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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 November 3rd.

Denver serious assaults are down in the past 30 days (209) compared with the 30 days before that (231), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 2266 serious assaults reported so far this year, an average of 225.1 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 183.
  • The average number of serious assaults per neighborhood this year is 29.05.

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 224.6 and the median was 228.5. The most in any month was 303, in July 2023, and the least was zero in November 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: Which neighborhoods saw the largest change in violent crime rates in 2024.

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.

Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for serious assaults.

Serious assault rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 37.87 per 1,000 residents (67 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 22.75 per 1,000 residents (28 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 22.32 (113)
  4. CBD: 17.78 (72)
  5. Five Points: 12.39 (183)
  6. City Park West: 11.56 (53)
  7. North Capitol Hill: 10.81 (64)
  8. Sun Valley: 10.43 (15)
  9. Lincoln Park: 8.94 (54)
  10. Globeville: 8.73 (31)
  11. Auraria: 8.48 (7)
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 6.93 (63)
  13. Elyria-Swansea: 6.74 (45)
  14. East Colfax: 6.49 (73)
  15. West Colfax: 5.59 (51)
  16. Capitol Hill: 5.54 (87)
  17. Baker: 4.83 (28)
  18. Clayton: 4.71 (20)
  19. Goldsmith: 4.37 (23)
  20. Athmar Park: 4.16 (36)
  21. College View / South Platte: 4.07 (29)
  22. Central Park: 3.97 (70)
  23. Westwood: 3.92 (65)
  24. Kennedy: 3.9 (18)
  25. Jefferson Park: 3.89 (11)
  26. Overland: 3.7 (12)
  27. City Park: 3.44 (11)
  28. Washington Virginia Vale: 3.26 (45)
  29. Cole: 3.26 (15)
  30. Ruby Hill: 3.24 (35)
  31. Barnum: 2.88 (19)
  32. Villa Park: 2.85 (26)
  33. Cheesman Park: 2.81 (24)
  34. Barnum West: 2.73 (16)
  35. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 2.72 (95)
  36. Valverde: 2.67 (10)
  37. Montclair: 2.54 (15)
  38. Sunnyside: 2.54 (25)
  39. Harvey Park: 2.52 (32)
  40. Whittier: 2.5 (15)
  41. Mar Lee: 2.49 (34)
  42. Lowry Field: 2.32 (19)
  43. Congress Park: 2.22 (25)
  44. Highland: 2.22 (20)
  45. Hampden: 2.12 (40)
  46. Montbello: 2.09 (72)
  47. South Park Hill: 2.08 (19)
  48. Chaffee Park: 1.98 (8)
  49. Berkeley: 1.87 (16)
  50. Bear Valley: 1.84 (17)
  51. Hale: 1.77 (12)
  52. University Hills: 1.69 (10)
  53. Windsor: 1.68 (23)
  54. Rosedale: 1.65 (4)
  55. Hampden South: 1.62 (24)
  56. Speer: 1.62 (19)
  57. Fort Logan: 1.6 (14)
  58. Harvey Park South: 1.58 (14)
  59. Southmoor Park: 1.45 (7)
  60. Marston: 1.33 (15)
  61. University: 1.17 (11)
  62. Sloan Lake: 1.15 (9)
  63. Regis: 0.95 (4)
  64. Skyland: 0.95 (3)
  65. West Highland: 0.87 (8)
  66. Indian Creek: 0.85 (3)
  67. Virginia Village: 0.85 (12)
  68. Washington Park: 0.82 (6)
  69. North Park Hill: 0.76 (8)
  70. Washington Park West: 0.69 (5)
  71. University Park: 0.66 (5)
  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: 183 incidents
  2. Union Station: 113
  3. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 95
  4. Capitol Hill: 87
  5. East Colfax: 73
  6. CBD: 72
  7. Montbello: 72
  8. Central Park: 70
  9. Civic Center: 67
  10. Westwood: 65
  11. North Capitol Hill: 64
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 63
  13. Lincoln Park: 54
  14. City Park West: 53
  15. West Colfax: 51
  16. Washington Virginia Vale: 45
  17. Elyria-Swansea: 45
  18. Hampden: 40
  19. Athmar Park: 36
  20. Ruby Hill: 35
  21. Mar Lee: 34
  22. Harvey Park: 32
  23. Globeville: 31
  24. College View / South Platte: 29
  25. DIA: 28
  26. Baker: 28
  27. Villa Park: 26
  28. Congress Park: 25
  29. Sunnyside: 25
  30. Hampden South: 24
  31. Cheesman Park: 24
  32. Goldsmith: 23
  33. Windsor: 23
  34. Highland: 20
  35. Clayton: 20
  36. Lowry Field: 19
  37. Speer: 19
  38. South Park Hill: 19
  39. Barnum: 19
  40. Kennedy: 18
  41. Bear Valley: 17
  42. Berkeley: 16
  43. Barnum West: 16
  44. Sun Valley: 15
  45. Cole: 15
  46. Marston: 15
  47. Montclair: 15
  48. Whittier: 15
  49. Fort Logan: 14
  50. Harvey Park South: 14
  51. Hale: 12
  52. Virginia Village: 12
  53. Overland: 12
  54. University: 11
  55. Jefferson Park: 11
  56. City Park: 11
  57. University Hills: 10
  58. Valverde: 10
  59. Sloan Lake: 9
  60. West Highland: 8
  61. North Park Hill: 8
  62. Chaffee Park: 8
  63. Auraria: 7
  64. Southmoor Park: 7
  65. Washington Park: 6
  66. University Park: 5
  67. Washington Park West: 5
  68. Regis: 4
  69. Rosedale: 4
  70. Hilltop: 4
  71. Cherry Creek: 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 31

  • Serious assault, at 4:15 AM, at 4920 W 11th Ave in Villa Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:40 AM, at 3561 Delgany St in Five Points.

October 30

  • Serious assault, at 11:58 PM, at E 40th Ave and N Kittredge St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:47 PM, at the 18600 block of E 60th Ave in DIA.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 1:52 AM, at 1550 N Broadway St in North Capitol Hill.

October 29

  • Serious assault, at 10:20 PM, at the 2900 block of N Tennyson St in West Highland.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:03 PM, at the 1000 block of S Havana St in Windsor.
  • Serious assault, at 1:50 PM, at the 4200 block of N Brighton Blvd in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:50 PM, at the 4900 block of N Himalaya Rd in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:10 AM, at the 300 block of 22nd St in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:09 AM, at 1340 S Federal Blvd in Ruby Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:03 AM, at the 600 block of W 9th Ave in Lincoln Park.
  • Serious assault, at 3:55 AM, at the 1100 block of S Quivas St in Ruby Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 3:07 AM, at W 26th Ave and N Hazel Ct in Sloan Lake.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:05 AM, at the 4600 block of W Gill Pl in Westwood.

October 28

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:07 PM, at N Colorado Blvd and E 17th Ave in City Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:18 PM, at I-70 west-bound and N Colorado Blvd in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 9:30 AM, at 1475 S Colorado Blvd in Cory-Merrill.
  • Serious assault, at 8:50 AM, at the 3600 block of E MLK Blvd in Skyland.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 3:46 AM, at 3253 S Parker Rd in Kennedy.

October 27

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:30 PM, at 8000 E 12th Ave in East Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:45 PM, at 1155 E 9th Ave in Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 4:21 PM, at 10500 E Smith Rd in Central Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 9:00 AM, at 7909 E Montview Blvd in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 7:28 AM, at 1120 N Acoma St in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 1:04 AM, at the 3400 block of N Elm St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, at 12:00 AM, at the 7100 block of Leetsdale Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.

October 26

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:31 PM, at 1355 N Krameria St in Montclair.
  • Serious assault, at 7:30 PM, at the 2100 block of Larimer St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 6:21 PM, at 18th St and Lawrence St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 11:29 AM, at the 1400 block of N Spruce St in East Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:02 AM, at the 1800 block of S Quitman St in Mar Lee.
  • Serious assault, at 9:56 AM, at the 1400 block of N Trenton St in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 9:20 AM, at 16th St and Market St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 9:16 AM, at 18th St and Blake St in Union Station.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:22 AM, at 3550 N Downing St in Cole.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:00 AM, at the 4500 block of N Genoa St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault, at 4:00 AM, at W Kentucky Ave and S Federal Blvd in Westwood.
  • Serious assault, at 3:00 AM, at 3426 W 29th Ave in Sloan Lake.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:05 AM, at 3975 N Peoria Way in Central Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:50 AM, at the 8400 block of E Hampden Ave in Hampden.

October 25

  • Serious assault, at 8:56 PM, at 2110 S Federal Blvd in College View / South Platte.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:56 PM, at 2110 S Federal Blvd in College View / South Platte.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 1:12 PM, at the 18500 block of E 47th Pl in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault, at 10:01 AM, at the 4900 block of N Crown Blvd in Montbello.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 8:58 AM, at 10005 E Hampden Ave in Hampden.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:20 AM, at the 900 block of N Xavier St in Villa Park.
  • Serious assault, at 5:28 AM, at 1301 N Trenton St in East Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:21 AM, at 3330 N Downing St in Cole.

October 24

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:41 PM, at 5910 N Tower Rd in DIA.

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