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 288.9 and the median was 302.5. The most in any month was 456, in September 2024, and the least was zero in May 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.
Featured: Each neighborhood now has a list of its high-crime addresses.
Denver drug and alcohol crimes in the news
- Police recover hundreds of pounds of marijuana stolen from evidence trailer
- Published April 12
- Can Denver's mayor keep drug users out of jail? Here's his new plan to fix a decades-old problem
- Published March 31, 2024
- Denver first responders to get psychedelic crisis training
- Published March 13, 2024
- Colorado decriminalized 5 psychedelics, but what exactly does that mean?
- Published February 5, 2024
Recent crime ranking changes in drug and alcohol crime
There were 7 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.
- Ruby Hill fell 9 ranks, from 37th to 28th.
- DIA fell 7 ranks, from 24th to 17th.
- Speer fell 10 ranks, from 50th to 40th.
- Washington Park West fell 5 ranks, from 35th to 30th.
- Valverde fell 4 ranks, from 27th to 23rd.
- Athmar Park fell 5 ranks, from 39th to 34th.
- University Hills improved 3 ranks, from 10th to 13th.
Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for drug and alcohol crimes.
Drug and alcohol crime rate, Denver, 2025
- Civic Center: 28.26 per 1,000 residents (50 incidents total)
- CBD: 24.7 per 1,000 residents (100 incidents total)
- Five Points: 14.15 (209)
- Sun Valley: 9.04 (13)
- North Capitol Hill: 8.78 (52)
- Capitol Hill: 8.72 (137)
- Auraria: 8.48 (7)
- East Colfax: 7.91 (89)
- Valverde: 6.93 (26)
- Union Station: 6.12 (31)
- Baker: 5.69 (33)
- DIA: 5.69 (7)
- Lincoln Park: 5.47 (33)
- Elyria-Swansea: 3.74 (25)
- Barnum: 3.64 (24)
- City Park West: 3.49 (16)
- Athmar Park: 3.0 (26)
- Central Park: 2.84 (50)
- Globeville: 2.82 (10)
- West Colfax: 2.74 (25)
- Barnum West: 2.39 (14)
- College View / South Platte: 2.25 (16)
- Overland: 2.16 (7)
- Westwood: 2.11 (35)
- Kennedy: 1.95 (9)
- Northeast Park Hill: 1.76 (16)
- Villa Park: 1.75 (16)
- Washington Virginia Vale: 1.66 (23)
- Cheesman Park: 1.64 (14)
- Speer: 1.53 (18)
- Virginia Village: 1.35 (19)
- Clayton: 1.18 (5)
- Washington Park West: 1.1 (8)
- Cory-Merrill: 1.06 (5)
- Belcaro: 1.06 (5)
- Ruby Hill: 1.02 (11)
- University Hills: 1.01 (6)
- Skyland: 0.95 (3)
- Congress Park: 0.89 (10)
- Mar Lee: 0.88 (12)
- Harvey Park: 0.87 (11)
- Rosedale: 0.83 (2)
- Hilltop: 0.76 (7)
- Chaffee Park: 0.74 (3)
- Jefferson Park: 0.71 (2)
- Montclair: 0.68 (4)
- Whittier: 0.67 (4)
- Bear Valley: 0.65 (6)
- City Park: 0.63 (2)
- Harvey Park South: 0.57 (5)
- Hampden: 0.53 (10)
- University: 0.43 (4)
- Southmoor Park: 0.41 (2)
- Montbello: 0.35 (12)
- Platt Park: 0.35 (2)
- Marston: 0.35 (4)
- Hampden South: 0.34 (5)
- Highland: 0.33 (3)
- Sunnyside: 0.31 (3)
- Country Club: 0.31 (1)
- Hale: 0.3 (2)
- Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
- Windsor: 0.29 (4)
- Fort Logan: 0.23 (2)
- South Park Hill: 0.22 (2)
- Cole: 0.22 (1)
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.2 (7)
- Goldsmith: 0.19 (1)
- Cherry Creek: 0.16 (1)
- Berkeley: 0.12 (1)
- Lowry Field: 0.12 (1)
- West Highland: 0.11 (1)
- North Park Hill: 0.09 (1)
Drug and alcohol crime count, Denver, 2025
- Five Points: 209 incidents
- Capitol Hill: 137
- CBD: 100
- East Colfax: 89
- North Capitol Hill: 52
- Central Park: 50
- Civic Center: 50
- Westwood: 35
- Lincoln Park: 33
- Baker: 33
- Union Station: 31
- Valverde: 26
- Athmar Park: 26
- West Colfax: 25
- Elyria-Swansea: 25
- Barnum: 24
- Washington Virginia Vale: 23
- Virginia Village: 19
- Speer: 18
- College View / South Platte: 16
- Villa Park: 16
- Northeast Park Hill: 16
- City Park West: 16
- Cheesman Park: 14
- Barnum West: 14
- Sun Valley: 13
- Montbello: 12
- Mar Lee: 12
- Harvey Park: 11
- Ruby Hill: 11
- Globeville: 10
- Hampden: 10
- Congress Park: 10
- Kennedy: 9
- Washington Park West: 8
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 7
- Hilltop: 7
- DIA: 7
- Auraria: 7
- Overland: 7
- University Hills: 6
- Bear Valley: 6
- Hampden South: 5
- Cory-Merrill: 5
- Belcaro: 5
- Clayton: 5
- Harvey Park South: 5
- Whittier: 4
- University: 4
- Windsor: 4
- Montclair: 4
- Marston: 4
- Highland: 3
- Skyland: 3
- Sunnyside: 3
- Chaffee Park: 3
- Hale: 2
- City Park: 2
- Southmoor Park: 2
- South Park Hill: 2
- Jefferson Park: 2
- Rosedale: 2
- Platt Park: 2
- Fort Logan: 2
- Goldsmith: 1
- Berkeley: 1
- West Highland: 1
- Cherry Creek: 1
- Country Club: 1
- Cole: 1
- Lowry Field: 1
- North Park Hill: 1
- Wellshire: 1
Recent Denver drug and alcohol crimes
April 30
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 8:50 PM, at the 1300 block of N Knox Ct in West Colfax.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 8:50 PM, at the 1600 block of Champa St in CBD.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 8:47 PM, at 16th St and Stout St in CBD.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 8:40 PM, at E 45th Ave and N Steele St in Elyria-Swansea.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 5:42 PM, at S Bannock St and W Archer Pl in Baker.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:41 PM, at 7777 E Hampden Ave in Hampden.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:37 PM, at Champa St and N Broadway St in Five Points.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:20 PM, at the 1600 block of Arapahoe St in CBD.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 5:20 PM, at the 1600 block of Arapahoe St in CBD.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 5:15 PM, at 1198 N Sheridan Blvd in West Colfax.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:37 PM, at 100 E 14th Ave in Capitol Hill.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 4:34 PM, at E 41St Ave and E Airlawn Rd in Central Park.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:30 PM, at 1401 N Lincoln St in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:30 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Lincoln Sherman alley in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of marijuana, at 4:20 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Broadway St in Civic Center.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:03 PM, at 21St St and Curtis St in Five Points.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 3:53 PM, at 2110 Larimer St in Five Points.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 3:24 PM, at 4040 N Quebec St in Central Park.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 3:09 PM, at the 1100 block of S Federal Blvd in Ruby Hill.
- Selling methampetamine, at 1:35 PM, at the 1000 block of E Colfax Ave in Capitol Hill.
- Selling cocaine, at 1:00 PM, at the 1100 block of 21St St in Five Points.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 12:20 PM, at the 3300 block of W Cedar Ave in Barnum.
- Selling methampetamine, at 12:20 PM, at the 3300 block of W Cedar Ave in Barnum.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 12:00 PM, at 1300 W Colfax Ave in Lincoln Park.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 11:53 AM, at the 5000 block of N Federal Blvd in Chaffee Park.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 12:40 AM, at the 1100 block of N Broadway St in Civic Center.
April 29
- Selling methampetamine, at 10:44 PM, at the 1100 block of N Yosemite St in East Colfax.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:00 PM, at W 1St Ave and N Hooker St in Barnum.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 7:58 PM, at 16th St and Stout St in CBD.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 6:01 PM, at the 1400 block of N Syracuse St in East Colfax.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 6:01 PM, at the 1400 block of N Syracuse St in East Colfax.
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 6:00 PM, at the 300 block of N Elati St in Baker.
- Selling methampetamine, at 6:00 PM, at the 300 block of N Elati St in Baker.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 2:55 PM, at the 1500 block of N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 2:23 PM, at 5105 W Alameda Ave in Barnum West.
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 1:08 PM, at E Yale Ave and I-25 north-bound in Goldsmith.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 1:08 PM, at E Yale Ave and I-25 north-bound in Goldsmith.
- Selling methampetamine, at 12:49 PM, at 4490 E Jewell Ave in Virginia Village.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 8:34 AM, at the 3000 block of W 10th Ave in Villa Park.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 8:34 AM, at the 3000 block of W 10th Ave in Villa Park.
- Possession of marijuana, at 12:31 AM, at W Colfax Ave and N Osage St in Lincoln Park.
April 28
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 7:30 PM, at the 1300 block of N King St in West Colfax.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:30 PM, at W Mexico Ave and S Meade St in Mar Lee.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 4:30 PM, at W Mexico Ave and S Meade St in Mar Lee.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 2:59 PM, at the 2900 block of W Jewell Ave in College View / South Platte.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 1:40 PM, at the 2800 block of S Federal Blvd in College View / South Platte.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 12:50 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 11:00 AM, at the 2400 block of S Meade St in Harvey Park.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 11:00 AM, at the 2400 block of S Meade St in Harvey Park.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:40 AM, at 1350 W Colfax Ave in Lincoln Park.
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