Denver neighborhood map, drug and alcohol crimes, 2025
Reported drug and alcohol crimes. Hover over or tap a neighborhood for details.
Denver drug and alcohol crime statistics
Monthly reported drug and alcohol crimes in Denver
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 304.6 and the median was 303.0. The most in any month was 442, in August 2023, and the least was 136 in November 2025.
Drug and alcohol crime crimes, by time of day
What time reported drug and alcohol crimes happen in Denver.
Drug and alcohol crime crimes, by weekday
The day of the week reported drug and alcohol crimes happen.
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Denver drug and alcohol crimes in the news
- Denver’s naloxone vending machines dispense 2,000-plus free boxes in first months
- Published July 1
- What we saw during 8 hours with Denver police on 16th Street mall
- Published June 15
- 2 Denver students say their middle school teacher gave them pot brownies. She’s now on trial.
- Published June 12
- Former Denver teacher found guilty of giving pot brownies to middle school students
- Published June 12
Recent crime ranking changes in drug and alcohol crime
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.
- Barnum West fell 7 ranks, from 36th to 29th.
- Lincoln Park fell 3 ranks, from 11th to 8th.
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Drug and alcohol crime rate, Denver, 2025
- Civic Center: 85.92 per 1,000 residents (152 incidents total)
- CBD: 60.01 per 1,000 residents (243 incidents total)
- Auraria: 33.94 (28)
- Five Points: 29.32 (433)
- North Capitol Hill: 27.52 (163)
- Sun Valley: 27.12 (39)
- Capitol Hill: 21.2 (333)
- Union Station: 20.15 (102)
- East Colfax: 17.95 (202)
- DIA: 15.43 (19)
- City Park West: 14.4 (66)
- Lincoln Park: 14.08 (85)
- West Colfax: 13.82 (126)
- Valverde: 12.8 (48)
- Baker: 11.38 (66)
- Barnum: 9.4 (62)
- Globeville: 8.73 (31)
- Clayton: 8.47 (36)
- Athmar Park: 7.51 (65)
- Central Park: 7.43 (131)
- Elyria-Swansea: 7.04 (47)
- College View / South Platte: 6.74 (48)
- Northeast Park Hill: 6.05 (55)
- Overland: 5.86 (19)
- Barnum West: 5.8 (34)
- Villa Park: 5.15 (47)
- Westwood: 5.13 (85)
- Jefferson Park: 4.95 (14)
- Cheesman Park: 3.63 (31)
- Kennedy: 3.25 (15)
- Washington Virginia Vale: 2.97 (41)
- Skyland: 2.86 (9)
- Chaffee Park: 2.72 (11)
- Speer: 2.64 (31)
- Cory-Merrill: 2.54 (12)
- Harvey Park: 2.44 (31)
- Mar Lee: 2.41 (33)
- Montclair: 2.2 (13)
- Cole: 2.17 (10)
- Ruby Hill: 2.13 (23)
- Belcaro: 2.12 (10)
- Goldsmith: 2.09 (11)
- Rosedale: 2.06 (5)
- Harvey Park South: 1.92 (17)
- Virginia Village: 1.84 (26)
- University Hills: 1.69 (10)
- Congress Park: 1.6 (18)
- Platt Park: 1.39 (8)
- Hampden South: 1.35 (20)
- Whittier: 1.34 (8)
- Highland: 1.33 (12)
- Hampden: 1.33 (25)
- City Park: 1.25 (4)
- Washington Park West: 1.24 (9)
- Regis: 1.19 (5)
- Bear Valley: 1.19 (11)
- Sunnyside: 1.12 (11)
- Hilltop: 0.98 (9)
- Hale: 0.89 (6)
- South Park Hill: 0.87 (8)
- Southmoor Park: 0.83 (4)
- Fort Logan: 0.8 (7)
- Montbello: 0.78 (27)
- Lowry Field: 0.73 (6)
- Cherry Creek: 0.64 (4)
- Country Club: 0.63 (2)
- University Park: 0.53 (4)
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.49 (17)
- North Park Hill: 0.47 (5)
- University: 0.43 (4)
- West Highland: 0.43 (4)
- Sloan Lake: 0.38 (3)
- Windsor: 0.37 (5)
- Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
- Marston: 0.27 (3)
- Berkeley: 0.23 (2)
- Washington Park: 0.14 (1)
Drug and alcohol crime count, Denver, 2025
- Five Points: 433 incidents
- Capitol Hill: 333
- CBD: 243
- East Colfax: 202
- North Capitol Hill: 163
- Civic Center: 152
- Central Park: 131
- West Colfax: 126
- Union Station: 102
- Lincoln Park: 85
- Westwood: 85
- City Park West: 66
- Baker: 66
- Athmar Park: 65
- Barnum: 62
- Northeast Park Hill: 55
- College View / South Platte: 48
- Valverde: 48
- Villa Park: 47
- Elyria-Swansea: 47
- Washington Virginia Vale: 41
- Sun Valley: 39
- Clayton: 36
- Barnum West: 34
- Mar Lee: 33
- Globeville: 31
- Harvey Park: 31
- Speer: 31
- Cheesman Park: 31
- Auraria: 28
- Montbello: 27
- Virginia Village: 26
- Hampden: 25
- Ruby Hill: 23
- Hampden South: 20
- DIA: 19
- Overland: 19
- Congress Park: 18
- Harvey Park South: 17
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 17
- Kennedy: 15
- Jefferson Park: 14
- Montclair: 13
- Highland: 12
- Cory-Merrill: 12
- Goldsmith: 11
- Bear Valley: 11
- Sunnyside: 11
- Chaffee Park: 11
- University Hills: 10
- Belcaro: 10
- Cole: 10
- Skyland: 9
- Hilltop: 9
- Washington Park West: 9
- South Park Hill: 8
- Platt Park: 8
- Whittier: 8
- Fort Logan: 7
- Lowry Field: 6
- Hale: 6
- Regis: 5
- Windsor: 5
- Rosedale: 5
- North Park Hill: 5
- University: 4
- University Park: 4
- City Park: 4
- West Highland: 4
- Cherry Creek: 4
- Southmoor Park: 4
- Sloan Lake: 3
- Marston: 3
- Country Club: 2
- Berkeley: 2
- Washington Park: 1
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- Wellshire: 1
Recent Denver drug and alcohol crimes
November 13
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 11:54 PM, at E 37th Ave and N Paris St in Central Park.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 10:30 PM, at W Byers Alameda alley and S Bannock St in Baker.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 10:18 PM, at the 1600 block of Arapahoe St in CBD.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 10:18 PM, at the 1600 block of Arapahoe St in CBD.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:34 AM, at 22nd St and Stout St in Five Points.
- Possession of cocaine, at 8:34 AM, at 14065 E 54th Ave in Montbello.
- Possession of cocaine, at 6:52 AM, at N Downing St and E 21St Ave in Five Points.
- Selling methampetamine, at 6:13 AM, at W Mississippi Ave and S Tejon St in Ruby Hill.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 6:13 AM, at W Mississippi Ave and S Tejon St in Ruby Hill.
November 12
- Selling methampetamine, at 11:55 PM, at 1000 N Federal Blvd in Sun Valley.
- Selling methampetamine, at 11:25 PM, at 1555 N Xavier St in West Colfax.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 10:04 PM, at 951 20th St in Five Points.
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 9:42 PM, at 1490 N Perry St in West Colfax.
- Possession of cocaine, at 9:40 PM, at W 46th Ave and N Tennyson St in Berkeley.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:40 PM, at W 46th Ave and N Tennyson St in Berkeley.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:20 PM, at 1832 S Sheridan Blvd in Mar Lee.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 9:20 PM, at 1832 S Sheridan Blvd in Mar Lee.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:20 PM, at 1832 S Sheridan Blvd in Mar Lee.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 9:20 PM, at 1832 S Sheridan Blvd in Mar Lee.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 8:03 PM, at 25 E 16th Ave in North Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 6:45 PM, at E 11th Ave and N Broadway St in Civic Center.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 6:15 PM, at the 1200 block of Broadway in Capitol Hill.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 5:49 PM, at the 1400 block of N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:42 PM, at 20th St and California St in CBD.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:18 PM, at 22nd St and Stout St in Five Points.
- Selling a synthetic narcotic drug, at 7:50 AM, at 4595 N Quebec St in Northeast Park Hill.
- Selling methampetamine, at 2:31 AM, at 4298 E Colorado Center Dr in University Hills.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 12:45 AM, at 17th St and Wynkoop St in Union Station.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 12:45 AM, at 17th St and Wynkoop St in Union Station.
- Selling cocaine, at 12:41 AM, at E 36th Ave and N Josephine St in Clayton.
November 11
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 11:34 PM, at the 400 block of N Knox Ct in Barnum.
- Selling heroin, at 9:54 PM, at 333 S Federal Blvd in Westwood.
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 9:54 PM, at 333 S Federal Blvd in Westwood.
- Selling cocaine, at 9:54 PM, at 333 S Federal Blvd in Westwood.
- Selling methampetamine, at 9:54 PM, at 333 S Federal Blvd in Westwood.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 7:27 PM, at the 1400 block of N Osceola St in West Colfax.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 6:45 PM, at 1027 N Broadway St in Civic Center.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 6:30 PM, at the 1200 block of N Broadway St in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 6:24 PM, at W 12th Ave and N Acoma St in Civic Center.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 6:00 PM, at N Speer Blvd and Champa St in Auraria.
- Possession of a synthetic narcotic drug, at 5:00 PM, at the 7200 block of Leetsdale Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:15 AM, at Park Avenue west and N Globeville Rd in Globeville.
- Possession of cocaine, at 9:00 AM, at 1850 S Sheridan Blvd in Mar Lee.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:00 AM, at 1850 S Sheridan Blvd in Mar Lee.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 9:00 AM, at 1850 S Sheridan Blvd in Mar Lee.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 8:40 AM, at 3550 S Kendall St in Bear Valley.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 8:40 AM, at 3550 S Kendall St in Bear Valley.
- Selling cocaine, at 6:56 AM, at N Syracuse St and E 13th Ave in East Colfax.
November 10
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 11:00 PM, at 550 N Sheridan Blvd in Barnum West.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 7:15 PM, at the 1900 block of S King St in Harvey Park.
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