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 449.0 and the median was 466.0. The most in any month was 583, in July 2023, and the least was 225 in January 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.
New: The worst Denver neighborhoods for violent crime so far in 2024.
Denver violent crimes in the news
- Denver man, 72, found guilty in string of 2023 robberies
- Published January 17
- Man charged with murder, other crimes in stabbing spree on Denver’s 16th Street Mall
- Published January 17
- Family of 16th Street Mall stabbing victim: "Fight for our city to be safe"
- Published January 17
- Suspected Denver stabber had warrant out for arrest after failing to appear in court
- Published January 16
Recent crime ranking changes in violent crime
There were 53 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.
- Sun Valley improved 69 ranks, from 3rd to 72nd.
- Auraria improved 37 ranks, from 9th to 46th.
- Cole improved 51 ranks, from 18th to 69th.
- Congress Park fell 42 ranks, from 62nd to 20th.
- Baker improved 35 ranks, from 17th to 52nd.
- Barnum West fell 32 ranks, from 49th to 17th.
- Washington Virginia Vale fell 24 ranks, from 30th to 6th.
- College View / South Platte improved 36 ranks, from 22nd to 58th.
- Regis fell 35 ranks, from 57th to 22nd.
- Overland improved 40 ranks, from 27th to 67th.
- Athmar Park improved 46 ranks, from 29th to 75th.
- University fell 39 ranks, from 67th to 28th.
- Bear Valley fell 32 ranks, from 58th to 26th.
- Villa Park fell 20 ranks, from 38th to 18th.
- Chaffee Park fell 21 ranks, from 42nd to 21st.
- Platt Park fell 39 ranks, from 73rd to 34th.
- Kennedy improved 26 ranks, from 28th to 54th.
- Montclair improved 28 ranks, from 31st to 59th.
- Valverde fell 14 ranks, from 23rd to 9th.
- City Park improved 36 ranks, from 37th to 73rd.
- West Colfax improved 14 ranks, from 13th to 27th.
- University Hills fell 23 ranks, from 55th to 32nd.
- Cherry Creek improved 22 ranks, from 33rd to 55th.
- Hampden South fell 18 ranks, from 48th to 30th.
- Speer fell 20 ranks, from 53rd to 33rd.
- Marston fell 32 ranks, from 74th to 42nd.
- Highland improved 25 ranks, from 40th to 65th.
- West Highland fell 24 ranks, from 64th to 40th.
- Cheesman Park improved 25 ranks, from 43rd to 68th.
- Harvey Park fell 15 ranks, from 50th to 35th.
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch fell 11 ranks, from 35th to 24th.
- Northeast Park Hill improved 9 ranks, from 16th to 25th.
- Globeville improved 8 ranks, from 11th to 19th.
- Barnum improved 10 ranks, from 26th to 36th.
- Ruby Hill improved 11 ranks, from 32nd to 43rd.
- Virginia Village fell 17 ranks, from 61st to 44th.
- Civic Center improved 6 ranks, from 1st to 7th.
- Fort Logan fell 23 ranks, from 71st to 48th.
- Central Park fell 7 ranks, from 20th to 13th.
- North Capitol Hill fell 6 ranks, from 10th to 4th.
- Capitol Hill fell 7 ranks, from 21st to 14th.
- Hilltop fell 25 ranks, from 76th to 51st.
- South Park Hill fell 16 ranks, from 63rd to 47th.
- Rosedale improved 25 ranks, from 52nd to 77th.
- Westwood improved 7 ranks, from 24th to 31st.
- Elyria-Swansea fell 5 ranks, from 15th to 10th.
- Hale improved 11 ranks, from 45th to 56th.
- Cory-Merrill fell 17 ranks, from 70th to 53rd.
- City Park West improved 4 ranks, from 8th to 12th.
- Lowry Field improved 10 ranks, from 47th to 57th.
- Goldsmith fell 4 ranks, from 19th to 15th.
- Sunnyside fell 5 ranks, from 34th to 29th.
- Sloan Lake improved 10 ranks, from 54th to 64th.
Featured: The best and worst neighborhoods for violent crimes.
Violent crime rate, Denver, 2025
- Civic Center: 2.83 per 1,000 residents (5 incidents total)
- DIA: 1.62 per 1,000 residents (2 incidents total)
- Sun Valley: 1.39 (2)
- Union Station: 1.19 (6)
- Five Points: 1.02 (15)
- Lincoln Park: 0.99 (6)
- CBD: 0.74 (3)
- East Colfax: 0.71 (8)
- City Park West: 0.65 (3)
- Goldsmith: 0.57 (3)
- Globeville: 0.56 (2)
- Valverde: 0.53 (2)
- Clayton: 0.47 (2)
- Barnum: 0.46 (3)
- Northeast Park Hill: 0.44 (4)
- Capitol Hill: 0.38 (6)
- Cheesman Park: 0.35 (3)
- Baker: 0.34 (2)
- Villa Park: 0.33 (3)
- West Colfax: 0.33 (3)
- Whittier: 0.33 (2)
- Harvey Park: 0.31 (4)
- Indian Creek: 0.28 (1)
- University Park: 0.26 (2)
- Athmar Park: 0.23 (2)
- South Park Hill: 0.22 (2)
- Kennedy: 0.22 (1)
- Hampden: 0.21 (4)
- Sunnyside: 0.2 (2)
- North Park Hill: 0.19 (2)
- Congress Park: 0.18 (2)
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.17 (6)
- North Capitol Hill: 0.17 (1)
- Barnum West: 0.17 (1)
- Cherry Creek: 0.16 (1)
- Elyria-Swansea: 0.15 (1)
- Hale: 0.15 (1)
- Washington Park West: 0.14 (1)
- Hampden South: 0.13 (2)
- Lowry Field: 0.12 (1)
- Highland: 0.11 (1)
- Central Park: 0.11 (2)
- University: 0.11 (1)
- Ruby Hill: 0.09 (1)
- Speer: 0.09 (1)
- Marston: 0.09 (1)
- Windsor: 0.07 (1)
- Virginia Village: 0.07 (1)
- Washington Virginia Vale: 0.07 (1)
- Mar Lee: 0.07 (1)
- Westwood: 0.06 (1)
- Montbello: 0.06 (2)
Violent crime count, Denver, 2025
- Five Points: 15 incidents
- East Colfax: 8
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 6
- Union Station: 6
- Lincoln Park: 6
- Capitol Hill: 6
- Civic Center: 5
- Hampden: 4
- Northeast Park Hill: 4
- Harvey Park: 4
- Villa Park: 3
- CBD: 3
- City Park West: 3
- West Colfax: 3
- Cheesman Park: 3
- Barnum: 3
- Goldsmith: 3
- Valverde: 2
- Clayton: 2
- Baker: 2
- DIA: 2
- Globeville: 2
- Athmar Park: 2
- Central Park: 2
- Hampden South: 2
- Sun Valley: 2
- Montbello: 2
- Congress Park: 2
- Sunnyside: 2
- University Park: 2
- South Park Hill: 2
- North Park Hill: 2
- Whittier: 2
- Windsor: 1
- Westwood: 1
- Virginia Village: 1
- Highland: 1
- Ruby Hill: 1
- Cherry Creek: 1
- Elyria-Swansea: 1
- Hale: 1
- North Capitol Hill: 1
- Washington Park West: 1
- Speer: 1
- Washington Virginia Vale: 1
- University: 1
- Lowry Field: 1
- Barnum West: 1
- Kennedy: 1
- Indian Creek: 1
- Mar Lee: 1
- Marston: 1
Recent Denver violent crimes
January 16
- Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, at 8:14 PM, at the 4400 block of N Pecos St in Sunnyside.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 6:14 PM, at 5370 E Asbury Ave in Virginia Village.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 1:43 PM, at 951 N Elati St in Lincoln Park.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:37 PM, at 4040 N Quebec St in Central Park.
- Serious assault, at 10:00 AM, at 3000 N Tejon St in Highland.
- Rape, at 9:00 AM in Belcaro.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 8:52 AM, at 380 E 17th Ave in North Capitol Hill.
January 15
- Serious assault, at 11:30 PM, at the 2000 block of Larimer St in Five Points.
- Serious assault, at 8:40 PM, at N Syracuse St and E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
- Robbery of a person in the open, at 7:00 PM, at 2247 S Monaco St in Goldsmith.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, at 6:26 PM, at the 3100 block of N Downing St in Whittier.
- Serious assault, at 5:47 PM, at 2875 S University Blvd in University.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 3:29 PM, at 1504 N Colorado Blvd in South Park Hill.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, at 4:12 AM in Union Station.
- Rape, at 2:00 AM in Capitol Hill.
January 14
- Serious assault, at 6:00 PM, at the 700 block of E 14th Ave in Capitol Hill.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 3:50 PM, at N Havana St and E MLK Blvd in Central Park.
- Serious assault, at 10:07 AM, at 1155 N Decatur St in Sun Valley.
- Serious assault, at 7:52 AM, at W 42nd Ave and N Lipan St in Sunnyside.
- Serious assault, at 4:10 AM, at 1526 N Lafayette St in City Park West.
- Rape, at 1:58 AM in Windsor.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, at 12:47 AM in Congress Park.
January 13
- Armed carjacking, at 9:00 PM, at 701 E 14th Ave in Capitol Hill.
- Serious assault, at 7:38 PM, at 444 E 19th Ave in North Capitol Hill.
- Serious assault, at 7:27 PM, at 3655 S Verbena St in Hampden South.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, at 6:00 PM in Skyland.
- Fondling of an adult, at 5:53 PM in Congress Park.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 5:08 PM, at 1985 S Depew St in Harvey Park.
- Serious assault, at 4:47 PM, at 1001 Park Avenue west in Five Points.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 4:45 PM, at 1331 N Speer Blvd in Lincoln Park.
- Serious assault, at 2:36 PM, at the 4800 block of N Colorado Blvd in Northeast Park Hill.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 1:57 PM, at 3000 E 1St Ave in Cherry Creek.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:16 PM, at 1200 S Oneida St in Washington Virginia Vale.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, at 10:39 AM in Windsor.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 8:30 AM, at 1800 N Downing St in City Park West.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, at 4:00 AM in Montbello.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, at 2:36 AM in Sunnyside.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, at 12:47 AM in Five Points.
- Serious assault, at 12:30 AM, at the 1500 block of N Broadway St in North Capitol Hill.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, at 12:30 AM, at the 1500 block of N Broadway St in North Capitol Hill.
- Serious assault, at 12:00 AM, at 333 W Ellsworth Ave in Baker.
- Rape, at 12:00 AM in Capitol Hill.
January 12
- Robbery of a person in a residence, at 11:00 PM, at 930 E Colfax Ave in Capitol Hill.
- Homicide by other means, at 9:12 PM, at S Sheridan Blvd and W Wyoming Pl in Mar Lee.
- Homicide by other means, at 8:06 PM, at the 1600 block of Wazee St in Union Station.
- Serious assault, at 7:40 PM, at 375 S Zuni St in Athmar Park.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 7:30 PM, at 1419 W Nevada Pl in Athmar Park.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, at 6:27 PM, at 12244 E 44th Ave in Montbello.
- Armed carjacking, at 3:59 PM, at 3203 N Quebec St in Northeast Park Hill.
- Serious assault, at 3:46 PM, at 836 S Oneida St in Washington Virginia Vale.
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