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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 Monday October 6th.

Denver serious assaults are even in the past 30 days (256) compared with the 30 days before that (256), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 2079 serious assaults reported so far this year, an average of 227.3 per month / 7.5 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 164.
  • The average number of serious assaults per neighborhood this year is 26.65.

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.

Brand new: Read the September 2025 Denver-city crime report.

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 225.2 and the median was 228.5. The most in any month was 303, in July 2023, and the least was 12 in October 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.

Brand new: Read the September 2025 Denver-city crime report.

Denver serious assaults in the news

Denver man who shot Edgewater party host in the head gets 43 years in prison
Published September 4
Denver man arrested on suspicion of bar shooting that killed 2, wounded 2
Published August 30
FBI reward increased for man wanted on suspicion of murder in Denver bar shooting
Published August 29
Four wounded in overnight Denver stabbings, shooting
Published August 16

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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.

  • Mar Lee fell 6 ranks, from 47th to 41st.

Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for serious assaults.

Serious assault rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 33.35 per 1,000 residents (59 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 23.56 per 1,000 residents (29 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 21.14 (107)
  4. CBD: 16.3 (66)
  5. Five Points: 11.11 (164)
  6. City Park West: 10.91 (50)
  7. North Capitol Hill: 9.79 (58)
  8. Sun Valley: 9.74 (14)
  9. Lincoln Park: 8.45 (51)
  10. Globeville: 7.32 (26)
  11. Auraria: 7.27 (6)
  12. East Colfax: 6.31 (71)
  13. Northeast Park Hill: 6.16 (56)
  14. Elyria-Swansea: 5.69 (38)
  15. West Colfax: 5.37 (49)
  16. Capitol Hill: 4.97 (78)
  17. Baker: 4.66 (27)
  18. College View / South Platte: 4.07 (29)
  19. Athmar Park: 4.04 (35)
  20. Goldsmith: 3.99 (21)
  21. Clayton: 3.76 (16)
  22. Central Park: 3.74 (66)
  23. Kennedy: 3.69 (17)
  24. Westwood: 3.62 (60)
  25. Jefferson Park: 3.54 (10)
  26. City Park: 3.44 (11)
  27. Overland: 3.39 (11)
  28. Washington Virginia Vale: 3.04 (42)
  29. Cole: 3.04 (14)
  30. Ruby Hill: 2.96 (32)
  31. Villa Park: 2.74 (25)
  32. Barnum: 2.73 (18)
  33. Cheesman Park: 2.57 (22)
  34. Montclair: 2.54 (15)
  35. Valverde: 2.4 (9)
  36. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 2.37 (83)
  37. Sunnyside: 2.24 (22)
  38. Barnum West: 2.22 (13)
  39. Harvey Park: 2.2 (28)
  40. Mar Lee: 2.2 (30)
  41. Whittier: 2.17 (13)
  42. Congress Park: 2.05 (23)
  43. Chaffee Park: 1.98 (8)
  44. Montbello: 1.97 (68)
  45. Lowry Field: 1.95 (16)
  46. Berkeley: 1.87 (16)
  47. Hampden: 1.8 (34)
  48. Highland: 1.78 (16)
  49. Rosedale: 1.65 (4)
  50. South Park Hill: 1.64 (15)
  51. Hale: 1.63 (11)
  52. Bear Valley: 1.62 (15)
  53. Speer: 1.62 (19)
  54. Windsor: 1.61 (22)
  55. Harvey Park South: 1.58 (14)
  56. University Hills: 1.52 (9)
  57. Fort Logan: 1.48 (13)
  58. Hampden South: 1.48 (22)
  59. Southmoor Park: 1.45 (7)
  60. Marston: 1.24 (14)
  61. Sloan Lake: 1.15 (9)
  62. University: 1.06 (10)
  63. Regis: 0.95 (4)
  64. Skyland: 0.95 (3)
  65. Indian Creek: 0.85 (3)
  66. West Highland: 0.76 (7)
  67. Virginia Village: 0.71 (10)
  68. Washington Park West: 0.69 (5)
  69. Washington Park: 0.68 (5)
  70. University Park: 0.66 (5)
  71. North Park Hill: 0.66 (7)
  72. Cory-Merrill: 0.64 (3)
  73. Cherry Creek: 0.64 (4)
  74. Wellshire: 0.59 (2)
  75. Platt Park: 0.52 (3)
  76. Hilltop: 0.43 (4)
  77. Country Club: 0.31 (1)
  78. Belcaro: 0.21 (1)

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Serious assault count, Denver, 2025

  1. Five Points: 164 incidents
  2. Union Station: 107
  3. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 83
  4. Capitol Hill: 78
  5. East Colfax: 71
  6. Montbello: 68
  7. CBD: 66
  8. Central Park: 66
  9. Westwood: 60
  10. Civic Center: 59
  11. North Capitol Hill: 58
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 56
  13. Lincoln Park: 51
  14. City Park West: 50
  15. West Colfax: 49
  16. Washington Virginia Vale: 42
  17. Elyria-Swansea: 38
  18. Athmar Park: 35
  19. Hampden: 34
  20. Ruby Hill: 32
  21. Mar Lee: 30
  22. College View / South Platte: 29
  23. DIA: 29
  24. Harvey Park: 28
  25. Baker: 27
  26. Globeville: 26
  27. Villa Park: 25
  28. Congress Park: 23
  29. Hampden South: 22
  30. Windsor: 22
  31. Cheesman Park: 22
  32. Sunnyside: 22
  33. Goldsmith: 21
  34. Speer: 19
  35. Barnum: 18
  36. Kennedy: 17
  37. Highland: 16
  38. Lowry Field: 16
  39. Clayton: 16
  40. Berkeley: 16
  41. Bear Valley: 15
  42. South Park Hill: 15
  43. Montclair: 15
  44. Harvey Park South: 14
  45. Sun Valley: 14
  46. Cole: 14
  47. Marston: 14
  48. Fort Logan: 13
  49. Whittier: 13
  50. Barnum West: 13
  51. Hale: 11
  52. City Park: 11
  53. Overland: 11
  54. University: 10
  55. Jefferson Park: 10
  56. Virginia Village: 10
  57. University Hills: 9
  58. Sloan Lake: 9
  59. Valverde: 9
  60. Chaffee Park: 8
  61. West Highland: 7
  62. North Park Hill: 7
  63. Southmoor Park: 7
  64. Auraria: 6
  65. Washington Park: 5
  66. University Park: 5
  67. Washington Park West: 5
  68. Regis: 4
  69. Hilltop: 4
  70. Cherry Creek: 4
  71. Rosedale: 4
  72. Skyland: 3
  73. Cory-Merrill: 3
  74. Indian Creek: 3
  75. : 3
  76. Platt Park: 3
  77. Wellshire: 2
  78. Belcaro: 1
  79. Country Club: 1

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Recent Denver serious assaults

October 2

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:24 PM, at the 3500 block of N Elm St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 8:30 PM, at 10 W 14th Ave in Civic Center.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:49 PM, at 4001 N Colorado Blvd in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 3:00 AM, at I-70 west-bound and N Northfield Quebec St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 2:23 AM, at W Iowa Ave and S Acoma St in Overland.

October 1

  • Serious assault, at 11:19 PM, at N Adams St and N Adams Cook alley in Clayton.
  • Serious assault, at 10:00 PM, at the 1200 block of S Seneca Way in Ruby Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 9:20 PM, at the 5000 block of W Gill Pl in Westwood.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:30 PM, at the 3000 block of W Highland Park Pl in West Highland.
  • Serious assault, at 9:23 AM, at the 2600 block of S Federal Blvd in College View / South Platte.
  • Serious assault, at 2:00 AM, at the 1800 block of S Hazel Ct in Mar Lee.
  • Serious assault, at 1:55 AM, at the 5100 block of N Perth St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.

September 30

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:23 PM, at the 3000 block of W 47th Ave in Berkeley.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:54 PM, at E Quincy Ave and E Eastmoor Dr in Hampden South.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:30 PM, at 1885 S Federal Blvd in Mar Lee.
  • Serious assault, at 3:10 PM, at E 48th Ave and N Colorado Blvd in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 3:03 PM, at 7675 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 1:11 PM, at 3063 N Brighton Blvd in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 8:08 AM, at 1191 Larimer St in Auraria.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:57 AM, at S Federal Blvd and W Colorado Ave in Mar Lee.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:43 AM, at the 1600 block of Glenarm Pl in CBD.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:31 AM, at W Dartmouth Ave and S Sheridan Blvd in Bear Valley.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:00 AM, at 1550 Market St in Union Station.

September 29

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:17 PM, at the 200 block of S Cherokee St in Baker.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 2:41 PM, at the 4400 block of N Pearl St in Globeville.
  • Serious assault, at 1:41 PM, at the 2100 block of California St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 1:02 PM, at the 600 block of N Albion St in Hale.
  • Serious assault, at 12:23 PM, at 1001 S Federal Blvd in Westwood.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:05 AM, at the 4400 block of Morrison Rd in Westwood.
  • Serious assault, at 6:00 AM, at 4335 W Florida Ave in Mar Lee.
  • Serious assault, at 6:00 AM, at 1690 N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 4:50 AM, at 4642 N York St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 4:06 AM, at the 300 block of S Hazel Ct in Westwood.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:21 AM, at the 3300 block of W 2nd Ave in Barnum.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 2:30 AM, at 2656 Curtis St in Five Points.

September 28

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:57 PM, at the 4100 block of N Orleans St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:39 PM, at the 3200 block of N Pecos St in Highland.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 7:00 PM, at the 600 block of S Clinton St in Windsor.
  • Serious assault, at 5:25 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 5:05 PM, at 15555 E Maxwell Pl in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault, at 3:45 PM, at 1620 Platte St in Highland.
  • Serious assault, at 1:00 PM, at the 4600 block of E Colfax Ave in South Park Hill.

September 27

  • Serious assault, at 11:32 PM, at the 1600 block of S Alcott St in Ruby Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 9:18 PM, at the 1500 block of N Grant St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:30 PM, at the 7700 block of E Oxford Ave in Hampden South.
  • Serious assault, at 5:45 PM, at the 1800 block of Arapahoe St in CBD.
  • Serious assault, at 5:40 PM, at 3083 N Brighton Blvd in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 9:00 AM, at 20th St and Market St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 7:13 AM, at the 1900 block of Market St in Union Station.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:24 AM, at 1333 W Alameda Ave in Valverde.

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