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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 April 14th.

Denver serious assaults are up in the past 30 days (290) compared with the 30 days before that (264), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 845 serious assaults reported so far this year, an average of 249.4 per month / 8.2 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 72.
  • The average number of serious assaults per neighborhood this year is 10.83.

Denver’s serious assault rate

In 2025, Denver's serious assault rate’s 4.0 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

Featured: Read the March 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 280.7 and the median was 287.5. The most in any month was 381, in July 2023, and the least was 79 in April 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.

Featured: Each neighborhood now has a list of its high-crime addresses.

Recent crime ranking changes in serious assault

There were 10 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.

Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for serious assaults.

Serious assault rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 11.31 per 1,000 residents (20 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 8.94 per 1,000 residents (11 incidents total)
  3. CBD: 5.43 (22)
  4. Five Points: 4.88 (72)
  5. Union Station: 4.74 (24)
  6. Sun Valley: 4.17 (6)
  7. City Park West: 4.15 (19)
  8. North Capitol Hill: 4.05 (24)
  9. Lincoln Park: 3.31 (20)
  10. Globeville: 2.82 (10)
  11. Northeast Park Hill: 2.64 (24)
  12. West Colfax: 2.63 (24)
  13. Auraria: 2.42 (2)
  14. East Colfax: 2.31 (26)
  15. Elyria-Swansea: 2.1 (14)
  16. Valverde: 1.87 (7)
  17. Sunnyside: 1.83 (18)
  18. Kennedy: 1.74 (8)
  19. Baker: 1.72 (10)
  20. Barnum: 1.67 (11)
  21. Overland: 1.54 (5)
  22. Villa Park: 1.53 (14)
  23. Clayton: 1.41 (6)
  24. Washington Virginia Vale: 1.37 (19)
  25. Capitol Hill: 1.34 (21)
  26. Goldsmith: 1.33 (7)
  27. Westwood: 1.27 (21)
  28. Athmar Park: 1.27 (11)
  29. College View / South Platte: 1.26 (9)
  30. Rosedale: 1.24 (3)
  31. Mar Lee: 1.17 (16)
  32. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 1.09 (38)
  33. Jefferson Park: 1.06 (3)
  34. Harvey Park: 1.02 (13)
  35. Whittier: 1.0 (6)
  36. Skyland: 0.95 (3)
  37. City Park: 0.94 (3)
  38. Cole: 0.87 (4)
  39. Cheesman Park: 0.82 (7)
  40. Central Park: 0.79 (14)
  41. Highland: 0.78 (7)
  42. Hampden: 0.74 (14)
  43. Hale: 0.74 (5)
  44. Montbello: 0.72 (25)
  45. Congress Park: 0.71 (8)
  46. Berkeley: 0.7 (6)
  47. University Hills: 0.68 (4)
  48. Harvey Park South: 0.68 (6)
  49. Barnum West: 0.68 (4)
  50. Windsor: 0.66 (9)
  51. South Park Hill: 0.66 (6)
  52. Sloan Lake: 0.64 (5)
  53. Marston: 0.62 (7)
  54. Hampden South: 0.61 (9)
  55. Fort Logan: 0.57 (5)
  56. West Highland: 0.54 (5)
  57. University Park: 0.53 (4)
  58. University: 0.53 (5)
  59. Montclair: 0.51 (3)
  60. Cherry Creek: 0.48 (3)
  61. Regis: 0.47 (2)
  62. Ruby Hill: 0.46 (5)
  63. Speer: 0.43 (5)
  64. Bear Valley: 0.43 (4)
  65. Cory-Merrill: 0.42 (2)
  66. Southmoor Park: 0.41 (2)
  67. Lowry Field: 0.37 (3)
  68. Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
  69. Virginia Village: 0.28 (4)
  70. Indian Creek: 0.28 (1)
  71. North Park Hill: 0.28 (3)
  72. Washington Park: 0.27 (2)
  73. Chaffee Park: 0.25 (1)
  74. Hilltop: 0.22 (2)
  75. Washington Park West: 0.14 (1)

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Serious assault count, Denver, 2025

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

April 9

  • Serious assault, at 10:53 AM, at 1448 Market St in Union Station.

April 8

  • Serious assault, at 10:42 PM, at the 4600 block of W Short Pl in Barnum West.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:42 PM, at the 4600 block of W Short Pl in Barnum West.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 4:12 PM in CBD.
  • Serious assault, at 2:28 PM, at 155 S Franklin St in Washington Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:56 PM, at I-70 east-bound and N Havana St in Central Park.

April 7

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:00 PM, at 1260 S Navajo St in Ruby Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:45 PM, at the 200 block of S Julian St in Barnum.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:00 PM, at N High St and E 11th Ave in Cheesman Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:30 PM, at E Louisiana Ave and I-25 north-bound in Washington Park West.
  • Serious assault, at 3:25 PM, at the 1500 block of N Willow St in East Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:46 PM, at 1001 N Broadway St in Civic Center.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:15 AM, at the 1100 block of N Corona St in Capitol Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:45 AM, at Market St and 15th St in Union Station.

April 6

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:30 PM, at 2419 N Central Park Blvd in Central Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 7:30 PM in Central Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:35 PM, at 2750 S Colorado Blvd in University Hills.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:16 PM, at 7797 E 36th Ave in Central Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 5:54 PM in Montbello.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:28 PM, at 1624 S Patton Ct in Mar Lee.
  • Serious assault, at 1:58 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Colorado Blvd in Hale.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 2:38 AM in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 2:15 AM, at 27th St and Larimer St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 12:55 AM, at 214 S Federal Blvd in Valverde.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:40 AM, at the 5100 block of Morrison Rd in Westwood.

April 5

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:41 PM, at 2059 19th St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 11:37 PM, at 3550 W 38th Ave in West Highland.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 8:30 PM in Mar Lee.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:54 PM, at E Dakota Ave and S Lincoln St in Washington Park West.
  • Serious assault, at 5:57 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 2:31 PM, at 270 N Lincoln St in Speer.
  • Serious assault, at 2:16 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 4:22 AM in Bear Valley.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:00 AM, at 2915 W Mississippi Ave in Athmar Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:25 AM, at 1956 Lawrence St in CBD.

April 4

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:27 PM, at the 1200 block of N Ogden St in Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 11:23 PM, at 1946 Market St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 10:54 PM, at 1901 29th St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 9:18 PM, at the 2000 block of Larimer St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 9:00 PM in DIA.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 8:56 PM in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 8:15 PM, at 2626 N Marion St in Whittier.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:10 PM, at 7970 E Northfield Blvd in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 7:30 PM, at 4105 N Chambers Rd in Montbello.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 7:30 PM in Athmar Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:43 PM, at 4100 E 48th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 5:51 PM in Union Station.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:11 PM, at 7525 E Hampden Ave in Hampden.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:43 PM, at E 51St Ave and N Central Park Blvd in Central Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 3:36 PM in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.

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