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 296.5 and the median was 296.0. The most in any month was 447, in September 2024, and the least was 152 in October 2021.
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 4 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.
- Overland fell 7 ranks, from 37th to 30th.
- Barnum West fell 13 ranks, from 62nd to 49th.
- West Colfax fell 4 ranks, from 17th to 13th.
- Goldsmith fell 5 ranks, from 38th to 33rd.
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Drug and alcohol crime rate, Denver, 2025
- Civic Center: 46.35 per 1,000 residents (82 incidents total)
- CBD: 41.0 per 1,000 residents (166 incidents total)
- Auraria: 21.82 (18)
- Five Points: 20.45 (302)
- Sun Valley: 15.3 (22)
- North Capitol Hill: 14.69 (87)
- Capitol Hill: 14.45 (227)
- DIA: 13.81 (17)
- Union Station: 13.24 (67)
- East Colfax: 12.17 (137)
- Valverde: 10.13 (38)
- Lincoln Park: 9.27 (56)
- Baker: 9.14 (53)
- City Park West: 7.2 (33)
- West Colfax: 7.02 (64)
- Elyria-Swansea: 6.44 (43)
- Barnum: 6.22 (41)
- Athmar Park: 5.54 (48)
- Central Park: 4.88 (86)
- College View / South Platte: 4.77 (34)
- Globeville: 4.51 (16)
- Villa Park: 4.27 (39)
- Barnum West: 4.27 (25)
- Clayton: 4.0 (17)
- Northeast Park Hill: 3.52 (32)
- Overland: 3.09 (10)
- Westwood: 2.78 (46)
- Kennedy: 2.39 (11)
- Cheesman Park: 2.34 (20)
- Speer: 2.3 (27)
- Washington Virginia Vale: 2.1 (29)
- Montclair: 2.03 (12)
- Skyland: 1.91 (6)
- Jefferson Park: 1.77 (5)
- Ruby Hill: 1.76 (19)
- University Hills: 1.69 (10)
- Belcaro: 1.69 (8)
- Rosedale: 1.65 (4)
- Cory-Merrill: 1.48 (7)
- Chaffee Park: 1.48 (6)
- Harvey Park South: 1.47 (13)
- Mar Lee: 1.46 (20)
- Virginia Village: 1.35 (19)
- Congress Park: 1.33 (15)
- Washington Park West: 1.24 (9)
- Highland: 1.11 (10)
- Harvey Park: 1.1 (14)
- Whittier: 1.0 (6)
- Hilltop: 0.98 (9)
- Bear Valley: 0.97 (9)
- Goldsmith: 0.95 (5)
- Cole: 0.87 (4)
- Platt Park: 0.87 (5)
- Hampden: 0.8 (15)
- South Park Hill: 0.77 (7)
- Hampden South: 0.74 (11)
- Sunnyside: 0.71 (7)
- City Park: 0.63 (2)
- Country Club: 0.63 (2)
- Montbello: 0.55 (19)
- University Park: 0.53 (4)
- Cherry Creek: 0.48 (3)
- Regis: 0.47 (2)
- Hale: 0.44 (3)
- University: 0.43 (4)
- Southmoor Park: 0.41 (2)
- Sloan Lake: 0.38 (3)
- Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.29 (10)
- Marston: 0.27 (3)
- Lowry Field: 0.24 (2)
- Windsor: 0.22 (3)
- West Highland: 0.22 (2)
- North Park Hill: 0.19 (2)
- Berkeley: 0.12 (1)
- Fort Logan: 0.11 (1)
Drug and alcohol crime count, Denver, 2025
- Five Points: 302 incidents
- Capitol Hill: 227
- CBD: 166
- East Colfax: 137
- North Capitol Hill: 87
- Central Park: 86
- Civic Center: 82
- Union Station: 67
- West Colfax: 64
- Lincoln Park: 56
- Baker: 53
- Athmar Park: 48
- Westwood: 46
- Elyria-Swansea: 43
- Barnum: 41
- Villa Park: 39
- Valverde: 38
- College View / South Platte: 34
- City Park West: 33
- Northeast Park Hill: 32
- Washington Virginia Vale: 29
- Speer: 27
- Barnum West: 25
- Sun Valley: 22
- Mar Lee: 20
- Cheesman Park: 20
- Montbello: 19
- Ruby Hill: 19
- Virginia Village: 19
- Auraria: 18
- DIA: 17
- Clayton: 17
- Globeville: 16
- Hampden: 15
- Congress Park: 15
- Harvey Park: 14
- Harvey Park South: 13
- Montclair: 12
- Hampden South: 11
- Kennedy: 11
- University Hills: 10
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 10
- Highland: 10
- Overland: 10
- Bear Valley: 9
- Hilltop: 9
- Washington Park West: 9
- Belcaro: 8
- Sunnyside: 7
- South Park Hill: 7
- Cory-Merrill: 7
- Skyland: 6
- Whittier: 6
- Chaffee Park: 6
- Goldsmith: 5
- Jefferson Park: 5
- Platt Park: 5
- University Park: 4
- Rosedale: 4
- Cole: 4
- University: 4
- Sloan Lake: 3
- Hale: 3
- Marston: 3
- Windsor: 3
- Cherry Creek: 3
- City Park: 2
- Lowry Field: 2
- North Park Hill: 2
- Southmoor Park: 2
- West Highland: 2
- Regis: 2
- Country Club: 2
- Berkeley: 1
- Fort Logan: 1
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- Wellshire: 1
Recent Denver drug and alcohol crimes
July 24
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 3:35 AM, at the 1600 block of Champa St in CBD.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 3:30 AM, at the 1600 block of Champa St in CBD.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 1:36 AM, at N Jebel Ct and E Maxwell Pl in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 1:36 AM, at N Jebel Ct and E Maxwell Pl in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
- Manufacture or sell other dangerous drugs, at 1:19 AM, at E 36th Ave and N Pontiac St in Northeast Park Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 12:54 AM, at E 17th Ave and N Pennsylvania St in North Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 12:19 AM, at W Louisiana Ave and S Irving St in Mar Lee.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 12:05 AM, at E 39th Ave and N Pontiac St in Northeast Park Hill.
July 23
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 11:20 PM, at 2015 Stout St in Five Points.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 10:51 PM, at the 4000 block of N Quebec St in Central Park.
- Illegal possession of liquor, at 9:48 PM, at W 14th Ave and N Federal Blvd in Sun Valley.
- Selling cocaine, at 8:00 PM, at the 500 block of E Colfax Ave in Capitol Hill.
- Selling methampetamine, at 7:55 PM, at the 1400 block of N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
- Selling cocaine, at 7:15 PM, at 500 E Colfax Ave in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 6:00 PM, at 518 E Colfax Ave in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:45 PM, at the 1500 block of N Pennsylvania St in North Capitol Hill.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 5:45 PM, at the 1500 block of N Pennsylvania St in North Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:30 PM, at the 500 block of E 16th Ave in North Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:33 AM, at 3350 N Colorado Blvd in Northeast Park Hill.
- Possession of cocaine, at 8:55 AM, at the 1400 block of N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:01 AM, at S Zuni St and W Tennessee Ave in Athmar Park.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 5:01 AM, at S Zuni St and W Tennessee Ave in Athmar Park.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 1:37 AM, at 3490 Park Avenue west in Globeville.
- Possession of heroin, at 1:23 AM, at 130 N Lowell Blvd in Barnum.
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 1:23 AM, at 130 N Lowell Blvd in Barnum.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 1:23 AM, at 130 N Lowell Blvd in Barnum.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 12:40 AM, at W 14th Ave and N Kalamath St in Lincoln Park.
July 22
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 11:29 PM, at E 41St Ave and E Airlawn Rd in Central Park.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 10:18 PM, at E 14th Ave and N Yosemite St in East Colfax.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 7:16 PM, at 1350 W Colfax Ave in Lincoln Park.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 7:16 PM, at 1350 W Colfax Ave in Lincoln Park.
- Selling cocaine, at 7:10 PM, at the 1000 block of 21St St in Five Points.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 7:00 PM, at 1600 S University Blvd in Cory-Merrill.
- Selling cocaine, at 6:47 PM, at the 1400 block of N Broadway St in Capitol Hill.
- Selling a synthetic narcotic drug, at 5:38 PM, at the 1500 block of N Pennsylvania St in North Capitol Hill.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 5:25 PM, at W 11th Ave and N Speer Blvd in Lincoln Park.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 3:55 PM, at Arkins Ct and Denargo St in Five Points.
- Possession of opium or an opium derivative, at 2:00 AM, at 1455 N Vine St in Cheesman Park.
July 21
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 10:30 PM, at the 1900 block of S Decatur St in College View / South Platte.
- Selling methampetamine, at 10:30 PM, at the 1900 block of S Decatur St in College View / South Platte.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 4:07 AM, at E MLK Blvd and N Elm St in North Park Hill.
July 20
- Possession of cocaine, at 11:36 PM, at 8275 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 6:16 PM, at W Colfax Ave and N Vrain Winona alley in West Colfax.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 6:16 PM, at W Colfax Ave and N Vrain Winona alley in West Colfax.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:48 PM, at 1550 Wewatta St in Union Station.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:09 PM, at 3337 N Fillmore St in Clayton.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 5:09 PM, at 3337 N Fillmore St in Clayton.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 12:30 PM, at 1020 15th St in CBD.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 12:01 PM, at 4651 N Tulsa Ct in Montbello.
- Selling a synthetic narcotic drug, at 2:50 AM, at 450 N Federal Blvd in Valverde.
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