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 298.5 and the median was 302.5. The most in any month was 445, in August 2023, and the least was 51 in September 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.
Updated: Colorado state crime rate charts.
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 5 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.
- Lincoln Park fell 6 ranks, from 18th to 12th.
- Regis fell 10 ranks, from 47th to 37th.
- Overland fell 6 ranks, from 34th to 28th.
- Lowry Field fell 11 ranks, from 64th to 53rd.
- Chaffee Park fell 5 ranks, from 40th to 35th.
Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for drug and alcohol crimes.
Drug and alcohol crime rate, Denver, 2025
- Civic Center: 61.62 per 1,000 residents (109 incidents total)
- CBD: 50.14 per 1,000 residents (203 incidents total)
- Auraria: 29.09 (24)
- Five Points: 24.31 (359)
- North Capitol Hill: 20.26 (120)
- Capitol Hill: 17.38 (273)
- Sun Valley: 16.69 (24)
- Union Station: 15.8 (80)
- DIA: 14.62 (18)
- East Colfax: 14.48 (163)
- Lincoln Park: 11.76 (71)
- West Colfax: 10.96 (100)
- Valverde: 10.93 (41)
- City Park West: 10.69 (49)
- Baker: 9.48 (55)
- Barnum: 8.49 (56)
- Elyria-Swansea: 7.04 (47)
- Clayton: 6.82 (29)
- Athmar Park: 6.58 (57)
- Central Park: 6.41 (113)
- Globeville: 5.91 (21)
- College View / South Platte: 5.33 (38)
- Northeast Park Hill: 5.17 (47)
- Villa Park: 4.93 (45)
- Barnum West: 4.61 (27)
- Overland: 4.01 (13)
- Westwood: 3.44 (57)
- Cheesman Park: 2.81 (24)
- Washington Virginia Vale: 2.68 (37)
- Speer: 2.55 (30)
- Kennedy: 2.39 (11)
- Cory-Merrill: 2.33 (11)
- Montclair: 2.2 (13)
- Belcaro: 2.12 (10)
- Rosedale: 2.06 (5)
- Harvey Park: 2.05 (26)
- Skyland: 1.91 (6)
- Jefferson Park: 1.77 (5)
- Mar Lee: 1.76 (24)
- Chaffee Park: 1.73 (7)
- Harvey Park South: 1.7 (15)
- University Hills: 1.69 (10)
- Ruby Hill: 1.66 (18)
- Virginia Village: 1.56 (22)
- Congress Park: 1.51 (17)
- Highland: 1.33 (12)
- Cole: 1.3 (6)
- Washington Park West: 1.24 (9)
- Platt Park: 1.22 (7)
- Bear Valley: 1.19 (11)
- Goldsmith: 1.14 (6)
- Sunnyside: 1.02 (10)
- Whittier: 1.0 (6)
- Hilltop: 0.98 (9)
- Regis: 0.95 (4)
- City Park: 0.94 (3)
- Hampden: 0.9 (17)
- Hampden South: 0.88 (13)
- South Park Hill: 0.87 (8)
- Hale: 0.74 (5)
- Country Club: 0.63 (2)
- Montbello: 0.55 (19)
- Cherry Creek: 0.48 (3)
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.43 (15)
- West Highland: 0.43 (4)
- University: 0.43 (4)
- Southmoor Park: 0.41 (2)
- University Park: 0.4 (3)
- Sloan Lake: 0.38 (3)
- North Park Hill: 0.38 (4)
- Lowry Field: 0.37 (3)
- Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
- Windsor: 0.29 (4)
- Marston: 0.27 (3)
- Fort Logan: 0.23 (2)
- Washington Park: 0.14 (1)
- Berkeley: 0.12 (1)
Drug and alcohol crime count, Denver, 2025
- Five Points: 359 incidents
- Capitol Hill: 273
- CBD: 203
- East Colfax: 163
- North Capitol Hill: 120
- Central Park: 113
- Civic Center: 109
- West Colfax: 100
- Union Station: 80
- Lincoln Park: 71
- Westwood: 57
- Athmar Park: 57
- Barnum: 56
- Baker: 55
- City Park West: 49
- Northeast Park Hill: 47
- Elyria-Swansea: 47
- Villa Park: 45
- Valverde: 41
- College View / South Platte: 38
- Washington Virginia Vale: 37
- Speer: 30
- Clayton: 29
- Barnum West: 27
- Harvey Park: 26
- Cheesman Park: 24
- Mar Lee: 24
- Auraria: 24
- Sun Valley: 24
- Virginia Village: 22
- Globeville: 21
- Montbello: 19
- DIA: 18
- Ruby Hill: 18
- Congress Park: 17
- Hampden: 17
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 15
- Harvey Park South: 15
- Overland: 13
- Montclair: 13
- Hampden South: 13
- Highland: 12
- Kennedy: 11
- Bear Valley: 11
- Cory-Merrill: 11
- Belcaro: 10
- University Hills: 10
- Sunnyside: 10
- Washington Park West: 9
- Hilltop: 9
- South Park Hill: 8
- Chaffee Park: 7
- Platt Park: 7
- Cole: 6
- Skyland: 6
- Whittier: 6
- Goldsmith: 6
- Rosedale: 5
- Jefferson Park: 5
- Hale: 5
- West Highland: 4
- Windsor: 4
- University: 4
- North Park Hill: 4
- Regis: 4
- Cherry Creek: 3
- Sloan Lake: 3
- Lowry Field: 3
- City Park: 3
- Marston: 3
- University Park: 3
- Country Club: 2
- Southmoor Park: 2
- Fort Logan: 2
- Berkeley: 1
- Washington Park: 1
- Wellshire: 1
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Recent Denver drug and alcohol crimes
September 5
- Selling cocaine, at 5:10 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Uinta St in East Colfax.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:38 AM, at 16th St and California Stout alley in CBD.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 4:10 AM, at N Speer Blvd and W 14th Ave in Civic Center.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 1:08 AM, at 21 S Broadway St in Baker.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 12:35 AM, at 890 S Federal Blvd in Athmar Park.
September 4
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 11:46 PM, at E Lowry Blvd and N Newport St in Lowry Field.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 11:29 PM, at 16th St and California St in CBD.
- Selling methampetamine, at 10:31 PM, at 1000 N Federal Blvd in Sun Valley.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 10:30 PM, at 900 N Acoma St in Civic Center.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 10:11 PM, at S Sheridan Blvd and W Colorado Ave in Mar Lee.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:21 PM, at the 1500 block of N Pennsylvania St in North Capitol Hill.
- Possession of cocaine, at 2:13 PM, at 7201 E 36th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
- Possession of heroin, at 6:10 AM, at S Federal Blvd and W Ohio Ave in Westwood.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 12:40 AM, at 1550 Wewatta St in Union Station.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 12:39 AM, at 21St St and Curtis St in Five Points.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 12:39 AM, at 21St St and Curtis St in Five Points.
September 3
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 11:56 PM, at 10 W 14th Ave in Civic Center.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 11:32 PM, at W 13th Ave and N Broadway St in Capitol Hill.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 11:32 PM, at W 13th Ave and N Broadway St in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 11:10 PM, at 21St St and Curtis St in Five Points.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 10:45 PM, at N Quebec St and E Northfield Blvd in Central Park.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 10:45 PM, at N Quebec St and E Northfield Blvd in Central Park.
- Possession of cocaine, at 10:37 PM, at Delgany St and Park Avenue west in Five Points.
- Selling cocaine, at 8:10 PM, at 21St St and Curtis St in Five Points.
- Manufacture or sell other dangerous drugs, at 7:45 PM, at 22nd St and California St in Five Points.
- Selling cocaine, at 7:42 PM, at 22nd St and California St in Five Points.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 7:30 PM, at 22nd St and California St in Five Points.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 7:23 PM, at 16th St and Larimer St in Union Station.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 7:23 PM, at 16th St and Larimer St in Union Station.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:55 PM, at the 1500 block of N Williams St in City Park West.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:10 PM, at E 14th Ave and N Lincoln St in Capitol Hill.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 5:10 PM, at E 14th Ave and N Lincoln St in Capitol Hill.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 5:00 PM, at 1477 N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:20 PM, at N Speer Blvd and N Elati St in Civic Center.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 4:20 PM, at N Speer Blvd and N Elati St in Civic Center.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 7:13 AM, at E Bruce Randolph Ave and N Colorado Blvd in Clayton.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:05 AM, at W 39th Ave and N Navajo St in Sunnyside.
- Selling cocaine, at 2:10 AM, at 3801 E 23rd Ave in Skyland.
September 2
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 11:19 PM, at the 1100 block of S Quivas St in Ruby Hill.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 11:15 PM, at 1850 S Sheridan Blvd in Mar Lee.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:19 PM, at E 35th Ave and N Quebec St in Northeast Park Hill.
- Selling cocaine, at 7:25 PM, at 22nd St and California St in Five Points.
- Selling cocaine, at 6:35 PM, at the 1500 block of N Pennsylvania St in North Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 6:15 PM, at the 1200 block of N Broadway St in Capitol Hill.
- Selling methampetamine, at 5:55 PM, at the 1000 block of N Broadway St in Capitol Hill.
- Fraud to obtain drugs, at 5:15 PM, at 2660 N Federal Blvd in Jefferson Park.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:50 PM, at 1001 N Broadway St in Civic Center.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 3:45 PM, at 4910 W Colfax Ave in West Colfax.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 10:52 AM, at 1599 E 8th Ave in Cheesman Park.
September 1
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 6:27 PM, at the 1300 block of N Cherokee St in Civic Center.
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