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The Denver violent crime report

Violent crime crime stats, charts, data, rankings, maps and news for the City of Denver and its neighborhoods for the year 2024. Last updated Thursday December 19th.

Denver violent crimes are down in the past 30 days (392) compared with the 30 days before that (464), and down since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

  • Denver has had 5211 violent crimes reported so far this year, an average of 448.8 per month / 14.8 per day.
  • In 2023, Denver averaged 460.9 per month, and the year before that (2022) Denver averaged 477.7 per month.
  • The most violent crimes any neighborhood in Denver has had in 2024 is Five Points, with 377.
  • The average number of violent crimes per neighborhood this year is 66.81.

Denver’s violent crime rate

In 2024, Denver's violent crime rate’s 7.2 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

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Denver neighborhood map, violent crimes per 1,000 residents, 2024

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

 

Denver violent crime statistics

Monthly reported violent crimes in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 447.8 and the median was 466.0. The most in any month was 583, in July 2023, and the least was 188 in December 2024.

Violent crime crimes, by time of day

What time reported violent crimes happen in Denver.

Violent crime crimes, by weekday

The day of the week reported violent crimes happen.

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

Denver violent crimes in the news

One dead after Friday night shooting on East Colfax
Published December 14
Teen who killed woman with AR-15 after fender-bender on Denver’s Colfax Avenue sentenced to life with parole
Published December 12
Family sues Regis University professor after wife’s murder, baby’s death
Published December 5
4 boys injured in shooting near Denver art school
Published November 25

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Violent crime rate, Denver, 2024

  1. Civic Center: 72.36 per 1,000 residents (128 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 69.05 per 1,000 residents (85 incidents total)
  3. Sun Valley: 45.9 (66)
  4. CBD: 34.33 (139)
  5. Union Station: 31.61 (160)
  6. Lincoln Park: 28.32 (171)
  7. Five Points: 25.53 (377)
  8. City Park West: 21.17 (97)
  9. Auraria: 19.39 (16)
  10. North Capitol Hill: 18.57 (110)
  11. Globeville: 17.46 (62)
  12. East Colfax: 16.17 (182)
  13. West Colfax: 15.35 (140)
  14. Jefferson Park: 15.21 (43)
  15. Elyria-Swansea: 14.23 (95)
  16. Northeast Park Hill: 12.66 (115)
  17. Goldsmith: 11.97 (63)
  18. Baker: 11.9 (69)
  19. Cole: 11.74 (54)
  20. Central Park: 11.46 (202)
  21. Capitol Hill: 10.95 (172)
  22. College View / South Platte: 10.67 (76)
  23. Valverde: 9.87 (37)
  24. Westwood: 8.93 (148)
  25. Barnum: 8.34 (55)
  26. Overland: 8.33 (27)
  27. Clayton: 8.0 (34)
  28. Athmar Park: 7.51 (65)
  29. Kennedy: 7.38 (34)
  30. Washington Virginia Vale: 7.31 (101)
  31. Ruby Hill: 6.94 (75)
  32. Montclair: 6.77 (40)
  33. Cherry Creek: 6.7 (42)
  34. Sunnyside: 6.41 (63)
  35. Windsor: 6.29 (86)
  36. City Park: 6.26 (20)
  37. Villa Park: 6.24 (57)
  38. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 6.18 (216)
  39. Montbello: 6.09 (210)
  40. Hampden: 5.99 (113)
  41. Highland: 5.89 (53)
  42. Chaffee Park: 5.69 (23)
  43. Cheesman Park: 5.5 (47)
  44. Harvey Park South: 5.43 (48)
  45. Hale: 5.02 (34)
  46. Whittier: 5.01 (30)
  47. Lowry Field: 5.0 (41)
  48. Harvey Park: 4.72 (60)
  49. Rosedale: 4.54 (11)
  50. Mar Lee: 4.46 (61)
  51. Hampden South: 4.45 (66)
  52. Barnum West: 4.44 (26)
  53. Sloan Lake: 4.22 (33)
  54. University Hills: 4.22 (25)
  55. Bear Valley: 4.0 (37)
  56. Southmoor Park: 3.92 (19)
  57. Speer: 3.91 (46)
  58. Skyland: 3.81 (12)
  59. Regis: 3.79 (16)
  60. Congress Park: 3.56 (40)
  61. Virginia Village: 3.54 (50)
  62. West Highland: 3.14 (29)
  63. South Park Hill: 3.06 (28)
  64. Belcaro: 2.96 (14)
  65. Berkeley: 2.69 (23)
  66. University: 2.66 (25)
  67. University Park: 2.65 (20)
  68. Cory-Merrill: 2.54 (12)
  69. North Park Hill: 2.47 (26)
  70. Fort Logan: 2.05 (18)
  71. Washington Park: 1.92 (14)
  72. Platt Park: 1.74 (10)
  73. Marston: 1.59 (18)
  74. Washington Park West: 1.38 (10)
  75. Hilltop: 1.19 (11)
  76. Country Club: 0.94 (3)
  77. Wellshire: 0.89 (3)
  78. Indian Creek: 0.85 (3)

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Violent crime count, Denver, 2024

  1. Five Points: 377 incidents
  2. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 216
  3. Montbello: 210
  4. Central Park: 202
  5. East Colfax: 182
  6. Capitol Hill: 172
  7. Lincoln Park: 171
  8. Union Station: 160
  9. Westwood: 148
  10. West Colfax: 140
  11. CBD: 139
  12. Civic Center: 128
  13. Northeast Park Hill: 115
  14. Hampden: 113
  15. North Capitol Hill: 110
  16. Washington Virginia Vale: 101
  17. City Park West: 97
  18. Elyria-Swansea: 95
  19. Windsor: 86
  20. DIA: 85
  21. College View / South Platte: 76
  22. Ruby Hill: 75
  23. Baker: 69
  24. Hampden South: 66
  25. Sun Valley: 66
  26. Athmar Park: 65
  27. Sunnyside: 63
  28. Goldsmith: 63
  29. Globeville: 62
  30. Mar Lee: 61
  31. Harvey Park: 60
  32. Villa Park: 57
  33. Barnum: 55
  34. Cole: 54
  35. Highland: 53
  36. Virginia Village: 50
  37. Harvey Park South: 48
  38. Cheesman Park: 47
  39. Speer: 46
  40. Jefferson Park: 43
  41. Cherry Creek: 42
  42. Lowry Field: 41
  43. Congress Park: 40
  44. Montclair: 40
  45. Valverde: 37
  46. Bear Valley: 37
  47. Hale: 34
  48. Clayton: 34
  49. Kennedy: 34
  50. Sloan Lake: 33
  51. Whittier: 30
  52. West Highland: 29
  53. South Park Hill: 28
  54. Overland: 27
  55. North Park Hill: 26
  56. Barnum West: 26
  57. University: 25
  58. University Hills: 25
  59. Berkeley: 23
  60. Chaffee Park: 23
  61. University Park: 20
  62. City Park: 20
  63. Southmoor Park: 19
  64. Fort Logan: 18
  65. Marston: 18
  66. Auraria: 16
  67. Regis: 16
  68. Belcaro: 14
  69. Washington Park: 14
  70. Skyland: 12
  71. Cory-Merrill: 12
  72. Hilltop: 11
  73. Rosedale: 11
  74. Washington Park West: 10
  75. Platt Park: 10
  76. : 4
  77. Country Club: 3
  78. Wellshire: 3
  79. Indian Creek: 3

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Recent Denver violent crimes

December 15

  • Armed carjacking, at 11:14 PM, at N Ivanhoe St and E 14th Ave in Montclair.
  • Serious assault, at 5:44 PM, at 1701 N Bryant St in Sun Valley.
  • Serious assault, at 4:20 PM, at 1760 N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:50 AM, at 1119 N Syracuse St in East Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:12 AM, at 4159 N Wyandot St in Sunnyside.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 6:00 AM, at 1750 S Federal Blvd in Ruby Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:30 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Broadway St in Civic Center.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 3:33 AM, at 3972 S Tamarac Dr in Hampden South.
  • Serious assault, at 3:30 AM, at 701 E 14th Ave in Capitol Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:51 AM, at Champa St and 16th St in CBD.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 12:51 AM, at Champa St and 16th St in CBD.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:43 AM, at 3438 N Vine St in Cole.

December 14

  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 10:29 PM in Montclair.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 9:48 PM, at 44 N Hooker St in Barnum.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 8:10 PM, at the 21500 block of E 47th Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:28 PM, at the 2900 block of Walnut St in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:10 PM, at 1520 Stout St in CBD.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:45 PM, at the 600 block of N Meade St in Villa Park.
  • Serious assault, at 3:56 PM, at the 1700 block of E 35th Ave in Cole.
  • Serious assault, at 3:52 PM, at 3805 W 26th Ave in Sloan Lake.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:25 PM, at 18890 E 45th Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 3:14 PM, at 15555 E 53rd Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:10 PM, at 600 S Dayton St in Windsor.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:42 AM, at 1415 N Julian St in West Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:07 AM, at 18188 E 52nd Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Fondling of an adult, at 1:10 AM in Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 1:00 AM, at 3000 N Huron St in Five Points.

December 13

  • Serious assault, at 11:20 PM, at 860 S Oneida St in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Homicide by other means, at 9:51 PM, at 4585 E Colfax Ave in South Park Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:34 PM, at 3168 W Arizona Ave in Mar Lee.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:10 PM, at the 3300 block of N Quivas St in Highland.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:00 PM, at 1655 N Grove St in West Colfax.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 4:38 PM, at 2955 N Ulster St in Central Park.
  • Forcible purse snatching, at 3:20 PM, at the 2900 block of E 3rd Ave in Cherry Creek.
  • Serious assault, at 2:10 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 12:13 PM, at 520 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 8:40 AM, at S Monaco St and E Columbia Pl in Hampden.
  • Serious assault, at 8:00 AM, at the 1100 block of N Speer Blvd in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 1:00 AM, at the 400 block of W Colfax Ave in CBD.

December 12

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:50 PM, at 1442 N Osage St in Lincoln Park.
  • Rape, at 11:40 PM in Lincoln Park.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 8:21 PM, at 2797 W 13th Ave in Sun Valley.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:54 PM, at 19553 E 42nd Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 6:25 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Lincoln St in Capitol Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:43 PM, at 1950 Chestnut Pl in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 4:14 PM, at 1438 N Valentia St in East Colfax.
  • Fondling of an adult, at 2:00 PM in DIA.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:15 AM, at N Colorado Blvd and E Bruce Randolph Ave in Clayton.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:55 AM, at S Federal Blvd and W Arkansas Ave in Mar Lee.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:01 AM, at 10050 E Harvard Ave in Hampden.

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