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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 Thursday December 5th.

Denver serious assaults are down in the past 30 days (255) compared with the 30 days before that (321), and down since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

  • Denver has had 3212 serious assaults reported so far this year, an average of 288.0 per month / 9.5 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 238.
  • The average number of serious assaults per neighborhood this year is 41.18.

Denver’s serious assault rate

In 2024, Denver's serious assault rate’s 4.6 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, 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 279.8 and the median was 290.5. The most in any month was 390, in July 2023, and the least was seven in December 2024.

Serious assault crimes, by time of day

What time reported serious assaults happen in Denver.

Serious assault crimes, by weekday

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Serious assault rate, Denver, 2024

  1. Civic Center: 47.48 per 1,000 residents (84 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 40.62 (50)
  3. Sun Valley: 29.21 (42)
  4. Union Station: 21.14 (107)
  5. CBD: 18.77 (76)
  6. Five Points: 16.12 (238)
  7. City Park West: 14.62 (67)
  8. Lincoln Park: 14.24 (86)
  9. North Capitol Hill: 11.82 (70)
  10. Globeville: 11.55 (41)
  11. Auraria: 10.91 (9)
  12. Elyria-Swansea: 9.89 (66)
  13. East Colfax: 9.77 (110)
  14. West Colfax: 8.99 (82)
  15. Jefferson Park: 8.14 (23)
  16. Baker: 7.76 (45)
  17. College View / South Platte: 7.58 (54)
  18. Northeast Park Hill: 7.48 (68)
  19. Cole: 6.96 (32)
  20. Goldsmith: 6.84 (36)
  21. Valverde: 6.4 (24)
  22. Clayton: 6.35 (27)
  23. Barnum: 6.22 (41)
  24. Central Park: 6.13 (108)
  25. Westwood: 6.1 (101)
  26. Capitol Hill: 5.79 (91)
  27. Athmar Park: 5.77 (50)
  28. Overland: 4.94 (16)
  29. Ruby Hill: 4.81 (52)
  30. Villa Park: 4.71 (43)
  31. Washington Virginia Vale: 4.48 (62)
  32. City Park: 4.38 (14)
  33. Kennedy: 4.34 (20)
  34. Montbello: 4.06 (140)
  35. Harvey Park South: 3.96 (35)
  36. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 3.92 (137)
  37. Hampden: 3.66 (69)
  38. Windsor: 3.66 (50)
  39. Whittier: 3.51 (21)
  40. Sunnyside: 3.46 (34)
  41. Hale: 3.4 (23)
  42. Chaffee Park: 3.21 (13)
  43. Harvey Park: 3.15 (40)
  44. Mar Lee: 3.07 (42)
  45. Barnum West: 3.07 (18)
  46. Bear Valley: 3.03 (28)
  47. Lowry Field: 2.93 (24)
  48. Skyland: 2.86 (9)
  49. Highland: 2.78 (25)
  50. Hampden South: 2.76 (41)
  51. Cheesman Park: 2.69 (23)
  52. Sloan Lake: 2.56 (20)
  53. Cherry Creek: 2.55 (16)
  54. Virginia Village: 2.55 (36)
  55. Belcaro: 2.33 (11)
  56. Speer: 2.3 (27)
  57. Congress Park: 2.22 (25)
  58. Regis: 2.13 (9)
  59. University Hills: 2.03 (12)
  60. North Park Hill: 1.9 (20)
  61. Montclair: 1.86 (11)
  62. Southmoor Park: 1.86 (9)
  63. South Park Hill: 1.75 (16)
  64. Fort Logan: 1.71 (15)
  65. Rosedale: 1.65 (4)
  66. West Highland: 1.63 (15)
  67. University Park: 1.32 (10)
  68. University: 1.28 (12)
  69. Berkeley: 1.17 (10)
  70. Platt Park: 1.04 (6)
  71. Washington Park West: 0.96 (7)
  72. Washington Park: 0.96 (7)
  73. Marston: 0.89 (10)
  74. Hilltop: 0.87 (8)
  75. Country Club: 0.63 (2)
  76. Cory-Merrill: 0.42 (2)
  77. Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
  78. Indian Creek: 0.28 (1)

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Serious assault count, Denver, 2024

  1. Five Points: 238 incidents
  2. Montbello: 140
  3. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 137
  4. East Colfax: 110
  5. Central Park: 108
  6. Union Station: 107
  7. Westwood: 101
  8. Capitol Hill: 91
  9. Lincoln Park: 86
  10. Civic Center: 84
  11. West Colfax: 82
  12. CBD: 76
  13. North Capitol Hill: 70
  14. Hampden: 69
  15. Northeast Park Hill: 68
  16. City Park West: 67
  17. Elyria-Swansea: 66
  18. Washington Virginia Vale: 62
  19. : 61
  20. College View / South Platte: 54
  21. Ruby Hill: 52
  22. Athmar Park: 50
  23. DIA: 50
  24. Windsor: 50
  25. Baker: 45
  26. Villa Park: 43
  27. Sun Valley: 42
  28. Mar Lee: 42
  29. Hampden South: 41
  30. Globeville: 41
  31. Barnum: 41
  32. Harvey Park: 40
  33. Virginia Village: 36
  34. Goldsmith: 36
  35. Harvey Park South: 35
  36. Sunnyside: 34
  37. Cole: 32
  38. Bear Valley: 28
  39. Clayton: 27
  40. Speer: 27
  41. Congress Park: 25
  42. Highland: 25
  43. Valverde: 24
  44. Lowry Field: 24
  45. Hale: 23
  46. Cheesman Park: 23
  47. Jefferson Park: 23
  48. Whittier: 21
  49. North Park Hill: 20
  50. Sloan Lake: 20
  51. Kennedy: 20
  52. Barnum West: 18
  53. Cherry Creek: 16
  54. Overland: 16
  55. South Park Hill: 16
  56. Fort Logan: 15
  57. West Highland: 15
  58. City Park: 14
  59. Chaffee Park: 13
  60. University: 12
  61. University Hills: 12
  62. Montclair: 11
  63. Belcaro: 11
  64. University Park: 10
  65. Berkeley: 10
  66. Marston: 10
  67. Auraria: 9
  68. Regis: 9
  69. Southmoor Park: 9
  70. Skyland: 9
  71. Hilltop: 8
  72. Washington Park West: 7
  73. Washington Park: 7
  74. Platt Park: 6
  75. Rosedale: 4
  76. Country Club: 2
  77. Cory-Merrill: 2
  78. Wellshire: 1
  79. Indian Creek: 1

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Recent Denver serious assaults

December 1

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:17 PM, at 780 S Kearney St in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Serious assault, at 3:40 PM, at 1450 N Washington St in Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 2:58 PM, at 701 E 14th Colfax alley in Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 12:24 PM, at 5541 N Lisbon St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 8:13 AM in West Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:44 AM, at 1600 Glenarm Pl in CBD.
  • Serious assault, at 12:10 AM, at the 3200 block of N Elm St in Northeast Park Hill.

November 30

  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 10:59 PM, at 13081 E Randolph Pl in Montbello.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 9:20 PM, at 5551 N Tucson St in Montbello.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 7:49 PM in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 7:47 PM, at 1225 S Bellaire St in Virginia Village.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 7:15 PM in Southmoor Park.
  • Serious assault, at 6:00 PM, at 2140 S Delaware St in Overland.
  • Serious assault, at 5:02 PM, at 1420 Stout St in CBD.
  • Serious assault, at 4:20 PM, at the 1400 block of N Perry St in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 1:40 PM, at W 26th Ave and N Julian St in Sloan Lake.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 9:00 AM in Five Points.

November 29

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:00 PM, at 9700 E Iliff Ave in Hampden.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:16 PM, at 3275 W 14th Ave in West Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:53 PM, at 3550 N Eudora St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 3:22 PM in Union Station.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 3:13 PM, at the 4700 block of N Federal Blvd in Berkeley.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 4:30 AM in Five Points.

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November 26

  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 9:36 PM, at E Mexico Ave and S Broadway St in Overland.
  • Serious assault, at 5:32 PM, at I-70 east-bound and N Steele St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 4:03 PM, at W Mexico Ave and S Meade St in Mar Lee.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:10 AM, at the 1800 block of E 28th Ave in Whittier.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 7:09 AM in Goldsmith.
  • Serious assault, at 3:33 AM, at 1275 N Santa Fe Dr in Lincoln Park.
  • Serious assault, at 1:01 AM, at 3550 S Kendall St in Bear Valley.

November 25

  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 10:38 PM, at 2777 N Zuni St in Highland.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 8:00 PM in Hampden.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:38 PM, at the 2300 block of Welton and Glenarm Alleyway in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:14 PM, at 4800 N Washington St in Globeville.
  • Serious assault, at 3:00 PM, at 9029 E Mississippi Ave in Windsor.
  • Serious assault, at 2:35 PM, at 4708 N Washington St in Globeville.

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