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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 October 21st.

Denver serious assaults are up in the past 30 days (338) compared with the 30 days before that (309), and down since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

  • Denver has had 2910 serious assaults reported so far this year, an average of 300.9 per month / 9.9 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 37.31.

Denver’s serious assault rate

In 2024, Denver's serious assault rate’s 4.8 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, 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 281.7 and the median was 289.0. The most in any month was 391, in July 2023, and the least was 171 in October 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.

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Denver serious assaults in the news

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Published October 21
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Published October 11
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Published September 27
Two hospitalized in late-night Denver stabbings
Published September 21

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Recent crime ranking changes in serious assault

There were 2 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.

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Serious assault rate, Denver, 2024

  1. Civic Center: 44.66 per 1,000 residents (79 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 36.56 (45)
  3. Sun Valley: 20.86 (30)
  4. Union Station: 19.95 (101)
  5. CBD: 15.81 (64)
  6. Five Points: 13.68 (202)
  7. Lincoln Park: 13.25 (80)
  8. City Park West: 13.09 (60)
  9. Globeville: 10.14 (36)
  10. North Capitol Hill: 9.79 (58)
  11. East Colfax: 8.97 (101)
  12. Elyria-Swansea: 8.84 (59)
  13. Auraria: 8.48 (7)
  14. West Colfax: 8.0 (73)
  15. Baker: 7.42 (43)
  16. Jefferson Park: 6.72 (19)
  17. Northeast Park Hill: 6.71 (61)
  18. College View / South Platte: 5.9 (42)
  19. Central Park: 5.84 (103)
  20. Barnum: 5.76 (38)
  21. Goldsmith: 5.7 (30)
  22. Clayton: 5.65 (24)
  23. Valverde: 5.6 (21)
  24. Cole: 5.43 (25)
  25. Capitol Hill: 5.41 (85)
  26. Westwood: 5.25 (87)
  27. Athmar Park: 4.97 (43)
  28. Overland: 4.94 (16)
  29. Villa Park: 4.05 (37)
  30. Washington Virginia Vale: 3.98 (55)
  31. Windsor: 3.73 (51)
  32. Ruby Hill: 3.7 (40)
  33. Montbello: 3.57 (123)
  34. City Park: 3.44 (11)
  35. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 3.43 (120)
  36. Sunnyside: 3.36 (33)
  37. Harvey Park South: 3.17 (28)
  38. Hampden: 3.13 (59)
  39. Kennedy: 3.04 (14)
  40. Chaffee Park: 2.97 (12)
  41. Hale: 2.96 (20)
  42. Skyland: 2.86 (9)
  43. Whittier: 2.84 (17)
  44. Mar Lee: 2.71 (37)
  45. Harvey Park: 2.68 (34)
  46. Bear Valley: 2.6 (24)
  47. Cheesman Park: 2.57 (22)
  48. Lowry Field: 2.56 (21)
  49. Cherry Creek: 2.39 (15)
  50. Virginia Village: 2.34 (33)
  51. Hampden South: 2.29 (34)
  52. Highland: 2.22 (20)
  53. Barnum West: 2.22 (13)
  54. Regis: 2.13 (9)
  55. Sloan Lake: 2.05 (16)
  56. Speer: 2.04 (24)
  57. University Hills: 2.03 (12)
  58. Belcaro: 1.9 (9)
  59. Congress Park: 1.87 (21)
  60. South Park Hill: 1.64 (15)
  61. North Park Hill: 1.52 (16)
  62. West Highland: 1.52 (14)
  63. Southmoor Park: 1.45 (7)
  64. Fort Logan: 1.37 (12)
  65. Montclair: 1.35 (8)
  66. Rosedale: 1.24 (3)
  67. University Park: 1.19 (9)
  68. University: 1.06 (10)
  69. Berkeley: 1.05 (9)
  70. Platt Park: 1.04 (6)
  71. Hilltop: 0.87 (8)
  72. Washington Park West: 0.83 (6)
  73. Marston: 0.8 (9)
  74. Country Club: 0.63 (2)
  75. Washington Park: 0.55 (4)
  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: 202 incidents
  2. Montbello: 123
  3. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 120
  4. Central Park: 103
  5. East Colfax: 101
  6. Union Station: 101
  7. Westwood: 87
  8. Capitol Hill: 85
  9. Lincoln Park: 80
  10. Civic Center: 79
  11. West Colfax: 73
  12. CBD: 64
  13. Northeast Park Hill: 61
  14. City Park West: 60
  15. : 60
  16. Hampden: 59
  17. Elyria-Swansea: 59
  18. North Capitol Hill: 58
  19. Washington Virginia Vale: 55
  20. Windsor: 51
  21. DIA: 45
  22. Athmar Park: 43
  23. Baker: 43
  24. College View / South Platte: 42
  25. Ruby Hill: 40
  26. Barnum: 38
  27. Villa Park: 37
  28. Mar Lee: 37
  29. Globeville: 36
  30. Hampden South: 34
  31. Harvey Park: 34
  32. Sunnyside: 33
  33. Virginia Village: 33
  34. Sun Valley: 30
  35. Goldsmith: 30
  36. Harvey Park South: 28
  37. Cole: 25
  38. Clayton: 24
  39. Bear Valley: 24
  40. Speer: 24
  41. Cheesman Park: 22
  42. Congress Park: 21
  43. Valverde: 21
  44. Lowry Field: 21
  45. Highland: 20
  46. Hale: 20
  47. Jefferson Park: 19
  48. Whittier: 17
  49. North Park Hill: 16
  50. Sloan Lake: 16
  51. Overland: 16
  52. Cherry Creek: 15
  53. South Park Hill: 15
  54. West Highland: 14
  55. Kennedy: 14
  56. Barnum West: 13
  57. Fort Logan: 12
  58. Chaffee Park: 12
  59. University Hills: 12
  60. City Park: 11
  61. University: 10
  62. University Park: 9
  63. Berkeley: 9
  64. Regis: 9
  65. Skyland: 9
  66. Belcaro: 9
  67. Marston: 9
  68. Hilltop: 8
  69. Montclair: 8
  70. Auraria: 7
  71. Southmoor Park: 7
  72. Washington Park West: 6
  73. Platt Park: 6
  74. Washington Park: 4
  75. Rosedale: 3
  76. Country Club: 2
  77. Cory-Merrill: 2
  78. Wellshire: 1
  79. Indian Creek: 1

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Recent Denver serious assaults

October 16

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:10 AM, at 3999 N Colorado Blvd in Clayton.

October 15

  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 8:15 PM in Marston.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 8:00 PM in Hampden.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:03 PM, at N Yates St and W Colfax Ave in West Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:02 PM, at the 1500 block of N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:46 PM, at 5035 N Tower Rd in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:46 PM, at 401 E 20th Ave in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:03 PM, at 3550 N Eudora St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 2:00 PM, at the 2600 block of W Holden Pl in Sun Valley.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:01 PM, at E 13th Ave and N Monaco St in Montclair.
  • Serious assault, at 10:20 AM, at 21St St and Larimer St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 2:19 AM in Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 12:50 AM, at 3701 N York St in Cole.

October 14

  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 9:26 PM, at 3103 W Avondale Dr in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 7:00 PM, at the 1100 block of N Logan St in Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 7:00 PM in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:16 PM, at 2945 S Webster St in Bear Valley.
  • Serious assault, at 1:19 PM, at the 1900 block of N Lincoln St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 12:45 PM, at E Iowa Ave and S Pearl St in Platt Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 12:58 AM in Congress Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 12:03 AM in DIA.

October 13

  • Serious assault, at 8:40 PM, at 1777 W Mississippi Ave in Athmar Park.
  • Serious assault, at 6:10 PM, at 2660 W Holden Pl in Sun Valley.
  • Serious assault, at 3:45 PM, at 1701 N Bryant St in Sun Valley.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 11:40 AM in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:30 AM, at 2222 Lawrence St in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:25 AM, at N Federal Blvd and W 8th Ave in Villa Park.
  • Serious assault, at 7:45 AM, at the 1300 block of N Yosemite St in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 6:23 AM, at 1155 N Cherokee St in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 5:06 AM, at 2570 N Perry St in Sloan Lake.
  • Serious assault, at 3:39 AM, at Curtis St and 22nd St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 2:14 AM, at 7800 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:47 AM, at 22nd St and Lawrence St in Five Points.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 1:06 AM, at the 2600 block of N Downing St in Whittier.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 1:06 AM, at the 2600 block of N Downing St in Whittier.
  • Serious assault, at 12:59 AM, at the 1300 block of N Osage St in Lincoln Park.

October 12

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:51 PM, at 5910 E Colfax Ave in Montclair.
  • Serious assault, at 8:48 PM, at E Yale Ave and S Monaco St in Hampden.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 8:31 PM in Cherry Creek.
  • Serious assault, at 4:09 PM, at 1358 S Decatur St in Ruby Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:48 PM, at 290 Park Avenue west in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:00 PM, at 2755 W Bates Ave in College View / South Platte.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 11:54 AM in Montbello.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:00 AM, at 7500 E Quincy Ave in Hampden South.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:31 AM, at 6825 E Iliff Ave in Goldsmith.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 7:20 AM in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 7:11 AM, at 159 N Vrain St in Barnum West.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 3:41 AM, at 14400 E Albrook Dr in Montbello.
  • Serious assault, at 3:30 AM, at the 1600 block of N Sherman St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 2:42 AM, at the 5300 block of W 11th Ave in Villa Park.

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