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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 Monday September 16th.

Denver serious assaults are down in the past 30 days (334) compared with the 30 days before that (378), and up since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

  • Denver has had 3015 serious assaults reported so far this year, an average of 353.9 per month / 11.6 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 202.
  • The average number of serious assaults per neighborhood this year is 38.65.

Denver’s serious assault rate

In 2024, Denver's serious assault rate’s 5.7 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

Featured: Read the August 2024 Denver-city crime report.

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 333.5 and the median was 338.5. The most in any month was 481, in July 2023, and the least was 106 in September 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.

Featured: Denver's 2024 crime map.

Recent crime ranking changes in serious assault

There were 1 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 6 ranks, from 20th to 14th.

Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for serious assaults.

Serious assault rate, Denver, 2024

  1. Civic Center: 46.92 per 1,000 residents (83 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 43.05 (53)
  3. Sun Valley: 19.47 (28)
  4. Union Station: 18.17 (92)
  5. City Park West: 15.06 (69)
  6. CBD: 14.82 (60)
  7. Five Points: 13.68 (202)
  8. Lincoln Park: 12.42 (75)
  9. North Capitol Hill: 10.64 (63)
  10. Globeville: 10.42 (37)
  11. East Colfax: 9.68 (109)
  12. Elyria-Swansea: 9.59 (64)
  13. Auraria: 8.48 (7)
  14. West Colfax: 8.33 (76)
  15. Northeast Park Hill: 7.48 (68)
  16. Baker: 7.42 (43)
  17. Jefferson Park: 6.72 (19)
  18. Valverde: 6.4 (24)
  19. Cole: 6.3 (29)
  20. Central Park: 5.96 (105)
  21. Barnum: 5.92 (39)
  22. Overland: 5.86 (19)
  23. Westwood: 5.79 (96)
  24. College View / South Platte: 5.61 (40)
  25. Goldsmith: 5.51 (29)
  26. Capitol Hill: 5.35 (84)
  27. Villa Park: 4.93 (45)
  28. Clayton: 4.71 (20)
  29. Athmar Park: 4.62 (40)
  30. Washington Virginia Vale: 4.27 (59)
  31. Ruby Hill: 4.25 (46)
  32. Windsor: 4.17 (57)
  33. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 3.75 (131)
  34. Hampden: 3.71 (70)
  35. Montbello: 3.6 (124)
  36. Kennedy: 3.47 (16)
  37. Hale: 3.4 (23)
  38. Harvey Park South: 3.39 (30)
  39. City Park: 3.13 (10)
  40. Lowry Field: 3.05 (25)
  41. Bear Valley: 3.03 (28)
  42. Virginia Village: 2.9 (41)
  43. Skyland: 2.86 (9)
  44. Sunnyside: 2.85 (28)
  45. Harvey Park: 2.75 (35)
  46. Hampden South: 2.7 (40)
  47. Whittier: 2.67 (16)
  48. Cheesman Park: 2.57 (22)
  49. Cherry Creek: 2.55 (16)
  50. Chaffee Park: 2.47 (10)
  51. Sloan Lake: 2.43 (19)
  52. Regis: 2.37 (10)
  53. University Hills: 2.37 (14)
  54. Highland: 2.34 (21)
  55. Mar Lee: 2.34 (32)
  56. Southmoor Park: 2.06 (10)
  57. Congress Park: 2.05 (23)
  58. Barnum West: 2.05 (12)
  59. Speer: 1.79 (21)
  60. South Park Hill: 1.64 (15)
  61. North Park Hill: 1.61 (17)
  62. Montclair: 1.52 (9)
  63. Fort Logan: 1.48 (13)
  64. Belcaro: 1.48 (7)
  65. West Highland: 1.41 (13)
  66. University: 1.38 (13)
  67. University Park: 1.32 (10)
  68. Platt Park: 0.87 (5)
  69. Hilltop: 0.87 (8)
  70. Indian Creek: 0.85 (3)
  71. Rosedale: 0.83 (2)
  72. Berkeley: 0.7 (6)
  73. Washington Park West: 0.69 (5)
  74. Washington Park: 0.68 (5)
  75. Country Club: 0.63 (2)
  76. Marston: 0.62 (7)
  77. Wellshire: 0.3 (1)

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Serious assault count, Denver, 2024

  1. Five Points: 202 incidents
  2. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 131
  3. Montbello: 124
  4. East Colfax: 109
  5. Central Park: 105
  6. Westwood: 96
  7. Union Station: 92
  8. Capitol Hill: 84
  9. Civic Center: 83
  10. West Colfax: 76
  11. Lincoln Park: 75
  12. Hampden: 70
  13. City Park West: 69
  14. Northeast Park Hill: 68
  15. Elyria-Swansea: 64
  16. North Capitol Hill: 63
  17. : 63
  18. CBD: 60
  19. Washington Virginia Vale: 59
  20. Windsor: 57
  21. DIA: 53
  22. Ruby Hill: 46
  23. Villa Park: 45
  24. Baker: 43
  25. Virginia Village: 41
  26. Hampden South: 40
  27. Athmar Park: 40
  28. College View / South Platte: 40
  29. Barnum: 39
  30. Globeville: 37
  31. Harvey Park: 35
  32. Mar Lee: 32
  33. Harvey Park South: 30
  34. Cole: 29
  35. Goldsmith: 29
  36. Sunnyside: 28
  37. Sun Valley: 28
  38. Bear Valley: 28
  39. Lowry Field: 25
  40. Valverde: 24
  41. Congress Park: 23
  42. Hale: 23
  43. Cheesman Park: 22
  44. Speer: 21
  45. Highland: 21
  46. Clayton: 20
  47. Jefferson Park: 19
  48. Overland: 19
  49. Sloan Lake: 19
  50. North Park Hill: 17
  51. Whittier: 16
  52. Kennedy: 16
  53. Cherry Creek: 16
  54. South Park Hill: 15
  55. University Hills: 14
  56. West Highland: 13
  57. Fort Logan: 13
  58. University: 13
  59. Barnum West: 12
  60. Southmoor Park: 10
  61. Regis: 10
  62. Chaffee Park: 10
  63. City Park: 10
  64. University Park: 10
  65. Skyland: 9
  66. Montclair: 9
  67. Hilltop: 8
  68. Marston: 7
  69. Auraria: 7
  70. Belcaro: 7
  71. Berkeley: 6
  72. Washington Park West: 5
  73. Platt Park: 5
  74. Washington Park: 5
  75. Indian Creek: 3
  76. Rosedale: 2
  77. Country Club: 2
  78. Wellshire: 1

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Recent Denver serious assaults

September 11

  • Serious assault, at 11:20 AM, at the 4800 block of N Chambers Rd in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:45 AM, at the 2300 block of Court Pl in Five Points.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 8:24 AM, at E 17th Ave and N Esplanade Pkwy in City Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 12:40 AM, at 1090 N Osage St in Lincoln Park.

September 10

  • Serious assault, at 8:53 PM, at 1850 Bassett St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 7:45 PM, at 1133 N Lincoln St in Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 7:21 PM, at 2450 S University Blvd in University Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:00 PM, at 4440 Morrison Rd in Westwood.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:00 PM, at 1564 S Columbine St in Cory-Merrill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:30 AM, at 12525 E Albrook Dr in Montbello.
  • Serious assault, at 3:01 AM, at the 900 block of N Logan St in Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 12:01 AM, at 2758 S Marshall St in Bear Valley.

September 9

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:58 PM, at the 700 block of S Lipan St in Athmar Park.
  • Serious assault, at 6:15 PM, at 9755 E Girard Ave in Hampden.
  • Serious assault, at 2:45 PM, at the 3100 block of E 51St Ave in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 2:30 PM, at N Valentia St and E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 2:15 PM, at 16393 E 49th Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:01 PM, at W 6th Ave and N Broadway St in Baker.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:20 AM, at 6301 W Hampden S Frtg in Bear Valley.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 10:58 AM, at 352 S Osceola St in Westwood.
  • Serious assault, at 6:30 AM, at the 500 block of E Colfax Ave in North Capitol Hill.

September 8

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:00 PM, at the 3100 block of S Sheridan Blvd in Harvey Park South.
  • Serious assault, at 9:24 PM, at 5115 Morrison Rd in Westwood.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:09 PM, at 7075 Leetsdale Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Serious assault, at 6:30 PM, at 1599 E 8th Ave in Cheesman Park.
  • Serious assault, at 6:15 PM, at 777 N Bannock St in Lincoln Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:27 PM, at 4105 N Andes Ct in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 3:32 PM, at 2525 S Vrain St in Harvey Park.
  • Serious assault, at 3:15 PM, at 1447 S Mariposa St in Ruby Hill.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 1:44 PM, at 3701 N York St in Cole.
  • Serious assault, at 1:37 PM, at the 2500 block of S Federal Blvd in College View / South Platte.
  • Serious assault, at 1:00 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:35 AM, at 4485 N Inca St in Sunnyside.
  • Serious assault, at 10:30 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:00 AM, at 728 S Lipan St in Athmar Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 1:59 AM, at 75 S Newton St in Barnum.

September 7

  • Serious assault, at 11:55 PM, at 1719 E 19th Ave in City Park West.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:45 PM, at 4770 N Peoria St in Montbello.
  • Serious assault, at 9:17 PM, at 530 S Lowell Blvd in Westwood.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:14 PM, at 13890 E Albrook Dr in Montbello.
  • Serious assault, at 8:37 PM, at 9240 E Girard Ave in Hampden.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 8:30 PM, at 14462 E 45th Ave in Montbello.
  • Serious assault, at 5:00 PM, at 16503 E 49th Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault, at 8:51 AM, at S Federal Blvd and W Florida Ave in Mar Lee.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 6:29 AM, at 2160 N Downing St in City Park West.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:11 AM, at the 3500 block of N Kalamath St in Highland.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 5:38 AM, at 1280 N Wolff St in West Colfax.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 2:45 AM, at E 51St Ave and N Peoria St in Montbello.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 1:51 AM, at the 18900 block of E 44th Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:07 AM, at the 1900 block of Larimer St in Union Station.

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