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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 2025. Last updated Monday September 15th.

Denver violent crimes are up in the past 30 days (363) compared with the 30 days before that (357), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 2570 violent crimes reported so far this year, an average of 304.0 per month / 10.0 per day.
  • In 2024, Denver averaged 458.2 per month, and the year before that (2023) Denver averaged 460.9 per month.
  • The most violent crimes any neighborhood in Denver has had in 2025 is Five Points, with 198.
  • The average number of violent crimes per neighborhood this year is 32.95.

Denver’s violent crime rate

In 2025, Denver's violent crime rate’s 4.9 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

Featured: Read the August 2025 Denver-city crime report.

Denver neighborhood map, violent crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

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 329.4 and the median was 334.5. The most in any month was 445, in July 2023, and the least was 102 in September 2025.

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.

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Recent crime ranking changes in violent crime

There were 3 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.

  • Chaffee Park fell 13 ranks, from 56th to 43rd.
  • Auraria fell 5 ranks, from 19th to 14th.
  • Skyland fell 8 ranks, from 54th to 46th.

Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for violent crimes.

Violent crime rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 39.01 per 1,000 residents (69 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 26.0 per 1,000 residents (32 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 24.1 (122)
  4. CBD: 20.25 (82)
  5. Sun Valley: 16.69 (24)
  6. North Capitol Hill: 13.51 (80)
  7. Five Points: 13.41 (198)
  8. City Park West: 13.31 (61)
  9. Auraria: 9.7 (8)
  10. Lincoln Park: 9.44 (57)
  11. Globeville: 9.01 (32)
  12. East Colfax: 8.17 (92)
  13. Northeast Park Hill: 6.82 (62)
  14. Baker: 6.55 (38)
  15. West Colfax: 6.47 (59)
  16. Elyria-Swansea: 6.44 (43)
  17. Jefferson Park: 6.37 (18)
  18. Capitol Hill: 6.05 (95)
  19. Clayton: 5.65 (24)
  20. Central Park: 5.28 (93)
  21. Athmar Park: 4.62 (40)
  22. Goldsmith: 4.56 (24)
  23. City Park: 4.38 (14)
  24. Valverde: 4.27 (16)
  25. Kennedy: 4.12 (19)
  26. Westwood: 4.1 (68)
  27. College View / South Platte: 4.07 (29)
  28. Washington Virginia Vale: 3.91 (54)
  29. Cole: 3.91 (18)
  30. Montclair: 3.55 (21)
  31. Villa Park: 3.5 (32)
  32. Overland: 3.39 (11)
  33. Lowry Field: 3.17 (26)
  34. Ruby Hill: 3.14 (34)
  35. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 3.03 (106)
  36. Barnum: 3.03 (20)
  37. Chaffee Park: 2.97 (12)
  38. Cheesman Park: 2.93 (25)
  39. Mar Lee: 2.71 (37)
  40. University Hills: 2.7 (16)
  41. Harvey Park: 2.52 (32)
  42. Rosedale: 2.48 (6)
  43. Hampden: 2.44 (46)
  44. Hale: 2.36 (16)
  45. Windsor: 2.34 (32)
  46. Sunnyside: 2.34 (23)
  47. Montbello: 2.29 (79)
  48. Highland: 2.22 (20)
  49. Barnum West: 2.22 (13)
  50. Whittier: 2.17 (13)
  51. Regis: 2.13 (9)
  52. Berkeley: 2.1 (18)
  53. South Park Hill: 1.97 (18)
  54. Congress Park: 1.96 (22)
  55. Speer: 1.96 (23)
  56. Bear Valley: 1.95 (18)
  57. Harvey Park South: 1.81 (16)
  58. West Highland: 1.73 (16)
  59. Cory-Merrill: 1.7 (8)
  60. Southmoor Park: 1.65 (8)
  61. Hampden South: 1.62 (24)
  62. Marston: 1.42 (16)
  63. Cherry Creek: 1.28 (8)
  64. Fort Logan: 1.25 (11)
  65. Sloan Lake: 1.15 (9)
  66. University: 1.06 (10)
  67. University Park: 0.93 (7)
  68. Virginia Village: 0.92 (13)
  69. Indian Creek: 0.85 (3)
  70. Washington Park West: 0.83 (6)
  71. Washington Park: 0.82 (6)
  72. Hilltop: 0.76 (7)
  73. North Park Hill: 0.76 (8)
  74. Skyland: 0.64 (2)
  75. Country Club: 0.63 (2)
  76. Wellshire: 0.59 (2)
  77. Platt Park: 0.35 (2)
  78. Belcaro: 0.21 (1)

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Violent crime count, Denver, 2025

  1. Five Points: 198 incidents
  2. Union Station: 122
  3. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 106
  4. Capitol Hill: 95
  5. Central Park: 93
  6. East Colfax: 92
  7. CBD: 82
  8. North Capitol Hill: 80
  9. Montbello: 79
  10. Civic Center: 69
  11. Westwood: 68
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 62
  13. City Park West: 61
  14. West Colfax: 59
  15. Lincoln Park: 57
  16. Washington Virginia Vale: 54
  17. Hampden: 46
  18. Elyria-Swansea: 43
  19. Athmar Park: 40
  20. Baker: 38
  21. Mar Lee: 37
  22. Ruby Hill: 34
  23. Globeville: 32
  24. DIA: 32
  25. Windsor: 32
  26. Villa Park: 32
  27. Harvey Park: 32
  28. College View / South Platte: 29
  29. Lowry Field: 26
  30. Cheesman Park: 25
  31. Sun Valley: 24
  32. Clayton: 24
  33. Hampden South: 24
  34. Goldsmith: 24
  35. Speer: 23
  36. Sunnyside: 23
  37. Congress Park: 22
  38. Montclair: 21
  39. Highland: 20
  40. Barnum: 20
  41. Kennedy: 19
  42. Cole: 18
  43. South Park Hill: 18
  44. Jefferson Park: 18
  45. Bear Valley: 18
  46. Berkeley: 18
  47. West Highland: 16
  48. Valverde: 16
  49. University Hills: 16
  50. Marston: 16
  51. Hale: 16
  52. Harvey Park South: 16
  53. City Park: 14
  54. Barnum West: 13
  55. Virginia Village: 13
  56. Whittier: 13
  57. Chaffee Park: 12
  58. Overland: 11
  59. Fort Logan: 11
  60. University: 10
  61. Sloan Lake: 9
  62. Regis: 9
  63. Cherry Creek: 8
  64. Auraria: 8
  65. Southmoor Park: 8
  66. North Park Hill: 8
  67. Cory-Merrill: 8
  68. Hilltop: 7
  69. University Park: 7
  70. Rosedale: 6
  71. Washington Park West: 6
  72. Washington Park: 6
  73. Indian Creek: 3
  74. : 3
  75. Country Club: 2
  76. Skyland: 2
  77. Platt Park: 2
  78. Wellshire: 2
  79. Belcaro: 1

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Recent Denver violent crimes

September 9

  • Forcible purse snatching, at 4:45 AM, at Blake St and Park Avenue west in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:41 AM, at E 35th Ave and N Holly St in Northeast Park Hill.

September 8

  • Armed carjacking, at 10:24 PM, at 4210 N Airport Way in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault, at 8:47 AM, at W 10th Ave and N Kalamath St in Lincoln Park.
  • Serious assault, at 8:45 AM, at 2012 Larimer St in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 7:19 AM, at the 6100 block of N Ceylon St in DIA.
  • Serious assault, at 6:30 AM, at the 3300 block of N Niagara St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:00 AM, at 900 S Quince St in Windsor.
  • Serious assault, at 4:47 AM, at the 1400 block of S Quebec Way in Indian Creek.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:37 AM, at 7525 E Hampden Ave in Hampden.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:20 AM, at the 6000 block of W Floyd Ave in Bear Valley.
  • Serious assault, at 12:00 AM, at W 38th Ave and N Lipan St in Highland.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:00 AM, at the 2500 block of S Federal Blvd in Harvey Park.

September 7

  • Serious assault, at 11:48 PM, at 3862 W Exposition Ave in Westwood.
  • Armed carjacking, at 10:46 PM, at 810 N Vallejo St in Lincoln Park.
  • Serious assault, at 8:00 PM, at 1667 N St Paul St in City Park.
  • Serious assault, at 12:49 PM, at 3490 N Colorado Blvd in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 9:11 AM, at 3900 N Pecos St in Sunnyside.
  • Serious assault, at 8:52 AM, at 2012 Larimer St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 8:45 AM, at E MLK Blvd and N Quebec St in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 7:51 AM, at the 3300 block of N Kearney St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 7:30 AM, at the 800 block of S Irving St in Westwood.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:20 AM, at the 4600 block of W Byron Pl in Sloan Lake.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:28 AM, at the 8300 block of E Quincy Ave in Hampden South.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:00 AM, at 20th St and Blake St in Union Station.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:06 AM, at 12425 E Albrook Dr in Montbello.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 2:00 AM, at 2810 N Quebec St in Central Park.

September 6

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:22 PM, at 1730 Wynkoop St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 4:00 PM, at the 2300 block of Welton St in Five Points.
  • Homicide by other means, at 7:12 AM, at 8000 E 12th Ave in East Colfax.
  • Homicide by a family member, at 5:29 AM, at the 2700 block of S Fenton St in Bear Valley.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:15 AM, at 1504 N Colorado Blvd in South Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 4:39 AM, at the 2600 block of W Holden Pl in Sun Valley.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:36 AM, at 9600 E Girard Ave in Hampden.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:04 AM, at the 600 block of N Broadway St in Lincoln Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:06 AM, at the 4000 block of N Albion St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 2:48 AM, at the 3900 block of N Jackson St in Clayton.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:48 AM, at the 3900 block of N Jackson St in Clayton.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:45 AM, at 3170 W Cedar Ave in Barnum.

September 5

  • Bank robbery, at 4:48 PM, at 1380 S Federal Blvd in Ruby Hill.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:00 PM, at the 100 block of N Monroe St in Cherry Creek.
  • Serious assault, at 1:00 PM, at 10500 E Smith Rd in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 9:47 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Xenia St in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 6:30 AM, at the 4100 block of W Rice Pl in Fort Logan.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:22 AM, at the 2300 block of S Kearney St in Goldsmith.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:37 AM, at I-25 south-bound and W 23rd Ave in Jefferson Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:10 AM, at 8615 W Berry Ave in Marston.
  • Serious assault, at 12:15 AM, at 2825 N High St in Whittier.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 12:15 AM, at 2825 N High St in Whittier.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:03 AM, at E 56th Ave and N Tower Rd in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.

Featured: Read the August 2025 Denver-city crime report.

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