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Drug and alcohol crime rankings, per Denver neighborhood

The Denver neighborhoods with the most drug and alcohol crimes and the highest drug and alcohol crime rate per 1,000 residents, 2025.

See also: Trends in drug and alcohol crime, mapped out per neighborhood, and drug and alcohol crime crime map.

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The Denver neighborhoods with the most reported drug and alcohol crime

These neighborhoods have the highest numbers of drug and alcohol crimes total and population-adjusted drug and alcohol crimes rate in 2025

Top-ten highest drug and alcohol crime rates, by neighborhood, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 84.79 per 1,000 residents (150 incidents total)
  2. CBD: 59.52 (241)
  3. Auraria: 32.73 (27)
  4. Five Points: 29.12 (430)
  5. North Capitol Hill: 27.35 (162)
  6. Sun Valley: 27.12 (39)
  7. Capitol Hill: 21.01 (330)
  8. Union Station: 20.55 (104)
  9. East Colfax: 17.59 (198)
  10. DIA: 15.43 (19)

Top-ten highest drug and alcohol crime counts, by neighborhood, 2025

  1. Five Points: 430 incidents
  2. Capitol Hill: 330
  3. CBD: 241
  4. East Colfax: 198
  5. North Capitol Hill: 162
  6. Civic Center: 150
  7. Central Park: 131
  8. West Colfax: 127
  9. Union Station: 104
  10. Westwood: 85

Featured: The 16th Street Mall crime report.

The Denver neighborhoods with the lowest drug and alcohol crime numbers

These are the neighborhoods with the lowest total number of drug and alcohol crimes and the lowest population-adjusted drug and alcohol crime rate in 2025

Best drug and alcohol crime crime rates, by neighborhood, 2025

  1. Indian Creek: 0.0 per 1,000 residents (0 incidents total)
  2. Washington Park: 0.14 (1)
  3. Berkeley: 0.23 (2)
  4. Marston: 0.27 (3)
  5. Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
  6. Windsor: 0.37 (5)
  7. Sloan Lake: 0.38 (3)
  8. West Highland: 0.43 (4)
  9. University: 0.43 (4)
  10. North Park Hill: 0.47 (5)
  11. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.49 (17)

Lowest drug and alcohol crime counts, by neighborhood, 2025

  1. Indian Creek: 0 incidents
  2. Wellshire: 1
  3. Washington Park: 1
  4. Berkeley: 2
  5. Country Club: 2
  6. Marston: 3
  7. Sloan Lake: 3
  8. Southmoor Park: 4
  9. Cherry Creek: 4
  10. West Highland: 4

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