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The Denver serious assault report

Serious assault crime stats, charts, data, rankings, maps and news for the City of Denver and its neighborhoods for the year 2025. Last updated Thursday September 11th.

Denver serious assaults are up in the past 30 days (276) compared with the 30 days before that (258), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 1860 serious assaults reported so far this year, an average of 223.5 per month / 7.4 per day.
  • In 2024, Denver averaged 296.9 per month, and the year before that (2023) Denver averaged 302.2 per month.
  • The most serious assaults any neighborhood in Denver has had in 2025 is Five Points, with 148.
  • The average number of serious assaults per neighborhood this year is 23.85.

Denver’s serious assault rate

In 2025, Denver's serious assault rate’s 3.6 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

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

Reported serious assaults per 1,000 residents. Hover over or tap a neighborhood for details.

 

Denver serious assault statistics

Monthly reported serious assaults in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 226.9 and the median was 228.5. The most in any month was 304, in July 2023, and the least was 78 in September 2025.

Serious assault crimes, by time of day

What time reported serious assaults happen in Denver.

Serious assault crimes, by weekday

The day of the week reported serious assaults happen.

New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.

Recent crime ranking changes in serious assault

There were 1 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.

  • Auraria fell 13 ranks, from 26th to 13th.

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Serious assault rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 30.53 per 1,000 residents (54 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 21.12 per 1,000 residents (26 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 19.36 (98)
  4. CBD: 15.56 (63)
  5. Five Points: 10.02 (148)
  6. City Park West: 9.82 (45)
  7. North Capitol Hill: 9.62 (57)
  8. Sun Valley: 8.34 (12)
  9. Lincoln Park: 7.12 (43)
  10. Globeville: 6.48 (23)
  11. Auraria: 6.06 (5)
  12. East Colfax: 5.24 (59)
  13. Northeast Park Hill: 5.06 (46)
  14. West Colfax: 5.04 (46)
  15. Elyria-Swansea: 4.94 (33)
  16. Baker: 4.31 (25)
  17. Capitol Hill: 3.82 (60)
  18. Athmar Park: 3.81 (33)
  19. College View / South Platte: 3.51 (25)
  20. Goldsmith: 3.42 (18)
  21. Westwood: 3.38 (56)
  22. Central Park: 3.35 (59)
  23. Kennedy: 3.25 (15)
  24. Cole: 2.83 (13)
  25. Jefferson Park: 2.83 (8)
  26. Washington Virginia Vale: 2.82 (39)
  27. City Park: 2.82 (9)
  28. Clayton: 2.82 (12)
  29. Overland: 2.78 (9)
  30. Villa Park: 2.63 (24)
  31. Ruby Hill: 2.5 (27)
  32. Valverde: 2.4 (9)
  33. Cheesman Park: 2.34 (20)
  34. Barnum: 2.28 (15)
  35. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 2.2 (77)
  36. Montclair: 2.2 (13)
  37. Mar Lee: 2.12 (29)
  38. Barnum West: 2.05 (12)
  39. Sunnyside: 2.03 (20)
  40. Harvey Park: 1.97 (25)
  41. Lowry Field: 1.95 (16)
  42. Whittier: 1.84 (11)
  43. Berkeley: 1.75 (15)
  44. Montbello: 1.74 (60)
  45. Hampden: 1.7 (32)
  46. Hale: 1.63 (11)
  47. Highland: 1.56 (14)
  48. University Hills: 1.52 (9)
  49. Chaffee Park: 1.48 (6)
  50. Harvey Park South: 1.47 (13)
  51. Southmoor Park: 1.45 (7)
  52. Congress Park: 1.42 (16)
  53. South Park Hill: 1.42 (13)
  54. Bear Valley: 1.41 (13)
  55. Windsor: 1.39 (19)
  56. Speer: 1.28 (15)
  57. Fort Logan: 1.25 (11)
  58. Rosedale: 1.24 (3)
  59. Hampden South: 1.21 (18)
  60. Marston: 1.06 (12)
  61. University: 0.85 (8)
  62. Sloan Lake: 0.77 (6)
  63. West Highland: 0.76 (7)
  64. Regis: 0.71 (3)
  65. Washington Park West: 0.69 (5)
  66. Washington Park: 0.68 (5)
  67. North Park Hill: 0.66 (7)
  68. University Park: 0.66 (5)
  69. Virginia Village: 0.64 (9)
  70. Skyland: 0.64 (2)
  71. Cory-Merrill: 0.64 (3)
  72. Wellshire: 0.59 (2)
  73. Indian Creek: 0.57 (2)
  74. Cherry Creek: 0.48 (3)
  75. Hilltop: 0.43 (4)
  76. Platt Park: 0.35 (2)
  77. Country Club: 0.31 (1)

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Serious assault count, Denver, 2025

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

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Recent Denver serious assaults

September 9

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:41 AM, at E 35th Ave and N Holly St in Northeast Park Hill.

September 8

  • Serious assault, at 8:47 AM, at W 10th Ave and N Kalamath St in Lincoln Park.
  • Serious assault, at 8:45 AM, at 2012 Larimer St in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:19 AM, at the 6100 block of N Ceylon St in DIA.
  • Serious assault, at 6:30 AM, at the 3300 block of N Niagara St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:00 AM, at 900 S Quince St in Windsor.
  • Serious assault, at 4:47 AM, at the 1400 block of S Quebec Way in Indian Creek.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:37 AM, at 7525 E Hampden Ave in Hampden.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:20 AM, at the 6000 block of W Floyd Ave in Bear Valley.
  • Serious assault, at 12:00 AM, at W 38th Ave and N Lipan St in Highland.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:00 AM, at the 2500 block of S Federal Blvd in Harvey Park.

September 7

  • Serious assault, at 11:48 PM, at 3862 W Exposition Ave in Westwood.
  • Serious assault, at 8:00 PM, at 1667 N St Paul St in City Park.
  • Serious assault, at 12:49 PM, at 3490 N Colorado Blvd in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 9:11 AM, at 3900 N Pecos St in Sunnyside.
  • Serious assault, at 8:52 AM, at 2012 Larimer St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 8:45 AM, at E MLK Blvd and N Quebec St in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 7:51 AM, at the 3300 block of N Kearney St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 7:30 AM, at the 800 block of S Irving St in Westwood.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:20 AM, at the 4600 block of W Byron Pl in Sloan Lake.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:28 AM, at the 8300 block of E Quincy Ave in Hampden South.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:00 AM, at 20th St and Blake St in Union Station.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:06 AM, at 12425 E Albrook Dr in Montbello.

September 6

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:22 PM, at 1730 Wynkoop St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 4:00 PM, at the 2300 block of Welton St in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:15 AM, at 1504 N Colorado Blvd in South Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 4:39 AM, at the 2600 block of W Holden Pl in Sun Valley.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:36 AM, at 9600 E Girard Ave in Hampden.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:04 AM, at the 600 block of N Broadway St in Lincoln Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:06 AM, at the 4000 block of N Albion St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 2:48 AM, at the 3900 block of N Jackson St in Clayton.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:48 AM, at the 3900 block of N Jackson St in Clayton.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:45 AM, at 3170 W Cedar Ave in Barnum.

September 5

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:00 PM, at the 100 block of N Monroe St in Cherry Creek.
  • Serious assault, at 1:00 PM, at 10500 E Smith Rd in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 9:47 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Xenia St in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 6:30 AM, at the 4100 block of W Rice Pl in Fort Logan.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:22 AM, at the 2300 block of S Kearney St in Goldsmith.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:37 AM, at I-25 south-bound and W 23rd Ave in Jefferson Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:10 AM, at 8615 W Berry Ave in Marston.
  • Serious assault, at 12:15 AM, at 2825 N High St in Whittier.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 12:15 AM, at 2825 N High St in Whittier.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:03 AM, at E 56th Ave and N Tower Rd in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.

September 4

  • Serious assault, at 11:03 PM, at the 2700 block of N Federal Blvd in Jefferson Park.
  • Serious assault, at 9:51 PM, at the 2500 block of W Mosier Pl in Ruby Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:39 PM, at the 2100 block of California St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 8:15 PM, at 8100 E Smith Rd in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 1:30 PM, at 7201 E 36th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
  • 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.

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