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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 17th.

Denver serious assaults are down in the past 30 days (224) compared with the 30 days before that (232), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 2364 serious assaults reported so far this year, an average of 224.6 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 189.
  • The average number of serious assaults per neighborhood this year is 30.31.

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 226.6 and the median was 229.5. The most in any month was 303, in July 2023, and the least was 91 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.

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Denver serious assaults in the news

Suspect in Park Hill motorcycle club shooting convicted of manslaughter in Denver
Published October 29
One person injured in stabbing near Union Station
Published October 24
Man gets life in prison for fatal shooting outside Denver motorcycle club
Published September 16
Denver man who shot Edgewater party host in the head gets 43 years in prison
Published September 4

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Serious assault rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 39.01 per 1,000 residents (69 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 26.0 per 1,000 residents (32 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 23.9 (121)
  4. CBD: 18.03 (73)
  5. Five Points: 12.8 (189)
  6. City Park West: 11.56 (53)
  7. North Capitol Hill: 11.48 (68)
  8. Sun Valley: 11.13 (16)
  9. Globeville: 9.01 (32)
  10. Lincoln Park: 8.94 (54)
  11. Auraria: 8.48 (7)
  12. Elyria-Swansea: 7.19 (48)
  13. Northeast Park Hill: 7.15 (65)
  14. East Colfax: 6.93 (78)
  15. West Colfax: 5.81 (53)
  16. Capitol Hill: 5.67 (89)
  17. Clayton: 4.94 (21)
  18. Baker: 4.66 (27)
  19. Goldsmith: 4.56 (24)
  20. Kennedy: 4.56 (21)
  21. College View / South Platte: 4.35 (31)
  22. Athmar Park: 4.27 (37)
  23. Central Park: 4.26 (75)
  24. Westwood: 4.22 (70)
  25. Cole: 3.91 (18)
  26. Jefferson Park: 3.89 (11)
  27. City Park: 3.76 (12)
  28. Overland: 3.7 (12)
  29. Ruby Hill: 3.61 (39)
  30. Washington Virginia Vale: 3.26 (45)
  31. Villa Park: 3.07 (28)
  32. Barnum: 3.03 (20)
  33. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 2.98 (104)
  34. Cheesman Park: 2.93 (25)
  35. Montclair: 2.88 (17)
  36. Barnum West: 2.73 (16)
  37. Harvey Park: 2.68 (34)
  38. Valverde: 2.67 (10)
  39. Whittier: 2.67 (16)
  40. Mar Lee: 2.63 (36)
  41. Sunnyside: 2.54 (25)
  42. Hampden: 2.39 (45)
  43. Highland: 2.22 (20)
  44. Lowry Field: 2.2 (18)
  45. South Park Hill: 2.19 (20)
  46. Montbello: 2.17 (75)
  47. Congress Park: 2.14 (24)
  48. Bear Valley: 2.05 (19)
  49. Chaffee Park: 1.98 (8)
  50. Berkeley: 1.87 (16)
  51. Hale: 1.77 (12)
  52. Hampden South: 1.75 (26)
  53. Windsor: 1.75 (24)
  54. University Hills: 1.69 (10)
  55. Rosedale: 1.65 (4)
  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. Skyland: 1.27 (4)
  62. University: 1.17 (11)
  63. Sloan Lake: 1.15 (9)
  64. West Highland: 0.98 (9)
  65. Regis: 0.95 (4)
  66. Cory-Merrill: 0.85 (4)
  67. Indian Creek: 0.85 (3)
  68. Washington Park: 0.82 (6)
  69. University Park: 0.79 (6)
  70. Virginia Village: 0.78 (11)
  71. North Park Hill: 0.76 (8)
  72. Washington Park West: 0.69 (5)
  73. Cherry Creek: 0.64 (4)
  74. Wellshire: 0.59 (2)
  75. Hilltop: 0.54 (5)
  76. Platt Park: 0.52 (3)
  77. Country Club: 0.31 (1)
  78. Belcaro: 0.21 (1)

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Serious assault count, Denver, 2025

  1. Five Points: 189 incidents
  2. Union Station: 121
  3. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 104
  4. Capitol Hill: 89
  5. East Colfax: 78
  6. Central Park: 75
  7. Montbello: 75
  8. CBD: 73
  9. Westwood: 70
  10. Civic Center: 69
  11. North Capitol Hill: 68
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 65
  13. Lincoln Park: 54
  14. City Park West: 53
  15. West Colfax: 53
  16. Elyria-Swansea: 48
  17. Washington Virginia Vale: 45
  18. Hampden: 45
  19. Ruby Hill: 39
  20. Athmar Park: 37
  21. Mar Lee: 36
  22. Harvey Park: 34
  23. Globeville: 32
  24. DIA: 32
  25. College View / South Platte: 31
  26. Villa Park: 28
  27. Baker: 27
  28. Hampden South: 26
  29. Cheesman Park: 25
  30. Sunnyside: 25
  31. Congress Park: 24
  32. Goldsmith: 24
  33. Windsor: 24
  34. Kennedy: 21
  35. Clayton: 21
  36. Highland: 20
  37. South Park Hill: 20
  38. Barnum: 20
  39. Bear Valley: 19
  40. Speer: 19
  41. Lowry Field: 18
  42. Cole: 18
  43. Montclair: 17
  44. Sun Valley: 16
  45. Berkeley: 16
  46. Whittier: 16
  47. Barnum West: 16
  48. Marston: 15
  49. Fort Logan: 14
  50. Harvey Park South: 14
  51. Hale: 12
  52. City Park: 12
  53. Overland: 12
  54. University: 11
  55. Jefferson Park: 11
  56. Virginia Village: 11
  57. University Hills: 10
  58. Valverde: 10
  59. Sloan Lake: 9
  60. West Highland: 9
  61. North Park Hill: 8
  62. Chaffee Park: 8
  63. Auraria: 7
  64. Southmoor Park: 7
  65. Washington Park: 6
  66. University Park: 6
  67. Hilltop: 5
  68. Washington Park West: 5
  69. Regis: 4
  70. Skyland: 4
  71. Cory-Merrill: 4
  72. Rosedale: 4
  73. Cherry Creek: 4
  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

November 14

  • Serious assault, at 4:08 AM, at the 900 block of S Quince St in Windsor.

November 13

  • Serious assault, at 11:33 PM, at 7675 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:05 PM, at 3377 W Kentucky Ave in Westwood.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, at 7:30 PM, at the 7100 block of E Colfax Ave in South Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 1:30 PM, at the 2100 block of Stout St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 11:51 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 11:00 AM, at the 3500 block of N Uinta St in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 8:27 AM, at the 3000 block of N Fox St in Five Points.

November 12

  • Serious assault, at 3:20 PM, at the 12900 block of E Elk Pl in Montbello.
  • Serious assault, at 8:58 AM, at the 3100 block of W Avondale Dr in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 8:57 AM, at the 1700 block of Chestnut Pl in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 5:21 AM, at the 1200 block of N Clarkson St in Capitol Hill.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 4:48 AM, at the 7000 block of Leetsdale Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Serious assault, at 12:47 AM, at 1825 N Logan St in North Capitol Hill.

November 11

  • Serious assault, at 5:47 PM, at the 3800 block of N Holly St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 3:03 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 1:56 PM, at 2323 Curtis St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 6:00 AM, at the 1300 block of N King St in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 1:30 AM, at 1355 N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.

November 10

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:45 PM, at 1544 N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 7:13 PM, at W 11th Ave and N Lipan St in Lincoln Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:20 PM, at the 1300 block of N Xenia St in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 7:30 AM, at the 5100 block of N Broadway St in Globeville.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:10 AM, at 1211 S Quebec Way in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:50 AM, at 7135 Leetsdale Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.

November 9

  • Serious assault, at 10:50 PM, at 18641 E Gvr Blvd in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:00 PM, at the 600 block of S Clinton St in Windsor.
  • Serious assault, at 7:10 PM, at the 600 block of W 42nd Ave in Globeville.
  • Serious assault, at 2:07 PM, at the 2300 block of Court Pl in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 8:00 AM, at the 200 block of N Hazel Ct in Barnum.
  • Serious assault, at 7:25 AM, at 7100 E Mississippi Ave in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Serious assault, at 1:50 AM, at 4957 N Colorado Blvd in Elyria-Swansea.

November 8

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:00 PM, at the 2600 block of Welton St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 5:39 PM, at 839 N Santa Fe Dr in Lincoln Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:20 PM, at 1901 29th St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 7:00 AM, at the 700 block of N Inca St in Lincoln Park.
  • Serious assault, at 6:45 AM, at 18799 E 65th Ave in DIA.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:36 AM, at the 6600 block of N Danube Way in DIA.
  • Serious assault, at 12:00 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.

November 7

  • Serious assault, at 6:20 PM, at 3240 N Humboldt St in Cole.
  • Serious assault, at 5:40 PM, at 3895 N Peoria St in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 5:15 PM, at 5500 N Central Park Blvd in Central Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:28 AM, at W Colfax Ave and N Irving St in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 3:26 AM, at the 1400 block of N Yosemite St in East Colfax.

November 6

  • Serious assault, at 10:00 PM, at the 3900 block of N Colorado Blvd in Clayton.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:35 PM, at 903 E Colfax Ave in North Capitol Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:00 PM, at the 200 block of W Warner Pl in Globeville.
  • Serious assault, at 6:15 PM, at 3950 S Holly St in Southmoor Park.
  • Serious assault, at 1:49 PM, at 21St St and Curtis St in Five Points.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 7:31 AM, at 1215 15th St in Union Station.

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