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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.

Brand new: Read the September 2025 Denver-city crime report.

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: 77.44 per 1,000 residents (137 incidents total)
  2. CBD: 56.06 (227)
  3. Auraria: 30.3 (25)
  4. Five Points: 26.81 (396)
  5. North Capitol Hill: 24.82 (147)
  6. Sun Valley: 23.64 (34)
  7. Capitol Hill: 19.74 (310)
  8. Union Station: 18.37 (93)
  9. East Colfax: 16.61 (187)
  10. DIA: 14.62 (18)

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

  1. Five Points: 396 incidents
  2. Capitol Hill: 310
  3. CBD: 227
  4. East Colfax: 187
  5. North Capitol Hill: 147
  6. Civic Center: 137
  7. Central Park: 124
  8. West Colfax: 119
  9. Union Station: 93
  10. Lincoln Park: 79

Featured: Each neighborhood now has a list of its high-crime addresses.

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. Fort Logan: 0.34 (3)
  7. Windsor: 0.37 (5)
  8. Sloan Lake: 0.38 (3)
  9. West Highland: 0.43 (4)
  10. University: 0.43 (4)
  11. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.46 (16)

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. City Park: 3
  8. Sloan Lake: 3
  9. Fort Logan: 3
  10. Southmoor Park: 4

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