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 289.7 and the median was 289.0. The most in any month was 462, 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.
Updated: Colorado state crime rate charts.
Denver drug and alcohol crimes in the news
- 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
- Drugs may be a factor in man's death in Denver police custody, commander says
- Published December 7, 2023
Recent crime ranking changes in drug and alcohol crime
There were 12 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.
- Kennedy fell 21 ranks, from 38th to 17th.
- Skyland fell 17 ranks, from 42nd to 25th.
- Cory-Merrill fell 20 ranks, from 52nd to 32nd.
- Ruby Hill fell 17 ranks, from 53rd to 36th.
- Villa Park fell 14 ranks, from 49th to 35th.
- Valverde fell 10 ranks, from 34th to 24th.
- Chaffee Park fell 8 ranks, from 26th to 18th.
- Athmar Park fell 9 ranks, from 46th to 37th.
- Cheesman Park fell 6 ranks, from 28th to 22nd.
- Washington Virginia Vale fell 13 ranks, from 65th to 52nd.
- Sun Valley fell 3 ranks, from 8th to 5th.
- Clayton improved 3 ranks, from 7th to 10th.
Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for drug and alcohol crimes.
Drug and alcohol crime rate, Denver, 2025
- Civic Center: 22.61 per 1,000 residents (40 incidents total)
- CBD: 13.09 per 1,000 residents (53 incidents total)
- Five Points: 9.95 (147)
- North Capitol Hill: 8.1 (48)
- Valverde: 5.87 (22)
- Sun Valley: 5.56 (8)
- Capitol Hill: 5.54 (87)
- East Colfax: 4.71 (53)
- Baker: 3.79 (22)
- Union Station: 3.75 (19)
- Auraria: 3.64 (3)
- Barnum: 3.34 (22)
- DIA: 3.25 (4)
- Athmar Park: 2.31 (20)
- City Park West: 2.18 (10)
- Central Park: 2.16 (38)
- Lincoln Park: 1.99 (12)
- Elyria-Swansea: 1.8 (12)
- Overland: 1.54 (5)
- Kennedy: 1.52 (7)
- Virginia Village: 1.27 (18)
- College View / South Platte: 1.26 (9)
- Washington Virginia Vale: 1.16 (16)
- Globeville: 1.13 (4)
- Northeast Park Hill: 1.1 (10)
- West Colfax: 1.1 (10)
- Westwood: 1.09 (18)
- Cheesman Park: 1.05 (9)
- Barnum West: 1.02 (6)
- Skyland: 0.95 (3)
- Clayton: 0.94 (4)
- University Hills: 0.84 (5)
- Rosedale: 0.83 (2)
- Speer: 0.77 (9)
- Villa Park: 0.77 (7)
- Harvey Park: 0.71 (9)
- Montclair: 0.68 (4)
- Belcaro: 0.63 (3)
- Ruby Hill: 0.55 (6)
- Whittier: 0.5 (3)
- Chaffee Park: 0.49 (2)
- Hilltop: 0.43 (4)
- Hampden: 0.42 (8)
- Cory-Merrill: 0.42 (2)
- Washington Park West: 0.41 (3)
- Mar Lee: 0.37 (5)
- Montbello: 0.35 (12)
- Jefferson Park: 0.35 (1)
- Harvey Park South: 0.34 (3)
- Highland: 0.33 (3)
- Bear Valley: 0.32 (3)
- Country Club: 0.31 (1)
- City Park: 0.31 (1)
- Windsor: 0.29 (4)
- Congress Park: 0.27 (3)
- Fort Logan: 0.23 (2)
- Cole: 0.22 (1)
- Southmoor Park: 0.21 (1)
- University: 0.21 (2)
- Hampden South: 0.2 (3)
- Sunnyside: 0.2 (2)
- Marston: 0.18 (2)
- Cherry Creek: 0.16 (1)
- Lowry Field: 0.12 (1)
- West Highland: 0.11 (1)
- South Park Hill: 0.11 (1)
- North Park Hill: 0.09 (1)
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.09 (3)
Drug and alcohol crime count, Denver, 2025
- Five Points: 147 incidents
- Capitol Hill: 87
- CBD: 53
- East Colfax: 53
- North Capitol Hill: 48
- Civic Center: 40
- Central Park: 38
- Baker: 22
- Valverde: 22
- Barnum: 22
- Athmar Park: 20
- Union Station: 19
- Westwood: 18
- Virginia Village: 18
- Washington Virginia Vale: 16
- Montbello: 12
- Elyria-Swansea: 12
- Lincoln Park: 12
- Northeast Park Hill: 10
- City Park West: 10
- West Colfax: 10
- Speer: 9
- Cheesman Park: 9
- Harvey Park: 9
- College View / South Platte: 9
- Hampden: 8
- Sun Valley: 8
- Kennedy: 7
- Villa Park: 7
- Ruby Hill: 6
- Barnum West: 6
- University Hills: 5
- Mar Lee: 5
- Overland: 5
- Clayton: 4
- Montclair: 4
- Globeville: 4
- DIA: 4
- Windsor: 4
- Hilltop: 4
- Highland: 3
- Hampden South: 3
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 3
- Congress Park: 3
- Harvey Park South: 3
- Washington Park West: 3
- Belcaro: 3
- Auraria: 3
- Bear Valley: 3
- Skyland: 3
- Whittier: 3
- Cory-Merrill: 2
- Sunnyside: 2
- University: 2
- Fort Logan: 2
- Marston: 2
- Chaffee Park: 2
- Rosedale: 2
- North Park Hill: 1
- West Highland: 1
- Southmoor Park: 1
- South Park Hill: 1
- Cole: 1
- Cherry Creek: 1
- Country Club: 1
- Lowry Field: 1
- Jefferson Park: 1
- City Park: 1
Recent Denver drug and alcohol crimes
March 18
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 6:12 PM, at the 4400 block of E Jewell Ave in Virginia Village.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 5:45 PM, at E 47th Ave and N Gaylord St in Elyria-Swansea.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 2:48 PM, at the 5000 block of N Alcott St in Chaffee Park.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 1:30 PM, at the 4100 block of Morrison Rd in Westwood.
- Possession of a synthetic narcotic drug, at 11:15 AM, at 520 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
- Selling cocaine, at 4:53 AM, at E 36th Ave and N Quebec St in Northeast Park Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 1:47 AM, at Walnut St and Park Avenue west in Five Points.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 1:47 AM, at Walnut St and Park Avenue west in Five Points.
March 17
- Possession of marijuana, at 1:15 PM, at 4780 N Yampa St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 9:37 AM, at I-225_south-bound and S Parker Rd in Kennedy.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 9:37 AM, at I-225_south-bound and S Parker Rd in Kennedy.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 7:54 AM, at 1311 N York St in Cheesman Park.
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 7:13 AM, at the 1600 block of N Race St in City Park West.
- Illegal possession of liquor, at 2:15 AM, at the 2300 block of S Clay St in College View / South Platte.
March 16
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 9:51 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Tamarac St in East Colfax.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 8:03 PM, at 1632 N York St in City Park.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 4:30 PM, at the 600 block of N Lipan St in Lincoln Park.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 1:00 PM, at the 1300 block of N Ogden St in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:54 AM, at E 45th Ave and N Washington St in Globeville.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 2:00 AM, at the 2000 block of Larimer St in Five Points.
March 15
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 5:45 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of cocaine, at 5:45 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of opium or an opium derivative, at 5:39 AM, at S Clermont St and E Louisiana Ave in Virginia Village.
March 14
- Illegal sale of liquor, at 11:24 PM, at 76 S Broadway St in Speer.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 10:47 PM, at E 16th Ave and N Tamarac St in East Colfax.
- Illegal sale of liquor, at 10:43 PM, at 1800 E Evans Ave in University.
- Illegal sale of liquor, at 9:38 PM, at 3834 N Tennyson St in Berkeley.
- Illegal sale of liquor, at 8:20 PM, at 3729 Walnut St in Five Points.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 7:41 PM, at N Emerson St and E 52nd Ave in Globeville.
- Illegal sale of liquor, at 7:32 PM, at 3935 N Quebec St in Northeast Park Hill.
- Illegal sale of liquor, at 7:24 PM, at 1132 S Sheridan Blvd in Mar Lee.
- Illegal sale of liquor, at 6:13 PM, at 15470 E Andrews Dr in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 6:12 PM, at 1738 Wynkoop St in Union Station.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:54 PM, at the 300 block of 15th St in CBD.
- Illegal sale of liquor, at 5:20 PM, at 2001 17th St in Union Station.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:40 PM, at the 1400 block of Tremont Glenarm alley in CBD.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 4:15 PM, at the 1100 block of N Mariposa St in Lincoln Park.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 2:00 AM, at 1355 N Santa Fe Dr in Lincoln Park.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 1:22 AM, at E 12th Ave and N Xanthia St in East Colfax.
March 13
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 8:07 PM, at the 500 block of E Colfax Ave in Capitol Hill.
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 6:50 PM, at the 1400 block of N Broadway St in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 6:41 PM, at the 100 block of N Lincoln St in Speer.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 6:41 PM, at the 100 block of N Lincoln St in Speer.
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 5:53 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Uinta St in East Colfax.
- Manufacture or sell other dangerous drugs, at 5:53 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Uinta St in East Colfax.
- Possession of methampetamine, at 5:25 PM, at the 1200 block of S Irving St in Mar Lee.
- Possession of heroin, at 5:15 PM, at S Oneida St and E Tennessee Ave in Washington Virginia Vale.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:50 PM, at the 1700 block of Blake Wazee alley in Union Station.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:30 PM, at 1540 Cleveland Pl in CBD.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 4:30 PM, at 1540 Cleveland Pl in CBD.
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