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 287.0 and the median was 279.5. The most in any month was 477, 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.
Featured: Denver's 2024 crime map.
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 47 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.
- Sun Valley improved 66 ranks, from 5th to 71st.
- Lincoln Park improved 36 ranks, from 8th to 44th.
- Valverde improved 38 ranks, from 13th to 51st.
- City Park fell 37 ranks, from 51st to 14th.
- Athmar Park improved 52 ranks, from 23rd to 75th.
- Montclair fell 27 ranks, from 35th to 8th.
- Auraria improved 25 ranks, from 7th to 32nd.
- Cheesman Park improved 43 ranks, from 24th to 67th.
- Berkeley fell 40 ranks, from 63rd to 23rd.
- University Park fell 35 ranks, from 57th to 22nd.
- Jefferson Park fell 25 ranks, from 38th to 13th.
- DIA improved 24 ranks, from 14th to 38th.
- Washington Park West fell 28 ranks, from 49th to 21st.
- Chaffee Park improved 43 ranks, from 29th to 72nd.
- Hampden fell 29 ranks, from 53rd to 24th.
- Marston fell 45 ranks, from 78th to 33rd.
- Villa Park improved 23 ranks, from 22nd to 45th.
- Overland improved 33 ranks, from 32nd to 65th.
- Montbello fell 29 ranks, from 59th to 30th.
- Barnum West improved 29 ranks, from 30th to 59th.
- Sunnyside fell 23 ranks, from 48th to 25th.
- Fort Logan fell 33 ranks, from 69th to 36th.
- Southmoor Park fell 35 ranks, from 72nd to 37th.
- Clayton fell 12 ranks, from 18th to 6th.
- Speer fell 18 ranks, from 44th to 26th.
- Elyria-Swansea fell 12 ranks, from 21st to 9th.
- West Highland fell 30 ranks, from 71st to 41st.
- Whittier fell 23 ranks, from 62nd to 39th.
- Mar Lee improved 18 ranks, from 34th to 52nd.
- Hilltop fell 28 ranks, from 70th to 42nd.
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch fell 31 ranks, from 74th to 43rd.
- Washington Virginia Vale improved 19 ranks, from 39th to 58th.
- Kennedy improved 15 ranks, from 33rd to 48th.
- City Park West improved 8 ranks, from 10th to 18th.
- Harvey Park South improved 17 ranks, from 40th to 57th.
- College View / South Platte fell 8 ranks, from 19th to 11th.
- Goldsmith improved 18 ranks, from 42nd to 60th.
- Baker fell 7 ranks, from 11th to 4th.
- South Park Hill fell 12 ranks, from 46th to 34th.
- Cherry Creek fell 27 ranks, from 76th to 49th.
- Hampden South fell 8 ranks, from 36th to 28th.
- Skyland improved 19 ranks, from 50th to 69th.
- Cole improved 16 ranks, from 52nd to 68th.
- University Hills fell 5 ranks, from 25th to 20th.
- West Colfax improved 4 ranks, from 15th to 19th.
- North Capitol Hill improved 3 ranks, from 4th to 7th.
- Ruby Hill fell 4 ranks, from 31st to 27th.
Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for drug and alcohol crimes.
Drug and alcohol crime rate, Denver, 2025
- Civic Center: 4.52 per 1,000 residents (8 incidents total)
- Five Points: 1.76 per 1,000 residents (26 incidents total)
- Baker: 1.21 (7)
- Auraria: 1.21 (1)
- North Capitol Hill: 1.18 (7)
- Capitol Hill: 0.96 (15)
- East Colfax: 0.8 (9)
- CBD: 0.74 (3)
- Valverde: 0.53 (2)
- Barnum: 0.46 (3)
- Central Park: 0.34 (6)
- Skyland: 0.32 (1)
- Clayton: 0.24 (1)
- Harvey Park: 0.24 (3)
- Athmar Park: 0.23 (2)
- Villa Park: 0.22 (2)
- City Park West: 0.22 (1)
- West Colfax: 0.22 (2)
- Virginia Village: 0.21 (3)
- Ruby Hill: 0.18 (2)
- Lincoln Park: 0.17 (1)
- Windsor: 0.15 (2)
- Elyria-Swansea: 0.15 (1)
- Westwood: 0.12 (2)
- Cheesman Park: 0.12 (1)
- Northeast Park Hill: 0.11 (1)
- Fort Logan: 0.11 (1)
- Speer: 0.09 (1)
- Congress Park: 0.09 (1)
- Hampden South: 0.07 (1)
- Washington Virginia Vale: 0.07 (1)
- Hampden: 0.05 (1)
- Montbello: 0.03 (1)
Drug and alcohol crime count, Denver, 2025
- Five Points: 26 incidents
- Capitol Hill: 15
- East Colfax: 9
- Civic Center: 8
- Baker: 7
- North Capitol Hill: 7
- Central Park: 6
- Virginia Village: 3
- CBD: 3
- Barnum: 3
- Harvey Park: 3
- Windsor: 2
- Villa Park: 2
- Valverde: 2
- Westwood: 2
- Athmar Park: 2
- Ruby Hill: 2
- West Colfax: 2
- Hampden: 1
- Lincoln Park: 1
- Northeast Park Hill: 1
- Clayton: 1
- Hampden South: 1
- Elyria-Swansea: 1
- City Park West: 1
- Fort Logan: 1
- Cheesman Park: 1
- Auraria: 1
- Montbello: 1
- Speer: 1
- Washington Virginia Vale: 1
- Congress Park: 1
- Skyland: 1
Recent Denver drug and alcohol crimes
January 16
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:20 PM, at the 1200 block of 21St St in Five Points.
- Manufacture or sell other dangerous drugs, at 5:16 PM, at W 14th Ave and W Avondale Dr in West Colfax.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:15 PM, at the 1200 block of 21St St in Five Points.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 4:15 PM, at the 1200 block of 21St St in Five Points.
- Illegal possession of liquor, at 4:15 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Downing St in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:10 PM, at the 1200 block of 21St St in Five Points.
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 1:45 PM, at 500 16th St in CBD.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 11:20 AM, at 16th St and Arapahoe St in CBD.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 11:06 AM, at 1595 N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 11:06 AM, at 1595 N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
January 15
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 10:28 PM, at 1376 N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:21 PM, at the 2200 block of California St and Stout St in Five Points.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 9:21 PM, at the 2200 block of California St and Stout St in Five Points.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:08 PM, at the 2100 block of Lawrence St and Arapahoe St Alley in Five Points.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 9:01 PM, at W Alameda Ave and S Bryant St in Athmar Park.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 8:40 PM, at the 1600 block of Stout St in CBD.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 8:40 PM, at the 1600 block of Stout St in CBD.
- Illegal possession of liquor, at 4:30 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N High St in Cheesman Park.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:11 PM, at N Broadway St and Champa St in Five Points.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 4:10 PM, at 21St St and Champa St in Five Points.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 3:17 PM, at 2 W Ellsworth Ave in Baker.
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 2:43 PM, at N Downing St and E Colfax Ave in Capitol Hill.
- Selling cocaine, at 2:43 PM, at N Downing St and E Colfax Ave in Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 2:30 PM, at the 100 block of W Cedar Byers alley in Baker.
- Selling cocaine, at 2:15 PM, at the 1300 block of N Spruce St in East Colfax.
- Selling opium or an opium derivative, at 1:00 PM, at 1498 N Broadway St in Capitol Hill.
- Selling cocaine, at 11:55 AM, at the 1500 block of N Pennsylvania St in North Capitol Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 11:39 AM, at the 1600 block of Stout St in CBD.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 10:30 AM, at the 15000 block of Tremont Pl in CBD.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:35 AM, at the 900 block of 15th St in CBD.
January 14
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:40 PM, at 1644 N Pennsylvania St in North Capitol Hill.
- Selling cocaine, at 7:19 PM, at the 1500 block of S Quivas St in Ruby Hill.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:50 PM, at 21St St and Larimer St in Five Points.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 5:03 PM, at 4300 E Colorado Center Dr in University Hills.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 5:03 PM, at 4300 E Colorado Center Dr in University Hills.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 2:52 PM, at the 4000 block of N Quebec St in Central Park.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 2:45 PM, at the 3000 block of S Sheridan Blvd in Bear Valley.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 1:20 PM, at N Broadway St and E Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 10:44 AM, at the 500 block of E Colfax Ave in Capitol Hill.
January 13
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 11:45 PM, at the 400 block of N Federal Blvd in Barnum.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 11:45 PM, at the 400 block of N Federal Blvd in Barnum.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 10:21 PM, at the 1400 block of N Xenia St in East Colfax.
- Selling heroin, at 4:00 PM, at south-bound I-25andW Alameda Ave in Baker.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 3:31 PM, at 1103 N Yosemite St in East Colfax.
- Selling cocaine, at 2:38 PM, at 2711 W 1St Ave in Valverde.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 2:16 PM, at 4155 E Jewell Ave in Virginia Village.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia, at 9:29 AM, at the 400 block of S Lincoln St in Washington Park West.
January 12
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 11:44 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Valentia St in East Colfax.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 8:32 PM, at W 38th Ave and N Yates St in West Highland.
- Other dangerous drugs - pcs, at 8:03 PM, at the 1100 block of W Alameda Ave in Baker.
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