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Violent crime rankings, per Denver neighborhood

The Denver neighborhoods with the most violent crimes and the highest violent crime rate per 1,000 residents, 2025.

See also: Trends in violent crime, mapped out per neighborhood, and violent crime crime map.

Featured: The 16th Street Mall crime report.

The Denver neighborhoods with the most reported violent crime

These neighborhoods have the highest numbers of violent crimes total and population-adjusted violent crimes rate in 2025

Top-ten highest violent crime rates, by neighborhood, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 40.14 per 1,000 residents (71 incidents total)
  2. DIA: 26.81 (33)
  3. Union Station: 24.89 (126)
  4. CBD: 20.75 (84)
  5. Sun Valley: 18.78 (27)
  6. City Park West: 14.62 (67)
  7. Five Points: 14.49 (214)
  8. North Capitol Hill: 13.68 (81)
  9. Lincoln Park: 10.77 (65)
  10. Globeville: 9.86 (35)

Top-ten highest violent crime counts, by neighborhood, 2025

  1. Five Points: 214 incidents
  2. Union Station: 126
  3. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 116
  4. Capitol Hill: 111
  5. East Colfax: 105
  6. Central Park: 103
  7. CBD: 84
  8. Montbello: 84
  9. North Capitol Hill: 81
  10. Westwood: 74

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

The Denver neighborhoods with the lowest violent crime numbers

These are the neighborhoods with the lowest total number of violent crimes and the lowest population-adjusted violent crime rate in 2025

Best violent crime crime rates, by neighborhood, 2025

  1. Platt Park: 0.35 per 1,000 residents (2 incidents total)
  2. Belcaro: 0.42 (2)
  3. Wellshire: 0.59 (2)
  4. Country Club: 0.63 (2)
  5. North Park Hill: 0.76 (8)
  6. Hilltop: 0.76 (7)
  7. Washington Park: 0.82 (6)
  8. Washington Park West: 0.83 (6)
  9. Virginia Village: 0.92 (13)
  10. Skyland: 0.95 (3)
  11. University Park: 1.06 (8)

Lowest violent crime counts, by neighborhood, 2025

  1. Wellshire: 2 incidents
  2. Country Club: 2
  3. Platt Park: 2
  4. Belcaro: 2
  5. Skyland: 3
  6. Indian Creek: 4
  7. Washington Park West: 6
  8. Washington Park: 6
  9. Rosedale: 7
  10. Hilltop: 7

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