Federal Blvd in Sun Valley.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 6:16 PM, at the 1500 block of N High St in City Park West.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 6:10 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 5:15 PM, at I-70 east-bound and N Federal Blvd in Berkeley.
  • Serious assault, at 4:15 PM, at E 48th Ave and N Ivy St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 3:00 PM, at 3811 N Harrison St in Clayton.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:45 PM, at 1690 N Meade St in West Colfax.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 1:05 PM, at 2205 W 29th Ave in Highland.
  • Serious assault, at 11:00 AM, at 20th St and Market St in Union Station.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:10 AM, at 7340 E 29th Ave in Central Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 8:56 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 7:57 AM, at 4330 E 48th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 6:36 AM, at 2175 California St in Five Points.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 6:31 AM, at 5725 E 39th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:52 AM, at 1247 N Santa Fe Dr in Lincoln Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 2:10 AM in Montbello.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 12:07 AM in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.

May 2

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 9:30 PM, at 5190 N Brighton Blvd in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 9:00 PM, at 3101 S Federal Blvd in Harvey Park South.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 8:24 PM, at W 9th Ave and N Santa Fe Dr in Lincoln Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 7:40 PM in Westwood.
  • Serious assault, at 7:27 PM, at the 1300 block of 20th St in Union Station.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 6:22 PM, at 18188 E 52nd Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 2:03 PM, at the 6200 block of E Smith Rd in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 10:00 AM, at 777 N Bannock St in Lincoln Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 8:45 AM in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 5:30 AM in Westwood.
  • Serious assault, at 4:07 AM, at 12090 E 40th Ave in Central Park.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, at 3:22 AM in Hampden.

May 1

  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 11:54 PM in CBD.
  • Assault causing minor bodily injury, at 11:17 PM, at 1000 Chopper Cir in Auraria.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 10:34 PM in Five Points.

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