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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 2024. Last updated Thursday December 19th.

Denver serious assaults are down in the past 30 days (263) compared with the 30 days before that (294), and down since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

  • Denver has had 3363 serious assaults reported so far this year, an average of 289.6 per month / 9.5 per day.
  • In 2023, Denver averaged 302.2 per month, and the year before that (2022) Denver averaged 307.3 per month.
  • The most serious assaults any neighborhood in Denver has had in 2024 is Five Points, with 250.
  • The average number of serious assaults per neighborhood this year is 43.12.

Denver’s serious assault rate

In 2024, Denver's serious assault rate’s 4.6 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, 2024

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 281.9 and the median was 289.5. The most in any month was 387, in July 2023, and the least was 125 in December 2024.

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.

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Serious assault rate, Denver, 2024

  1. Civic Center: 49.75 per 1,000 residents (88 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 41.43 per 1,000 residents (51 incidents total)
  3. Sun Valley: 29.21 (42)
  4. Union Station: 21.93 (111)
  5. CBD: 20.0 (81)
  6. Five Points: 16.93 (250)
  7. Lincoln Park: 15.24 (92)
  8. City Park West: 15.06 (69)
  9. Auraria: 13.33 (11)
  10. Globeville: 12.95 (46)
  11. North Capitol Hill: 11.99 (71)
  12. Elyria-Swansea: 10.19 (68)
  13. East Colfax: 10.13 (114)
  14. West Colfax: 9.65 (88)
  15. Jefferson Park: 8.49 (24)
  16. Northeast Park Hill: 8.14 (74)
  17. Cole: 7.83 (36)
  18. Baker: 7.76 (45)
  19. College View / South Platte: 7.72 (55)
  20. Goldsmith: 7.41 (39)
  21. Valverde: 6.93 (26)
  22. Clayton: 6.59 (28)
  23. Westwood: 6.58 (109)
  24. Central Park: 6.24 (110)
  25. Barnum: 6.22 (41)
  26. Capitol Hill: 6.11 (96)
  27. Athmar Park: 5.89 (51)
  28. Overland: 5.86 (19)
  29. Ruby Hill: 5.18 (56)
  30. Washington Virginia Vale: 4.85 (67)
  31. Villa Park: 4.82 (44)
  32. Kennedy: 4.56 (21)
  33. City Park: 4.38 (14)
  34. Montbello: 4.2 (145)
  35. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 4.18 (146)
  36. Harvey Park South: 4.07 (36)
  37. Hampden: 3.92 (74)
  38. Windsor: 3.88 (53)
  39. Whittier: 3.84 (23)
  40. Sunnyside: 3.56 (35)
  41. Hale: 3.55 (24)
  42. Mar Lee: 3.29 (45)
  43. Bear Valley: 3.24 (30)
  44. Barnum West: 3.24 (19)
  45. Chaffee Park: 3.21 (13)
  46. Lowry Field: 3.17 (26)
  47. Harvey Park: 3.15 (40)
  48. Highland: 3.0 (27)
  49. Hampden South: 2.97 (44)
  50. Cherry Creek: 2.87 (18)
  51. Skyland: 2.86 (9)
  52. Sloan Lake: 2.82 (22)
  53. Virginia Village: 2.69 (38)
  54. Cheesman Park: 2.57 (22)
  55. Speer: 2.47 (29)
  56. Belcaro: 2.33 (11)
  57. Montclair: 2.2 (13)
  58. University Hills: 2.2 (13)
  59. Congress Park: 2.14 (24)
  60. Regis: 2.13 (9)
  61. Southmoor Park: 2.06 (10)
  62. North Park Hill: 1.99 (21)
  63. South Park Hill: 1.86 (17)
  64. West Highland: 1.73 (16)
  65. Fort Logan: 1.71 (15)
  66. Rosedale: 1.65 (4)
  67. Berkeley: 1.4 (12)
  68. University Park: 1.32 (10)
  69. University: 1.28 (12)
  70. Washington Park West: 1.1 (8)
  71. Platt Park: 1.04 (6)
  72. Washington Park: 0.96 (7)
  73. Marston: 0.89 (10)
  74. Hilltop: 0.87 (8)
  75. Country Club: 0.63 (2)
  76. Cory-Merrill: 0.42 (2)
  77. Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
  78. Indian Creek: 0.28 (1)

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Serious assault count, Denver, 2024

  1. Five Points: 250 incidents
  2. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 146
  3. Montbello: 145
  4. East Colfax: 114
  5. Union Station: 111
  6. Central Park: 110
  7. Westwood: 109
  8. Capitol Hill: 96
  9. Lincoln Park: 92
  10. West Colfax: 88
  11. Civic Center: 88
  12. CBD: 81
  13. Hampden: 74
  14. Northeast Park Hill: 74
  15. North Capitol Hill: 71
  16. City Park West: 69
  17. Elyria-Swansea: 68
  18. Washington Virginia Vale: 67
  19. Ruby Hill: 56
  20. College View / South Platte: 55
  21. Windsor: 53
  22. Athmar Park: 51
  23. DIA: 51
  24. Globeville: 46
  25. Mar Lee: 45
  26. Baker: 45
  27. Hampden South: 44
  28. Villa Park: 44
  29. Sun Valley: 42
  30. Barnum: 41
  31. Harvey Park: 40
  32. Goldsmith: 39
  33. Virginia Village: 38
  34. Cole: 36
  35. Harvey Park South: 36
  36. Sunnyside: 35
  37. Bear Valley: 30
  38. Speer: 29
  39. Clayton: 28
  40. Highland: 27
  41. Valverde: 26
  42. Lowry Field: 26
  43. Congress Park: 24
  44. Hale: 24
  45. Jefferson Park: 24
  46. Whittier: 23
  47. Sloan Lake: 22
  48. Cheesman Park: 22
  49. North Park Hill: 21
  50. Kennedy: 21
  51. Overland: 19
  52. Barnum West: 19
  53. Cherry Creek: 18
  54. South Park Hill: 17
  55. West Highland: 16
  56. Fort Logan: 15
  57. City Park: 14
  58. Montclair: 13
  59. Chaffee Park: 13
  60. University Hills: 13
  61. Berkeley: 12
  62. University: 12
  63. Auraria: 11
  64. Belcaro: 11
  65. University Park: 10
  66. Southmoor Park: 10
  67. Marston: 10
  68. Regis: 9
  69. Skyland: 9
  70. Hilltop: 8
  71. Washington Park West: 8
  72. Washington Park: 7
  73. Platt Park: 6
  74. Rosedale: 4
  75. : 3
  76. Country Club: 2
  77. Cory-Merrill: 2
  78. Wellshire: 1
  79. Indian Creek: 1

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Recent Denver serious assaults

December 15

  • Serious assault, at 5:44 PM, at 1701 N Bryant St in Sun Valley.
  • Serious assault, at 4:20 PM, at 1760 N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:50 AM, at 1119 N Syracuse St in East Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:12 AM, at 4159 N Wyandot St in Sunnyside.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:30 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Broadway St in Civic Center.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 3:33 AM, at 3972 S Tamarac Dr in Hampden South.
  • Serious assault, at 3:30 AM, at 701 E 14th Ave in Capitol Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:51 AM, at Champa St and 16th St in CBD.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 12:51 AM, at Champa St and 16th St in CBD.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:43 AM, at 3438 N Vine St in Cole.

December 14

  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 10:29 PM in Montclair.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 9:48 PM, at 44 N Hooker St in Barnum.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:28 PM, at the 2900 block of Walnut St in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:10 PM, at 1520 Stout St in CBD.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:45 PM, at the 600 block of N Meade St in Villa Park.
  • Serious assault, at 3:56 PM, at the 1700 block of E 35th Ave in Cole.
  • Serious assault, at 3:52 PM, at 3805 W 26th Ave in Sloan Lake.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:25 PM, at 18890 E 45th Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:10 PM, at 600 S Dayton St in Windsor.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:42 AM, at 1415 N Julian St in West Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:07 AM, at 18188 E 52nd Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault, at 1:00 AM, at 3000 N Huron St in Five Points.

December 13

  • Serious assault, at 11:20 PM, at 860 S Oneida St in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:34 PM, at 3168 W Arizona Ave in Mar Lee.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:10 PM, at the 3300 block of N Quivas St in Highland.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:00 PM, at 1655 N Grove St in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 2:10 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 12:13 PM, at 520 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 8:40 AM, at S Monaco St and E Columbia Pl in Hampden.
  • Serious assault, at 8:00 AM, at the 1100 block of N Speer Blvd in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 1:00 AM, at the 400 block of W Colfax Ave in CBD.

December 12

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:50 PM, at 1442 N Osage St in Lincoln Park.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 8:21 PM, at 2797 W 13th Ave in Sun Valley.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:54 PM, at 19553 E 42nd Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:43 PM, at 1950 Chestnut Pl in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 4:14 PM, at 1438 N Valentia St in East Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:15 AM, at N Colorado Blvd and E Bruce Randolph Ave in Clayton.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:55 AM, at S Federal Blvd and W Arkansas Ave in Mar Lee.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:01 AM, at 10050 E Harvard Ave in Hampden.

December 11

  • Serious assault, at 10:30 PM, at 1243 N Washington St in Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 9:35 PM in Sun Valley.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 5:55 PM, at 1255 S Bellaire St in Virginia Village.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:48 PM, at 7100 E Colfax Ave in Montclair.
  • Serious assault, at 4:20 PM, at the 1300 block of N Xanthia St in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 4:05 PM, at the 2100 block of S Federal Blvd in College View / South Platte.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:05 AM, at 750 15th St in CBD.
  • Serious assault, at 4:16 AM, at 4364 S Quebec St in Hampden South.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:13 AM, at 14324 E 47th Dr in Montbello.

December 10

  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 9:30 PM in Hampden.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:10 AM, at the 4400 block of N Pearl St in Globeville.

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