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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. Last updated Thursday November 30th.

Denver serious assaults are down in the past 30 days (289) compared with the 30 days before that (332), and down since the start of this year when compared to the same time period last year.

  • Denver has had 3341 serious assaults reported so far this year, an average of 305.0 per month / 10.0 per day.
  • In 2022, Denver averaged 307.3 per month, and the year before that (2021) Denver averaged 300.6 per month.
  • The most serious assaults any neighborhood in Denver has had in 2023 is Five Points, with 265.
  • The average number of serious assaults per neighborhood this year is 42.83.

Denver’s serious assault rate

In 2023, Denver's serious assault rate’s 4.9 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, 2023

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

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Serious assault crimes, by weekday

The day of the week reported serious assaults happen.

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Serious assault rate, Denver, 2023

  1. Civic Center: 56.53 per 1,000 residents (100 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 27.62 (34)
  3. Union Station: 21.14 (107)
  4. CBD: 20.0 (81)
  5. Auraria: 18.18 (15)
  6. Five Points: 17.94 (265)
  7. : 16 (16)
  8. Sun Valley: 15.99 (23)
  9. North Capitol Hill: 15.53 (92)
  10. City Park West: 13.75 (63)
  11. Lincoln Park: 13.25 (80)
  12. Globeville: 12.39 (44)
  13. East Colfax: 10.84 (122)
  14. Northeast Park Hill: 10.24 (93)
  15. Baker: 8.97 (52)
  16. West Colfax: 8.44 (77)
  17. Capitol Hill: 8.28 (130)
  18. College View / South Platte: 8.14 (58)
  19. Kennedy: 7.81 (36)
  20. Overland: 7.71 (25)
  21. Valverde: 7.47 (28)
  22. Clayton: 7.06 (30)
  23. Goldsmith: 7.03 (37)
  24. Elyria-Swansea: 6.44 (43)
  25. Central Park: 6.41 (113)
  26. Jefferson Park: 6.01 (17)
  27. Cole: 5.65 (26)
  28. Washington Virginia Vale: 5.21 (72)
  29. Barnum: 5.16 (34)
  30. Westwood: 5.13 (85)
  31. Skyland: 5.08 (16)
  32. Villa Park: 4.93 (45)
  33. Whittier: 4.84 (29)
  34. Southmoor Park: 4.75 (23)
  35. Montbello: 4.47 (154)
  36. Ruby Hill: 4.35 (47)
  37. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 4.32 (151)
  38. Athmar Park: 4.27 (37)
  39. Rosedale: 4.13 (10)
  40. Montclair: 4.06 (24)
  41. Sunnyside: 3.86 (38)
  42. Hampden: 3.71 (70)
  43. Highland: 3.67 (33)
  44. Mar Lee: 3.51 (48)
  45. Harvey Park South: 3.5 (31)
  46. Cheesman Park: 3.39 (29)
  47. Hale: 3.1 (21)
  48. Regis: 3.08 (13)
  49. Harvey Park: 3.07 (39)
  50. Barnum West: 2.9 (17)
  51. University Hills: 2.87 (17)
  52. Windsor: 2.85 (39)
  53. Sloan Lake: 2.82 (22)
  54. Lowry Field: 2.68 (22)
  55. Fort Logan: 2.62 (23)
  56. City Park: 2.5 (8)
  57. Chaffee Park: 2.47 (10)
  58. Hampden South: 2.36 (35)
  59. Congress Park: 2.31 (26)
  60. Speer: 2.3 (27)
  61. Bear Valley: 2.16 (20)
  62. Marston: 1.68 (19)
  63. South Park Hill: 1.64 (15)
  64. Indian Creek: 1.42 (5)
  65. Virginia Village: 1.42 (20)
  66. North Park Hill: 1.42 (15)
  67. Washington Park West: 1.38 (10)
  68. Cherry Creek: 1.12 (7)
  69. Hilltop: 0.98 (9)
  70. University Park: 0.93 (7)
  71. West Highland: 0.87 (8)
  72. University: 0.85 (8)
  73. Berkeley: 0.7 (6)
  74. Platt Park: 0.7 (4)
  75. Cory-Merrill: 0.64 (3)
  76. Country Club: 0.63 (2)
  77. Belcaro: 0.63 (3)
  78. Washington Park: 0.14 (1)

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Serious assault count, Denver, 2023

  1. Five Points: 265 incidents
  2. Montbello: 154
  3. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 151
  4. Capitol Hill: 130
  5. East Colfax: 122
  6. Central Park: 113
  7. Union Station: 107
  8. Civic Center: 100
  9. Northeast Park Hill: 93
  10. North Capitol Hill: 92
  11. Westwood: 85
  12. CBD: 81
  13. Lincoln Park: 80
  14. West Colfax: 77
  15. Washington Virginia Vale: 72
  16. Hampden: 70
  17. City Park West: 63
  18. College View / South Platte: 58
  19. Baker: 52
  20. Mar Lee: 48
  21. Ruby Hill: 47
  22. Villa Park: 45
  23. Globeville: 44
  24. Elyria-Swansea: 43
  25. Windsor: 39
  26. Harvey Park: 39
  27. Sunnyside: 38
  28. Goldsmith: 37
  29. Athmar Park: 37
  30. Kennedy: 36
  31. Hampden South: 35
  32. DIA: 34
  33. Barnum: 34
  34. Highland: 33
  35. Harvey Park South: 31
  36. Clayton: 30
  37. Whittier: 29
  38. Cheesman Park: 29
  39. Valverde: 28
  40. Speer: 27
  41. Congress Park: 26
  42. Cole: 26
  43. Overland: 25
  44. Montclair: 24
  45. Sun Valley: 23
  46. Southmoor Park: 23
  47. Fort Logan: 23
  48. Sloan Lake: 22
  49. Lowry Field: 22
  50. Hale: 21
  51. Virginia Village: 20
  52. Bear Valley: 20
  53. Marston: 19
  54. Jefferson Park: 17
  55. Barnum West: 17
  56. University Hills: 17
  57. : 16
  58. Skyland: 16
  59. Auraria: 15
  60. South Park Hill: 15
  61. North Park Hill: 15
  62. Regis: 13
  63. Rosedale: 10
  64. Chaffee Park: 10
  65. Washington Park West: 10
  66. Hilltop: 9
  67. University: 8
  68. City Park: 8
  69. West Highland: 8
  70. Cherry Creek: 7
  71. University Park: 7
  72. Berkeley: 6
  73. Indian Creek: 5
  74. Platt Park: 4
  75. Cory-Merrill: 3
  76. Belcaro: 3
  77. Country Club: 2
  78. Washington Park: 1

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Recent Denver serious assaults

November 26

  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 5:21 PM in North Park Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:11 PM, at 16th St and Market St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 12:14 PM, at 203 S Federal Blvd in Barnum.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 10:00 AM in Harvey Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 9:50 AM in Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 9:45 AM in Capitol Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:43 AM, at 3299 W 14th Ave in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 1:34 AM, at 12565 E Albrook Dr in Montbello.
  • Serious assault, at 1:30 AM, at 1515 E 47th Ave in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 1:25 AM, at 18444 E 54th Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.

November 25

  • Serious assault, at 10:25 PM, at 2854 Larimer St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 7:21 PM, at E 35th Ave and N Marion St in Cole.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:06 AM, at 1420 N Xenia St in East Colfax.

November 24

  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, at 8:33 PM, at S Lowell Blvd and W Linvale Pl in Harvey Park South.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 7:12 PM in Hampden.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 6:48 PM in Clayton.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:09 PM, at 713 N Quince St in Lowry Field.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:01 AM, at the 600 block of N Wolff St in Villa Park.
  • Serious assault, at 3:29 AM, at 4412 Morrison Rd in Westwood.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:31 AM, at 2570 S Dayton Way in Hampden.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 12:53 AM in North Park Hill.

November 23

  • Serious assault, at 8:55 PM, at 2135 S Depew St in Harvey Park.
  • Serious assault, at 4:42 PM, at 1240 S Birch St in Virginia Village.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 1:07 PM in Goldsmith.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:00 PM, at the 4100 block of E 48th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:36 PM, at 13400 E Albrook Dr in Montbello.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:30 AM, at 10700 E Dartmouth Ave in Kennedy.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:28 AM, at 4865 N Perth St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault, at 1:22 AM, at 18th St and Blake St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 1:16 AM, at 2901 Larimer St in Five Points.

November 22

  • Serious assault, at 11:51 PM, at 2000 E Colfax Ave in Cheesman Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 9:22 PM in Cherry Creek.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 8:31 PM, at 780 S Kearney St in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Serious assault, at 7:30 PM, at 1532 Welton St in CBD.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:30 PM, at 1235 N Valentia St in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 1:10 AM, at 5537 N Crown Blvd in Montbello.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 1:00 AM, at 4670 W 50th Pl in Regis.

November 21

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:13 PM, at 6201 E 14th Ave in Montclair.

November 20

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:55 PM, at the 1100 block of N Columbine St in Congress Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:47 PM, at 11100 E Dartmouth Ave in Kennedy.
  • Serious assault, at 12:45 PM, at 1320 W Virginia Ave in Athmar Park.
  • Serious assault, at 11:00 AM, at 21319 E Randolph Pl in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.

November 19

  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 11:35 PM, at the 1000 block of N Lincoln St in Capitol Hill.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 10:35 PM, at 967 N Newton St in Villa Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 7:54 PM in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 4:44 PM, at 5130 E Asbury Ave in Virginia Village.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:06 PM, at 900 S Tennyson St in Westwood.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 12:39 PM in Lowry Field.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 12:30 PM, at 1575 S Hazel Ct in Mar Lee.
  • Serious assault, at 11:31 AM, at 5535 W Clear Creek Dr in Regis.

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