Next update , last updated

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 November 14th.

Denver violent crimes are down in the past 30 days (470) compared with the 30 days before that (484), and down since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

  • Denver has had 4785 violent crimes reported so far this year, an average of 457.4 per month / 15.0 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 335.
  • The average number of violent crimes per neighborhood this year is 61.35.

Denver’s violent crime rate

In 2024, Denver's violent crime rate’s 7.3 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

Featured: Colorado state crime rate charts.

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 447.6 and the median was 467.0. The most in any month was 586, in July 2023, and the least was 128 in November 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.

New: Sign up for email updates when there's new crime data.

Recent crime ranking changes in violent crime

There were 1 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.

  • Kennedy fell 6 ranks, from 36th to 30th.

Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for violent crimes.

Violent crime rate, Denver, 2024

  1. Civic Center: 65.01 per 1,000 residents (115 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 62.55 (77)
  3. Sun Valley: 37.55 (54)
  4. CBD: 29.64 (120)
  5. Union Station: 29.44 (149)
  6. Lincoln Park: 25.34 (153)
  7. Five Points: 22.68 (335)
  8. City Park West: 19.64 (90)
  9. North Capitol Hill: 17.22 (102)
  10. Auraria: 16.97 (14)
  11. Globeville: 14.93 (53)
  12. East Colfax: 14.93 (168)
  13. West Colfax: 13.82 (126)
  14. Jefferson Park: 13.8 (39)
  15. Elyria-Swansea: 13.03 (87)
  16. Northeast Park Hill: 11.45 (104)
  17. Central Park: 10.89 (192)
  18. Baker: 10.86 (63)
  19. Goldsmith: 10.64 (56)
  20. Capitol Hill: 10.32 (162)
  21. Cole: 9.13 (42)
  22. Valverde: 9.07 (34)
  23. College View / South Platte: 8.56 (61)
  24. Barnum: 7.89 (52)
  25. Westwood: 7.85 (130)
  26. Clayton: 7.53 (32)
  27. Overland: 6.79 (22)
  28. Athmar Park: 6.7 (58)
  29. Kennedy: 6.29 (29)
  30. Washington Virginia Vale: 6.22 (86)
  31. Sunnyside: 6.0 (59)
  32. Windsor: 6.0 (82)
  33. Villa Park: 5.91 (54)
  34. Montclair: 5.75 (34)
  35. Cherry Creek: 5.74 (36)
  36. Ruby Hill: 5.64 (61)
  37. Montbello: 5.54 (191)
  38. Hampden: 5.46 (103)
  39. Chaffee Park: 5.44 (22)
  40. Cheesman Park: 5.27 (45)
  41. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 5.24 (183)
  42. Harvey Park South: 4.86 (43)
  43. Highland: 4.78 (43)
  44. Lowry Field: 4.39 (36)
  45. City Park: 4.38 (14)
  46. Whittier: 4.34 (26)
  47. Hale: 4.14 (28)
  48. Hampden South: 4.11 (61)
  49. Harvey Park: 4.01 (51)
  50. University Hills: 3.89 (23)
  51. Mar Lee: 3.88 (53)
  52. Skyland: 3.81 (12)
  53. Regis: 3.79 (16)
  54. Barnum West: 3.75 (22)
  55. Sloan Lake: 3.71 (29)
  56. Rosedale: 3.71 (9)
  57. Bear Valley: 3.57 (33)
  58. Southmoor Park: 3.51 (17)
  59. Congress Park: 3.47 (39)
  60. Speer: 3.4 (40)
  61. Virginia Village: 3.19 (45)
  62. West Highland: 2.93 (27)
  63. South Park Hill: 2.73 (25)
  64. Belcaro: 2.54 (12)
  65. University Park: 2.51 (19)
  66. Berkeley: 2.34 (20)
  67. University: 2.34 (22)
  68. Cory-Merrill: 2.12 (10)
  69. North Park Hill: 1.99 (21)
  70. Fort Logan: 1.94 (17)
  71. Washington Park: 1.78 (13)
  72. Platt Park: 1.74 (10)
  73. Marston: 1.42 (16)
  74. Washington Park West: 1.24 (9)
  75. Hilltop: 1.19 (11)
  76. Country Club: 0.94 (3)
  77. Wellshire: 0.89 (3)
  78. Indian Creek: 0.85 (3)

Show more

Violent crime count, Denver, 2024

  1. Five Points: 335 incidents
  2. Central Park: 192
  3. Montbello: 191
  4. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 183
  5. East Colfax: 168
  6. Capitol Hill: 162
  7. Lincoln Park: 153
  8. Union Station: 149
  9. Westwood: 130
  10. West Colfax: 126
  11. CBD: 120
  12. Civic Center: 115
  13. Northeast Park Hill: 104
  14. Hampden: 103
  15. North Capitol Hill: 102
  16. City Park West: 90
  17. : 88
  18. Elyria-Swansea: 87
  19. Washington Virginia Vale: 86
  20. Windsor: 82
  21. DIA: 77
  22. Baker: 63
  23. Hampden South: 61
  24. College View / South Platte: 61
  25. Ruby Hill: 61
  26. Sunnyside: 59
  27. Athmar Park: 58
  28. Goldsmith: 56
  29. Sun Valley: 54
  30. Villa Park: 54
  31. Globeville: 53
  32. Mar Lee: 53
  33. Barnum: 52
  34. Harvey Park: 51
  35. Virginia Village: 45
  36. Cheesman Park: 45
  37. Highland: 43
  38. Harvey Park South: 43
  39. Cole: 42
  40. Speer: 40
  41. Congress Park: 39
  42. Jefferson Park: 39
  43. Cherry Creek: 36
  44. Lowry Field: 36
  45. Valverde: 34
  46. Montclair: 34
  47. Bear Valley: 33
  48. Clayton: 32
  49. Sloan Lake: 29
  50. Kennedy: 29
  51. Hale: 28
  52. West Highland: 27
  53. Whittier: 26
  54. South Park Hill: 25
  55. University Hills: 23
  56. University: 22
  57. Chaffee Park: 22
  58. Overland: 22
  59. Barnum West: 22
  60. North Park Hill: 21
  61. Berkeley: 20
  62. University Park: 19
  63. Fort Logan: 17
  64. Southmoor Park: 17
  65. Regis: 16
  66. Marston: 16
  67. Auraria: 14
  68. City Park: 14
  69. Washington Park: 13
  70. Skyland: 12
  71. Belcaro: 12
  72. Hilltop: 11
  73. Platt Park: 10
  74. Cory-Merrill: 10
  75. Washington Park West: 9
  76. Rosedale: 9
  77. Country Club: 3
  78. Wellshire: 3
  79. Indian Creek: 3

Show more

Recent Denver violent crimes

November 10

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 6:21 PM, at the 9900 block of E Harvard Ave in Hampden.
  • Unlawful sexual contact, at 5:44 PM in Five Points.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 3:30 PM, at the 3200 block of E 2nd Ave in Cherry Creek.
  • Armed carjacking, at 12:14 PM, at E 33rd Ave and N Dahlia St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 2:32 AM, at 2696 S Federal Blvd in College View / South Platte.
  • Serious assault, at 2:00 AM, at W Pacific Pl and S Tejon St in College View / South Platte.
  • Serious assault, at 1:05 AM, at 2069 S Raleigh St in Harvey Park.
  • Serious assault, at 12:00 AM, at 1430 Glenarm Pl in CBD.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 12:00 AM in CBD.

November 9

  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 4:15 PM, at 890 S Monaco St in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 4:00 PM, at 2833 N Forest St in North Park Hill.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 3:33 PM, at 7150 Leetsdale Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:50 PM, at the 4800 block of N Crystal St in Montbello.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:40 AM, at 2742 S Meade St in Harvey Park South.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 8:00 AM in DIA.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 6:10 AM, at 9600 E Girard Ave in Hampden.
  • Rape, at 2:15 AM in Capitol Hill.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 2:14 AM, at N Broadway St and W Ellsworth Ave in Baker.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 1:00 AM, at 18333 E Elmendorf Dr in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.

November 8

  • Serious assault, at 8:36 PM, at 54 S Emerson St in Speer.
  • Serious assault, at 6:50 PM, at 1195 W Custer Pl in Athmar Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:32 AM, at 1490 N Perry St in West Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:52 AM, at 1155 W 10th Ave in Lincoln Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:03 AM, at 1881 Curtis St in CBD.
  • Serious assault, at 8:00 AM, at the 3900 block of E 16th Ave in City Park.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 5:00 AM, at the 1500 block of N Clarkson St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 4:41 AM, at 2828 W Tennessee Ave in Athmar Park.

November 7

  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 8:49 PM, at 5800 E Colfax Ave in Montclair.
  • Armed carjacking, at 7:39 PM, at the 2100 block of S Depew St in Harvey Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:15 PM, at 1680 S Federal Blvd in Ruby Hill.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 4:57 PM, at 4498 N Sheridan Blvd in Berkeley.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 1:45 PM, at 7505 E 35th Ave in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 11:00 AM, at the 1100 block of N Decatur St in Sun Valley.
  • Serious assault, at 9:42 AM, at 1580 N Harrison St in City Park.
  • Serious assault, at 1:20 AM, at 1310 N Federal Blvd in Sun Valley.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, at 1:07 AM, at the 4400 block of E 8th Ave in Hale.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 1:00 AM, at the 1900 block of N Trenton St in East Colfax.

November 6

  • Fondling of an adult, at 9:00 PM in East Colfax.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 8:02 PM, at 1135 W 8th Ave in Lincoln Park.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 6:27 PM, at 2325 E Colfax Ave in City Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 5:34 PM in City Park West.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 2:20 PM, at 1416 Platte St in Highland.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:32 PM, at E 46th Ave and N Clayton St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 1:16 PM in Five Points.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 11:50 AM, at 1429 E 29th Ave in Whittier.
  • Serious assault, at 1:40 AM, at the 2900 block of W 49th Ave in Chaffee Park.
  • Serious assault, at 1:30 AM, at 3351 N Osage St in Highland.

November 5

  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 9:00 PM in Hampden.
  • Serious assault, at 8:13 PM, at 250 W 14th Ave in Civic Center.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:43 PM, at 2770 W Evans Ave in College View / South Platte.

Featured: Denver's big-picture crime trends map.

Denver crime maps

Denver crime trends map

The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and year-to-date basis.

Denver crime trends map

The Denver-city recent crime map

The recent crimes map shows where crimes across the city were reported in the last two or so months, and shows which addresses across the city have logged the most reported crimes.

Denver’s recent crime map

All city crime maps

Choose from neighborhood and crime-specific crime maps.

Denver crime map