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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 March 24th.

Denver serious assaults are up in the past 30 days (247) compared with the 30 days before that (243), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 635 serious assaults reported so far this year, an average of 235.4 per month / 7.7 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 55.
  • The average number of serious assaults per neighborhood this year is 8.14.

Denver’s serious assault rate

In 2025, Denver's serious assault rate’s 3.8 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 281.7 and the median was 288.0. The most in any month was 382, in July 2023, and the least was 138 in March 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: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.

Recent crime ranking changes in serious assault

There were 11 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. DIA: 8.94 per 1,000 residents (11 incidents total)
  2. Civic Center: 7.35 per 1,000 residents (13 incidents total)
  3. CBD: 4.69 (19)
  4. Union Station: 3.95 (20)
  5. Five Points: 3.72 (55)
  6. North Capitol Hill: 3.55 (21)
  7. Sun Valley: 3.48 (5)
  8. City Park West: 3.05 (14)
  9. Lincoln Park: 2.82 (17)
  10. Auraria: 2.42 (2)
  11. Northeast Park Hill: 2.31 (21)
  12. Globeville: 1.97 (7)
  13. Elyria-Swansea: 1.65 (11)
  14. West Colfax: 1.64 (15)
  15. East Colfax: 1.51 (17)
  16. Sunnyside: 1.42 (14)
  17. Clayton: 1.41 (6)
  18. Baker: 1.38 (8)
  19. Valverde: 1.33 (5)
  20. Villa Park: 1.2 (11)
  21. Goldsmith: 1.14 (6)
  22. Jefferson Park: 1.06 (3)
  23. Barnum: 1.06 (7)
  24. Capitol Hill: 1.02 (16)
  25. Washington Virginia Vale: 1.01 (14)
  26. Overland: 0.93 (3)
  27. Kennedy: 0.87 (4)
  28. Harvey Park: 0.87 (11)
  29. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.83 (29)
  30. Rosedale: 0.83 (2)
  31. Whittier: 0.83 (5)
  32. Athmar Park: 0.81 (7)
  33. Westwood: 0.78 (13)
  34. Mar Lee: 0.73 (10)
  35. Congress Park: 0.71 (8)
  36. Cheesman Park: 0.7 (6)
  37. Berkeley: 0.7 (6)
  38. College View / South Platte: 0.7 (5)
  39. Harvey Park South: 0.68 (6)
  40. Cole: 0.65 (3)
  41. Hampden: 0.64 (12)
  42. Skyland: 0.64 (2)
  43. City Park: 0.63 (2)
  44. Hale: 0.59 (4)
  45. Highland: 0.56 (5)
  46. Hampden South: 0.54 (8)
  47. University: 0.53 (5)
  48. Marston: 0.53 (6)
  49. Montbello: 0.52 (18)
  50. University Hills: 0.51 (3)
  51. Windsor: 0.51 (7)
  52. Central Park: 0.51 (9)
  53. Barnum West: 0.51 (3)
  54. Ruby Hill: 0.46 (5)
  55. Fort Logan: 0.46 (4)
  56. Bear Valley: 0.43 (4)
  57. Southmoor Park: 0.41 (2)
  58. Sloan Lake: 0.38 (3)
  59. Montclair: 0.34 (2)
  60. West Highland: 0.33 (3)
  61. South Park Hill: 0.33 (3)
  62. Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
  63. Indian Creek: 0.28 (1)
  64. Washington Park: 0.27 (2)
  65. Speer: 0.26 (3)
  66. University Park: 0.26 (2)
  67. Chaffee Park: 0.25 (1)
  68. Regis: 0.24 (1)
  69. Lowry Field: 0.24 (2)
  70. Hilltop: 0.22 (2)
  71. Cory-Merrill: 0.21 (1)
  72. Virginia Village: 0.21 (3)
  73. Cherry Creek: 0.16 (1)
  74. Washington Park West: 0.14 (1)
  75. North Park Hill: 0.09 (1)

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Serious assault count, Denver, 2025

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

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Recent Denver serious assaults

March 18

  • Serious assault, at 6:47 PM, at 2214 N Clermont St in South Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 6:00 PM, at 2001 N High St in City Park West.
  • Serious assault, at 5:23 PM, at 2844 N Downing St in Whittier.

March 17

  • Serious assault, at 11:45 PM, at the 4800 block of S Balsam Way in Marston.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:00 PM, at W Colfax Ave and 15th St in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 9:00 PM, at the 800 block of S Hudson St in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:33 PM, at 7100 E Mississippi Ave in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Serious assault, at 5:51 PM, at the 8200 block of E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 5:28 PM, at the 3800 block of N Forest St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 4:50 PM, at the 5000 block of W Colfax Ave in West Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:54 PM, at 3335 W Louisiana Ave in Mar Lee.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:23 PM, at 4770 W Colfax Ave in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 5:32 AM, at the 3300 block of W Kentucky Ave in Westwood.
  • Serious assault, at 1:50 AM, at the 1900 block of Blake St in Union Station.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:00 AM, at 1073 S Raleigh St in Westwood.

March 16

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:51 PM, at the 500 block of E Colfax Ave in Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 6:39 PM in Athmar Park.
  • Serious assault, at 5:09 PM, at 1107 27th St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 3:30 PM, at 1599 E 8th Ave in Cheesman Park.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 6:35 AM, at W 2nd Ave and N Winona Ct in Barnum West.
  • Serious assault, at 2:21 AM, at the 2800 block of Larimer St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 1:52 AM, at 19th St and Market St in Union Station.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:33 AM, at 7800 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 1:02 AM, at N Quince St and E 14th Ave in East Colfax.

March 15

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:09 PM, at 3090 W Alameda Ave in Westwood.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 9:00 PM in Central Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 8:00 PM in College View / South Platte.
  • Serious assault, at 7:30 PM, at 1616 Park Ave in City Park West.
  • Serious assault, at 6:50 PM, at 1515 Market St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 6:00 PM, at 214 S Federal Blvd in Valverde.
  • Serious assault, at 3:22 PM, at Park Avenue west and N Globeville Rd in Globeville.
  • Serious assault, at 3:03 AM, at 4899 S Dudley St in Marston.
  • Serious assault, at 1:55 AM, at 161 S Hooker St in Barnum.

March 14

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:38 PM, at 900 E Colfax Ave in Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 10:00 PM in Windsor.
  • Serious assault, at 6:18 PM, at 2003 S Wolcott Ct in Harvey Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 5:00 PM in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 4:48 PM in Virginia Village.
  • Serious assault, at 3:47 PM, at 2075 N Broadway St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 2:30 PM, at W 8th Ave and N Wolff St in Villa Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:36 AM, at 920 S Dayton St in Windsor.
  • Serious assault, at 11:00 AM, at 2015 Market St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 3:38 AM, at 4909 N Telluride St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.

March 13

  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 6:34 PM in Rosedale.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:30 AM, at 18250 E 51St Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 1:01 AM in Cherry Creek.

March 12

  • Serious assault, at 10:42 PM, at 1280 N Humboldt St in Cheesman Park.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 8:00 PM, at 1637 W Pacific Pl in College View / South Platte.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:38 PM, at 380 E 17th Ave in North Capitol Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:00 PM, at the 4800 block of S Dudley St in Marston.

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