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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 November 17th.

Denver violent crimes are down in the past 30 days (300) compared with the 30 days before that (305), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 3240 violent crimes reported so far this year, an average of 307.8 per month / 10.1 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 257.
  • The average number of violent crimes per neighborhood this year is 41.54.

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.

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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 327.0 and the median was 331.0. The most in any month was 444, in July 2023, and the least was 123 in November 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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Denver violent crimes in the news

Suspect sought in Denver homicide, police say
Published October 30
Suspect in Park Hill motorcycle club shooting convicted of manslaughter in Denver
Published October 29
Denver pedestrian killed in hit-and-run near 16th Street Mall
Published October 26
One person injured in stabbing near Union Station
Published October 24

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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.

Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for violent crimes.

Violent crime rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 48.62 per 1,000 residents (86 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 32.49 per 1,000 residents (40 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 29.04 (147)
  4. CBD: 24.45 (99)
  5. Sun Valley: 22.25 (32)
  6. Five Points: 17.4 (257)
  7. North Capitol Hill: 15.87 (94)
  8. City Park West: 15.71 (72)
  9. Auraria: 13.33 (11)
  10. Lincoln Park: 11.92 (72)
  11. Globeville: 11.55 (41)
  12. East Colfax: 10.57 (119)
  13. Northeast Park Hill: 9.13 (83)
  14. Capitol Hill: 8.85 (139)
  15. Elyria-Swansea: 8.69 (58)
  16. Jefferson Park: 8.14 (23)
  17. Clayton: 7.76 (33)
  18. West Colfax: 7.68 (70)
  19. Baker: 7.07 (41)
  20. Central Park: 6.64 (117)
  21. Goldsmith: 6.08 (32)
  22. Cole: 5.87 (27)
  23. Kennedy: 5.86 (27)
  24. City Park: 5.32 (17)
  25. Athmar Park: 5.2 (45)
  26. Westwood: 5.19 (86)
  27. College View / South Platte: 5.05 (36)
  28. Valverde: 4.8 (18)
  29. Montclair: 4.74 (28)
  30. Washington Virginia Vale: 4.63 (64)
  31. Ruby Hill: 4.62 (50)
  32. Villa Park: 4.38 (40)
  33. Overland: 4.32 (14)
  34. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 4.15 (145)
  35. Barnum: 3.94 (26)
  36. Chaffee Park: 3.71 (15)
  37. Lowry Field: 3.66 (30)
  38. Cheesman Park: 3.63 (31)
  39. Mar Lee: 3.37 (46)
  40. Harvey Park: 3.31 (42)
  41. Hampden: 3.18 (60)
  42. South Park Hill: 3.17 (29)
  43. Whittier: 3.17 (19)
  44. Barnum West: 3.07 (18)
  45. Sunnyside: 3.05 (30)
  46. University Hills: 3.04 (18)
  47. Highland: 3.0 (27)
  48. Hale: 2.96 (20)
  49. Rosedale: 2.89 (7)
  50. Congress Park: 2.85 (32)
  51. Windsor: 2.85 (39)
  52. Montbello: 2.75 (95)
  53. Bear Valley: 2.7 (25)
  54. Speer: 2.47 (29)
  55. Hampden South: 2.36 (35)
  56. Berkeley: 2.34 (20)
  57. Cory-Merrill: 2.33 (11)
  58. West Highland: 2.17 (20)
  59. Regis: 2.13 (9)
  60. Harvey Park South: 2.03 (18)
  61. Cherry Creek: 1.76 (11)
  62. Marston: 1.68 (19)
  63. Southmoor Park: 1.65 (8)
  64. Fort Logan: 1.6 (14)
  65. University: 1.6 (15)
  66. Sloan Lake: 1.54 (12)
  67. Skyland: 1.27 (4)
  68. University Park: 1.19 (9)
  69. Indian Creek: 1.14 (4)
  70. Virginia Village: 1.06 (15)
  71. Washington Park: 0.96 (7)
  72. Washington Park West: 0.96 (7)
  73. Hilltop: 0.87 (8)
  74. North Park Hill: 0.85 (9)
  75. Platt Park: 0.7 (4)
  76. Country Club: 0.63 (2)
  77. Wellshire: 0.59 (2)
  78. Belcaro: 0.42 (2)

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Violent crime count, Denver, 2025

  1. Five Points: 257 incidents
  2. Union Station: 147
  3. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 145
  4. Capitol Hill: 139
  5. East Colfax: 119
  6. Central Park: 117
  7. CBD: 99
  8. Montbello: 95
  9. North Capitol Hill: 94
  10. Westwood: 86
  11. Civic Center: 86
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 83
  13. Lincoln Park: 72
  14. City Park West: 72
  15. West Colfax: 70
  16. Washington Virginia Vale: 64
  17. Hampden: 60
  18. Elyria-Swansea: 58
  19. Ruby Hill: 50
  20. Mar Lee: 46
  21. Athmar Park: 45
  22. Harvey Park: 42
  23. Globeville: 41
  24. Baker: 41
  25. DIA: 40
  26. Villa Park: 40
  27. Windsor: 39
  28. College View / South Platte: 36
  29. Hampden South: 35
  30. Clayton: 33
  31. Congress Park: 32
  32. Goldsmith: 32
  33. Sun Valley: 32
  34. Cheesman Park: 31
  35. Lowry Field: 30
  36. Sunnyside: 30
  37. Speer: 29
  38. South Park Hill: 29
  39. Montclair: 28
  40. Highland: 27
  41. Kennedy: 27
  42. Cole: 27
  43. Barnum: 26
  44. Bear Valley: 25
  45. Jefferson Park: 23
  46. Hale: 20
  47. West Highland: 20
  48. Berkeley: 20
  49. Marston: 19
  50. Whittier: 19
  51. University Hills: 18
  52. Harvey Park South: 18
  53. Valverde: 18
  54. Barnum West: 18
  55. City Park: 17
  56. University: 15
  57. Virginia Village: 15
  58. Chaffee Park: 15
  59. Fort Logan: 14
  60. Overland: 14
  61. Sloan Lake: 12
  62. Cory-Merrill: 11
  63. Auraria: 11
  64. Cherry Creek: 11
  65. Regis: 9
  66. University Park: 9
  67. North Park Hill: 9
  68. Hilltop: 8
  69. Southmoor Park: 8
  70. Washington Park: 7
  71. Rosedale: 7
  72. Washington Park West: 7
  73. Skyland: 4
  74. Indian Creek: 4
  75. Platt Park: 4
  76. : 3
  77. Belcaro: 2
  78. Country Club: 2
  79. Wellshire: 2

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Recent Denver violent crimes

November 14

  • Serious assault, at 4:08 AM, at the 900 block of S Quince St in Windsor.

November 13

  • Serious assault, at 11:33 PM, at 7675 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 10:17 PM, at N Sheridan Blvd and W 17th Ave in West Colfax.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:05 PM, at 3377 W Kentucky Ave in Westwood.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, at 7:30 PM, at the 7100 block of E Colfax Ave in South Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 1:30 PM, at the 2100 block of Stout St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 11:51 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Serious assault, at 11:00 AM, at the 3500 block of N Uinta St in Central Park.
  • Serious assault, at 8:27 AM, at the 3000 block of N Fox St in Five Points.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 4:46 AM, at 2950 W Evans Ave in College View / South Platte.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 4:24 AM, at 808 S Knox Ct in Westwood.

November 12

  • Armed carjacking, at 9:50 PM, at 210 S Jersey St in Hilltop.
  • Serious assault, at 3:20 PM, at the 12900 block of E Elk Pl in Montbello.
  • Serious assault, at 8:58 AM, at the 3100 block of W Avondale Dr in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 8:57 AM, at the 1700 block of Chestnut Pl in Union Station.
  • Forcible purse snatching, at 7:22 AM, at 7840 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 5:21 AM, at the 1200 block of N Clarkson St in Capitol Hill.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 4:48 AM, at the 7000 block of Leetsdale Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Serious assault, at 12:47 AM, at 1825 N Logan St in North Capitol Hill.

November 11

  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 7:37 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Uinta St in East Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 5:47 PM, at the 3800 block of N Holly St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 5:15 PM, at 2370 S Colorado Blvd in University Hills.
  • Serious assault, at 3:03 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 2:00 PM, at I-25 south-bound and S Colorado Blvd in Virginia Village.
  • Serious assault, at 1:56 PM, at 2323 Curtis St in Five Points.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 12:36 PM, at N Forest St and E thrill Pl in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 6:00 AM, at the 1300 block of N King St in West Colfax.
  • Serious assault, at 1:30 AM, at 1355 N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 1:30 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Broadway St in Civic Center.

November 10

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 10:45 PM, at 1544 N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 9:30 PM, at S Patton Way and S Raleigh St in Harvey Park South.
  • Serious assault, at 7:13 PM, at W 11th Ave and N Lipan St in Lincoln Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:20 PM, at the 1300 block of N Xenia St in East Colfax.
  • Forcible purse snatching, at 4:00 PM, at 201 N University Blvd in Country Club.
  • Serious assault, at 7:30 AM, at the 5100 block of N Broadway St in Globeville.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:10 AM, at 1211 S Quebec Way in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:50 AM, at 7135 Leetsdale Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.

November 9

  • Serious assault, at 10:50 PM, at 18641 E Gvr Blvd in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 9:00 PM, at the 600 block of S Clinton St in Windsor.
  • Serious assault, at 7:10 PM, at the 600 block of W 42nd Ave in Globeville.
  • Serious assault, at 2:07 PM, at the 2300 block of Court Pl in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 8:00 AM, at the 200 block of N Hazel Ct in Barnum.
  • Serious assault, at 7:25 AM, at 7100 E Mississippi Ave in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, at 6:12 AM, at 1566 N Washington St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Serious assault, at 1:50 AM, at 4957 N Colorado Blvd in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 12:30 AM, at 2024 E Colfax Ave in Cheesman Park.

November 8

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 11:00 PM, at the 2600 block of Welton St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 5:39 PM, at 839 N Santa Fe Dr in Lincoln Park.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 2:20 PM, at 1901 29th St in Five Points.
  • Serious assault, at 7:00 AM, at the 700 block of N Inca St in Lincoln Park.

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