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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 Thursday February 20th.

Denver violent crimes are down in the past 30 days (375) compared with the 30 days before that (469), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 557 violent crimes reported so far this year, an average of 338.7 per month / 11.1 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 45.
  • The average number of violent crimes per neighborhood this year is 7.14.

Denver’s violent crime rate

In 2025, Denver's violent crime rate’s 5.4 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, 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 448.9 and the median was 466.5. The most in any month was 580, in July 2023, and the least was 202 in February 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 39 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.

Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for violent crimes.

Violent crime rate, Denver, 2025

  1. DIA: 6.5 per 1,000 residents (8 incidents total)
  2. Civic Center: 3.96 per 1,000 residents (7 incidents total)
  3. CBD: 3.21 (13)
  4. Union Station: 3.16 (16)
  5. Five Points: 3.05 (45)
  6. Sun Valley: 2.78 (4)
  7. North Capitol Hill: 2.53 (15)
  8. City Park West: 2.4 (11)
  9. Lincoln Park: 2.32 (14)
  10. Northeast Park Hill: 1.54 (14)
  11. Elyria-Swansea: 1.5 (10)
  12. Clayton: 1.41 (6)
  13. Baker: 1.38 (8)
  14. East Colfax: 1.33 (15)
  15. West Colfax: 1.32 (12)
  16. Sunnyside: 1.22 (12)
  17. Capitol Hill: 1.21 (19)
  18. Globeville: 1.13 (4)
  19. Highland: 1.11 (10)
  20. Valverde: 1.07 (4)
  21. Jefferson Park: 1.06 (3)
  22. Goldsmith: 0.95 (5)
  23. City Park: 0.94 (3)
  24. Barnum: 0.91 (6)
  25. Congress Park: 0.89 (10)
  26. Whittier: 0.83 (5)
  27. Harvey Park South: 0.79 (7)
  28. Athmar Park: 0.69 (6)
  29. West Highland: 0.65 (6)
  30. Washington Virginia Vale: 0.65 (9)
  31. Kennedy: 0.65 (3)
  32. Skyland: 0.64 (2)
  33. Harvey Park: 0.63 (8)
  34. Central Park: 0.62 (11)
  35. Overland: 0.62 (2)
  36. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.6 (21)
  37. Indian Creek: 0.57 (2)
  38. Montbello: 0.55 (19)
  39. Villa Park: 0.55 (5)
  40. South Park Hill: 0.55 (5)
  41. Hampden: 0.53 (10)
  42. University Hills: 0.51 (3)
  43. Mar Lee: 0.51 (7)
  44. Cherry Creek: 0.48 (3)
  45. Hampden South: 0.47 (7)
  46. Cole: 0.43 (2)
  47. Windsor: 0.37 (5)
  48. Lowry Field: 0.37 (3)
  49. Westwood: 0.36 (6)
  50. Cheesman Park: 0.35 (3)
  51. Hilltop: 0.33 (3)
  52. Washington Park: 0.27 (2)
  53. University Park: 0.26 (2)
  54. Berkeley: 0.23 (2)
  55. Fort Logan: 0.23 (2)
  56. Cory-Merrill: 0.21 (1)
  57. University: 0.21 (2)
  58. Belcaro: 0.21 (1)
  59. North Park Hill: 0.19 (2)
  60. Ruby Hill: 0.18 (2)
  61. Marston: 0.18 (2)
  62. Montclair: 0.17 (1)
  63. Speer: 0.17 (2)
  64. Barnum West: 0.17 (1)
  65. Hale: 0.15 (1)
  66. Virginia Village: 0.14 (2)
  67. College View / South Platte: 0.14 (1)
  68. Washington Park West: 0.14 (1)
  69. Bear Valley: 0.11 (1)

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Violent crime count, Denver, 2025

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

February 17

February 16

  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 10:05 PM, at the 3400 block of Larimer St in Five Points.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:11 PM, at 2100 S Holly St in Goldsmith.
  • Forcible purse snatching, at 5:38 PM, at 1375 E 19th Ave in City Park West.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 5:00 PM, at 2660 N Federal Blvd in Jefferson Park.
  • Serious assault, at 5:00 PM, at 12444 E Albrook Dr in Montbello.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 4:14 PM, at 1550 S Colorado Blvd in Virginia Village.
  • Forcible purse snatching, at 3:30 PM, at 1245 N Knox Ct in West Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:37 PM, at 1636 N Verbena St in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 3:00 AM in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault, at 2:22 AM, at the 1800 block of Blake St in Union Station.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 1:35 AM, at the 1400 block of Market St in Union Station.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:56 AM, at 1133 S Raritan St in Ruby Hill.

February 15

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:40 PM, at the 1400 block of 22nd St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 7:26 PM in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Serious assault, at 7:00 PM, at 800K Park Avenue west in Five Points.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 5:57 PM, at 3060 N Lafayette St in Whittier.
  • Serious assault, at 4:40 PM, at 1344 N High St in Cheesman Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 3:38 PM in Westwood.
  • Serious assault, at 3:00 PM, at 9123 E Mississippi Ave in Windsor.
  • Rape, at 1:00 PM in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 7:00 AM, at 3097 S Sheridan Blvd in Bear Valley.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 5:00 AM in Sunnyside.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:44 AM, at 5149 N Perth St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Serious assault, at 3:07 AM, at 777 N Bannock St in Lincoln Park.
  • Serious assault, at 12:57 AM, at 20th St and Market St in Union Station.
  • Serious assault, at 12:40 AM, at the 1700 block of Champa St in CBD.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 12:00 AM in West Colfax.

February 14

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:00 PM, at the 2400 block of N Eliot St in Jefferson Park.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 5:24 PM in Hampden.
  • Unlawful sexual contact, at 4:40 PM in Sunnyside.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:41 PM, at 1131 E Colfax Ave in City Park West.
  • Serious assault, at 2:50 PM, at the 1200 block of Elitch Cir in Auraria.
  • Serious assault, at 2:14 PM, at 1131 E Colfax Ave in City Park West.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 3:00 AM in West Colfax.

February 13

  • Serious assault, at 7:18 PM, at 321 17th St in CBD.
  • Serious assault, at 5:33 PM, at 7525 E Hampden Ave in Hampden.
  • Serious assault, at 4:22 PM, at 8801 W Belleview Ave in Marston.
  • Serious assault, at 4:19 PM, at 4780 N Yampa St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:55 AM, at 645 N Wolff St in Villa Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:38 AM, at 528 S Quitman St in Westwood.
  • Serious assault, at 8:28 AM, at 2800 N Osceola St in Sloan Lake.
  • Serious assault - domestic violence, at 2:31 AM in CBD.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 2:29 AM, at 5100 Leetsdale Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.

February 12

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