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The Denver homicide report

Homicide crime stats, charts, data, rankings, maps and news for the City of Denver and its neighborhoods for the year 2025. Last updated Thursday September 11th.

Note: This list of reported homicides from the Denver Police Department may be incomplete*.

Denver homicides are down in the past 30 days (4) compared with the 30 days before that (8), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 28 homicides reported so far this year, an average of 3.4 per month / 0.1 per day.
  • In 2024, Denver averaged 5.0 per month, and the year before that (2023) Denver averaged 6.0 per month.
  • The most homicides any neighborhood in Denver has had in 2025 is Union Station, with 3.
  • The average number of homicides per neighborhood this year is 0.36.

Denver’s homicide rate

In 2025, Denver's homicide rate’s 0.1 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

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Denver neighborhood map, homicides per 1,000 residents, 2025

Reported homicides per 1,000 residents. Hover over or tap a neighborhood for details.

 

Denver homicide statistics

Monthly reported homicides in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 5.3 and the median was 5.0. The most in any month was 12, in November 2021, and the least was zero in September 2022.

Homicide crimes, by time of day

What time reported homicides happen in Denver.

Homicide crimes, by weekday

The day of the week reported homicides happen.

New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.

Recent crime ranking changes in homicide

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.

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Homicide rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 1.13 per 1,000 residents (2 incidents total)
  2. Union Station: 0.59 per 1,000 residents (3 incidents total)
  3. Rosedale: 0.41 (1)
  4. Jefferson Park: 0.35 (1)
  5. CBD: 0.25 (1)
  6. Chaffee Park: 0.25 (1)
  7. Lowry Field: 0.24 (2)
  8. Clayton: 0.24 (1)
  9. City Park West: 0.22 (1)
  10. Cole: 0.22 (1)
  11. Goldsmith: 0.19 (1)
  12. North Capitol Hill: 0.17 (1)
  13. Lincoln Park: 0.17 (1)
  14. Mar Lee: 0.15 (2)
  15. Five Points: 0.14 (2)
  16. Northeast Park Hill: 0.11 (1)
  17. University: 0.11 (1)
  18. East Colfax: 0.09 (1)
  19. Westwood: 0.06 (1)
  20. Capitol Hill: 0.06 (1)
  21. Hampden: 0.05 (1)

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Homicide count, Denver, 2025

  1. Union Station: 3 incidents
  2. Five Points: 2
  3. Civic Center: 2
  4. Mar Lee: 2
  5. Lowry Field: 2
  6. North Capitol Hill: 1
  7. Northeast Park Hill: 1
  8. East Colfax: 1
  9. City Park West: 1
  10. CBD: 1
  11. Chaffee Park: 1
  12. Rosedale: 1
  13. Westwood: 1
  14. Capitol Hill: 1
  15. Cole: 1
  16. Hampden: 1
  17. University: 1
  18. Clayton: 1
  19. Lincoln Park: 1
  20. Jefferson Park: 1
  21. Goldsmith: 1

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Recent Denver homicides

  • Homicide by other means, Saturday Sep 6, 7:12 AM, at 8000 E 12th Ave in East Colfax.
  • Homicide by a family member, Saturday Sep 6, 5:29 AM, at the 2700 block of S Fenton St in Bear Valley.
  • Homicide by other means, Monday Sep 1, 7:00 AM, at the 4100 block of N Orleans St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Homicide of a police officer w/gun, Friday Aug 22, 11:19 AM, at 4901 E Donald Ave in Goldsmith.
  • Homicide by other means, Saturday Aug 2, 6:18 PM, at the 2200 block of Glenarm Pl in Five Points.
  • Homicide by a family member, Wednesday Jul 30, 3:02 AM, at the 1000 block of W Colfax Ave in Lincoln Park.
  • Homicide by other means, Friday Jul 25, 9:04 AM, at 1660 N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Homicide by a family member, Wednesday Jul 16, 7:22 AM, at the 8400 block of E Hampden Ave in Hampden.
  • Homicide by other means, Wednesday Jul 16, 12:47 AM, at the 2300 block of S Sherman St in Rosedale.
  • Homicide by other means, Monday Jul 14, 5:00 AM, at N Broadway St and E Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Homicide by other means, Saturday Jul 12, 10:20 AM, at 1065 N Lincoln St in Capitol Hill.
  • Homicide by other means, Wednesday Jul 9, 4:38 AM, at the 500 block of N Alton Way in Lowry Field.
  • Homicide by other means, Monday Jun 30, 9:00 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Homicide of a police officer w/gun, Tuesday Jun 24, 6:05 AM, at 911 S Hazel Ct in Westwood.
  • Homicide by other means, Tuesday Jun 17, 9:41 PM, at the 1200 block of S Osceola St in Mar Lee.
  • Homicide by other means, Sunday Jun 15, 6:50 AM, at the 2200 block of Blake St in Five Points.
  • Homicide by a family member, Wednesday May 28, 2:30 AM, at the 2800 block of W 53rd Ave in Chaffee Park.
  • Homicide by other means, Monday May 26, 1:15 PM, at the 7200 block of E 39th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Homicide by other means, Saturday May 17, 9:49 AM, at 17th St and Wazee St in Union Station.
  • Homicide by other means, Tuesday Apr 29, 4:51 AM, at 1601 Chestnut Pl in Union Station.
  • Homicide by other means, Wednesday Apr 16, 4:40 AM, at the 8400 block of E Sports Blvd in Lowry Field.
  • Homicide by other means, Friday Mar 28, 4:50 AM, at the 1500 block of N Wabash St in East Colfax.
  • Homicide by other means, Friday Mar 21, 5:03 AM, at the 2200 block of E Bruce Randolph Ave in Cole.
  • Homicide by other means, Sunday Mar 9, 6:12 AM, at the 2900 block of S Vine St in University.
  • Homicide by other means, Thursday Mar 6, 7:18 PM, at 2601 N Zuni St in Jefferson Park.
  • Homicide by other means, Monday Feb 3, 11:28 PM, at 1111 E Colfax Ave in City Park West.
  • Homicide by other means, Monday Jan 27, 7:01 AM, at 3990 E 35th Ave in Clayton.
  • Homicide by other means, Monday Jan 13, 4:12 AM, at S Sheridan Blvd and W Wyoming Pl in Mar Lee.
  • Homicide by other means, Monday Jan 13, 3:06 AM, at 1600 Wazee St in Union Station.
  • Homicide by other means, Sunday Jan 12, 12:20 AM, at 701 16th St in CBD.
  • Homicide by other means, Saturday Dec 14, 4:51 AM, at 4585 E Colfax Ave in South Park Hill.
  • Homicide by other means, Saturday Nov 23, 8:39 PM, at 1646 S Federal Blvd in Ruby Hill.
  • Homicide by other means, Tuesday Nov 5, 8:31 AM, at 9995 E Harvard Ave in Hampden.
  • Homicide by other means, Sunday Nov 3, 9:34 AM, at 1300 W Colfax Ave in Lincoln Park.
  • Homicide by other means, Monday Oct 21, 5:22 AM, at the 800 block of N Acoma St in Civic Center.
  • Homicide by other means, Monday Oct 21, 1:30 AM, at 4000 N Kirk St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Homicide by other means, Sunday Oct 20, 7:41 AM, at N Columbine St and E 14th Ave in Congress Park.
  • Homicide by other means, Sunday Oct 13, 10:39 AM, at Curtis St and 22nd St in Five Points.
  • Homicide by other means, Wednesday Oct 2, 6:41 AM, at 4380 N Peoria St in Montbello.
  • Homicide by other means, Sunday Sep 29, 5:57 PM, at W Evans Ave and S Lipan St in College View / South Platte.
  • Homicide by other means, Saturday Sep 28, 5:33 AM, at 5225 N Vasquez Blvd in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Homicide by other means, Tuesday Sep 24, 8:02 AM, at the 600 block of S Dayton St in Windsor.
  • Homicide by a family member, Monday Sep 23, 12:22 AM, at the 2300 block of N Federal Blvd in Jefferson Park.
  • Homicide by other means, Sunday Sep 22, 9:15 AM, at the 1000 block of N Navajo St in Lincoln Park.
  • Homicide by other means, Saturday Sep 7, 8:57 PM, at the 2000 block of N Broadway St in Five Points.
  • Homicide by other means, Thursday Aug 29, 8:47 PM, at W Byers Pl and S Kalamath St in Baker.
  • Homicide by other means, Sunday Aug 25, 9:23 AM, at the 4400 block of S Syracuse St in Hampden South.
  • Homicide by other means, Saturday Aug 24, 3:36 AM, at W 8th Ave and N Lipan St in Lincoln Park.
  • Homicide by other means, Tuesday Aug 20, 1:09 AM, at the 4000 block of N Adams St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Homicide by other means, Sunday Aug 18, 3:57 PM, at the 3400 block of W Arkansas Ave in Mar Lee.

* The Denver Homicide Report tracked homicides through the end of 2023.

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