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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 July 28th.

Denver serious assaults are up in the past 30 days (281) 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 1521 serious assaults reported so far this year, an average of 222.3 per month / 7.3 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 120.
  • The average number of serious assaults per neighborhood this year is 19.5.

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 229.9 and the median was 229.0. The most in any month was 305, in July 2023, and the least was 155 in February 2022.

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.

Updated: Colorado state crime rate charts.

Recent crime ranking changes in serious 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.

  • Auraria fell 33 ranks, from 57th to 24th.
  • Kennedy fell 10 ranks, from 45th to 35th.
  • Bear Valley improved 6 ranks, from 35th to 41st.
  • Athmar Park improved 4 ranks, from 23rd to 27th.
  • Clayton fell 4 ranks, from 29th to 25th.

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Serious assault rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 24.31 per 1,000 residents (43 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 17.06 per 1,000 residents (21 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 15.8 (80)
  4. CBD: 11.61 (47)
  5. Five Points: 8.13 (120)
  6. City Park West: 8.07 (37)
  7. North Capitol Hill: 7.94 (47)
  8. Sun Valley: 6.26 (9)
  9. Lincoln Park: 5.47 (33)
  10. Globeville: 5.35 (19)
  11. Northeast Park Hill: 4.51 (41)
  12. East Colfax: 4.35 (49)
  13. West Colfax: 4.17 (38)
  14. Auraria: 3.64 (3)
  15. Baker: 3.62 (21)
  16. Elyria-Swansea: 3.59 (24)
  17. Capitol Hill: 3.25 (51)
  18. Kennedy: 3.25 (15)
  19. Central Park: 2.95 (52)
  20. Athmar Park: 2.89 (25)
  21. Westwood: 2.66 (44)
  22. Clayton: 2.59 (11)
  23. City Park: 2.5 (8)
  24. Goldsmith: 2.47 (13)
  25. Valverde: 2.4 (9)
  26. College View / South Platte: 2.39 (17)
  27. Villa Park: 2.19 (20)
  28. Washington Virginia Vale: 2.17 (30)
  29. Overland: 2.16 (7)
  30. Jefferson Park: 2.12 (6)
  31. Sunnyside: 1.93 (19)
  32. Montclair: 1.86 (11)
  33. Ruby Hill: 1.85 (20)
  34. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 1.83 (64)
  35. Mar Lee: 1.76 (24)
  36. Cheesman Park: 1.76 (15)
  37. Harvey Park: 1.73 (22)
  38. Barnum: 1.67 (11)
  39. Lowry Field: 1.59 (13)
  40. Barnum West: 1.54 (9)
  41. Cole: 1.52 (7)
  42. Montbello: 1.45 (50)
  43. South Park Hill: 1.42 (13)
  44. Berkeley: 1.4 (12)
  45. Harvey Park South: 1.36 (12)
  46. Whittier: 1.34 (8)
  47. Hale: 1.33 (9)
  48. Hampden: 1.22 (23)
  49. University Hills: 1.18 (7)
  50. Hampden South: 1.15 (17)
  51. Fort Logan: 1.14 (10)
  52. Highland: 1.11 (10)
  53. Speer: 1.11 (13)
  54. Windsor: 1.1 (15)
  55. Bear Valley: 1.08 (10)
  56. Congress Park: 1.07 (12)
  57. Marston: 0.89 (10)
  58. Rosedale: 0.83 (2)
  59. Southmoor Park: 0.83 (4)
  60. Chaffee Park: 0.74 (3)
  61. Washington Park West: 0.69 (5)
  62. University Park: 0.66 (5)
  63. West Highland: 0.65 (6)
  64. Skyland: 0.64 (2)
  65. Sloan Lake: 0.64 (5)
  66. University: 0.64 (6)
  67. Wellshire: 0.59 (2)
  68. North Park Hill: 0.57 (6)
  69. Washington Park: 0.55 (4)
  70. Cherry Creek: 0.48 (3)
  71. Regis: 0.47 (2)
  72. Virginia Village: 0.42 (6)
  73. Cory-Merrill: 0.42 (2)
  74. Platt Park: 0.35 (2)
  75. Hilltop: 0.33 (3)
  76. Country Club: 0.31 (1)

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Serious assault count, Denver, 2025

  1. Five Points: 120 incidents
  2. Union Station: 80
  3. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 64
  4. Central Park: 52
  5. Capitol Hill: 51
  6. Montbello: 50
  7. East Colfax: 49
  8. CBD: 47
  9. North Capitol Hill: 47
  10. Westwood: 44
  11. Civic Center: 43
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 41
  13. West Colfax: 38
  14. City Park West: 37
  15. Lincoln Park: 33
  16. Washington Virginia Vale: 30
  17. Athmar Park: 25
  18. Mar Lee: 24
  19. Elyria-Swansea: 24
  20. Hampden: 23
  21. Harvey Park: 22
  22. DIA: 21
  23. Baker: 21
  24. Villa Park: 20
  25. Ruby Hill: 20
  26. Sunnyside: 19
  27. Globeville: 19
  28. Hampden South: 17
  29. College View / South Platte: 17
  30. Cheesman Park: 15
  31. Windsor: 15
  32. Kennedy: 15
  33. Goldsmith: 13
  34. South Park Hill: 13
  35. Lowry Field: 13
  36. Speer: 13
  37. Berkeley: 12
  38. Congress Park: 12
  39. Harvey Park South: 12
  40. Montclair: 11
  41. Clayton: 11
  42. Barnum: 11
  43. Highland: 10
  44. Bear Valley: 10
  45. Marston: 10
  46. Fort Logan: 10
  47. Sun Valley: 9
  48. Hale: 9
  49. Valverde: 9
  50. Barnum West: 9
  51. City Park: 8
  52. Whittier: 8
  53. University Hills: 7
  54. Overland: 7
  55. Cole: 7
  56. Jefferson Park: 6
  57. North Park Hill: 6
  58. Virginia Village: 6
  59. West Highland: 6
  60. University: 6
  61. University Park: 5
  62. Sloan Lake: 5
  63. Washington Park West: 5
  64. Washington Park: 4
  65. Southmoor Park: 4
  66. Hilltop: 3
  67. Auraria: 3
  68. Cherry Creek: 3
  69. Chaffee Park: 3
  70. : 3
  71. Skyland: 2
  72. Rosedale: 2
  73. Cory-Merrill: 2
  74. Platt Park: 2
  75. Regis: 2
  76. Wellshire: 2
  77. Country Club: 1

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Recent Denver serious assaults

July 24

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:17 AM, at 6 N Broadway St in Speer.

July 23

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:25 PM, at 439 E 19th Ave in North Capitol Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:48 PM, at 1551 N Downing St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 3:58 PM, at E Smith Rd and N Ulster St in Central Park.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 8:00 AM, at the 14500 block of E Andrews Dr in Montbello.
  • Serious assault, at 2:16 AM, at N Broadway St and Champa St in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:10 AM, at the 700 block of W 38th Ave in Globeville.

July 22

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:56 PM, at 1755 Blake St in Union Station.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:07 PM, at E 29th Ave and N Holly Ivanhoe alley in North Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 5:12 AM, at the 1400 block of N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:48 AM, at 3680 E 52nd Ave in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 3:37 AM, at the 4400 block of E Jewell Ave in Virginia Village.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:46 AM, at E Kentucky Ave and S Monaco St in Washington Virginia Vale.

July 21

  • Serious assault, at 6:16 PM, at 20th St and Lawrence St in Union Station.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:51 PM, at E 45th Ave and N Telluride St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault, at 12:56 PM, at 2323 Curtis St in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:30 AM, at the 4200 block of N Crown Blvd in Montbello.
  • Serious assault, at 6:40 AM, at the 1300 block of N Lowell Blvd in West Colfax.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 6:07 AM, at 3301 W 46th Ave in Berkeley.
  • Serious assault, at 5:40 AM, at the 1500 block of W Alameda Ave in Athmar Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 4:30 AM, at the 18200 block of E 47th Dr in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:00 AM, at the 3500 block of S Kendall St in Bear Valley.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:16 AM, at 16th St and Welton St in CBD.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:55 AM, at 4801 W 46th Ave in Berkeley.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:52 AM, at the 3400 block of W Kentucky Ave in Westwood.

July 20

  • Serious assault, at 11:35 PM, at 1543 Stout St in CBD.
  • Serious assault, at 11:12 PM, at the 2500 block of S Pearl St in Rosedale.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:23 PM, at the 1200 block of W 13th Ave in Lincoln Park.
  • Serious assault, at 8:49 PM, at the 4900 block of N Clayton St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 8:25 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 7:27 PM, at the 3600 block of N High St in Cole.
  • Serious assault, at 10:30 AM, at 3491 W Exposition Ave in Westwood.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 9:57 AM, at the 1200 block of Welton St in CBD.
  • Serious assault, at 9:16 AM, at 20th St and Larimer St in Union Station.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:23 AM, at the 1200 block of S Oneida St in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Serious assault, at 7:10 AM, at 2015 Market St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 6:57 AM, at S Wadsworth Way and W Tufts Ave in Marston.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:30 AM, at the 1200 block of S Dale Ct in Ruby Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:21 AM, at 4855 S Quebec St in Southmoor Park.
  • Serious assault, at 2:38 AM, at W Evans Ave and S Kalamath St in College View / South Platte.

July 19

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:50 PM, at 1999 Chestnut Pl in Union Station.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:00 PM, at the 1500 block of N Franklin St in City Park West.
  • Serious assault, at 9:00 AM, at the 1900 block of Blake St in Union Station.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, at 7:51 AM, at 1150 S Birch St in Virginia Village.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 4:30 AM, at the 4300 block of N Milwaukee St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 4:28 AM, at the 1300 block of S Seneca Ct in Ruby Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 4:00 AM, at E 56th Ave and N Buckley Rd in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:30 AM, at the 9700 block of E Harvard Ave in Hampden.
  • Serious assault, at 1:00 AM, at the 900 block of S Quince St in Windsor.
  • Serious assault, at 1:00 AM, at 4899 S Dudley St in Marston.

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