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The Denver weapon crime report

Weapon crime crime stats, charts, data, rankings, maps and news for the City of Denver and its neighborhoods for the year 2025. Last updated Thursday August 21st.

Denver weapon crimes are up in the past 30 days (207) compared with the 30 days before that (193), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 1411 weapon crimes reported so far this year, an average of 184.9 per month / 6.1 per day.
  • In 2024, Denver averaged 237.9 per month, and the year before that (2023) Denver averaged 227.6 per month.
  • The most weapon crimes any neighborhood in Denver has had in 2025 is Montbello, with 100.
  • The average number of weapon crimes per neighborhood this year is 18.09.

Denver’s weapon crime rate

In 2025, Denver's weapon crime rate’s 3.0 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.

Denver neighborhood map, weapon crimes, 2025

Reported weapon crimes. Hover over or tap a neighborhood for details.

 

Denver weapon crime statistics

Monthly reported weapon crimes in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 222.1 and the median was 229.5. The most in any month was 295, in May 2022, and the least was 96 in August 2025.

Weapon crime crimes, by time of day

What time reported weapon crimes happen in Denver.

Weapon crime crimes, by weekday

The day of the week reported weapon crimes happen.

New: Which neighborhoods saw the largest change in violent crime rates in 2024.

Recent crime ranking changes in weapon crime

There were 3 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 weapon crimes.

Weapon crime rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 15.83 per 1,000 residents (28 incidents total)
  2. Sun Valley: 13.21 per 1,000 residents (19 incidents total)
  3. Auraria: 10.91 (9)
  4. Union Station: 10.67 (54)
  5. DIA: 8.94 (11)
  6. Barnum: 7.13 (47)
  7. Villa Park: 7.01 (64)
  8. East Colfax: 6.75 (76)
  9. CBD: 5.93 (24)
  10. Clayton: 5.88 (25)
  11. West Colfax: 5.81 (53)
  12. Five Points: 4.81 (71)
  13. Valverde: 4.53 (17)
  14. Westwood: 4.41 (73)
  15. Lincoln Park: 4.31 (26)
  16. Cole: 4.13 (19)
  17. Globeville: 3.94 (14)
  18. Northeast Park Hill: 3.63 (33)
  19. North Capitol Hill: 3.55 (21)
  20. Central Park: 3.23 (57)
  21. Elyria-Swansea: 3.15 (21)
  22. Athmar Park: 3.12 (27)
  23. Barnum West: 3.07 (18)
  24. Montbello: 2.9 (100)
  25. City Park West: 2.84 (13)
  26. Mar Lee: 2.78 (38)
  27. Kennedy: 2.39 (11)
  28. Ruby Hill: 2.31 (25)
  29. Sunnyside: 2.24 (22)
  30. Skyland: 2.22 (7)
  31. Jefferson Park: 2.12 (6)
  32. Baker: 1.9 (11)
  33. Overland: 1.85 (6)
  34. Chaffee Park: 1.73 (7)
  35. Capitol Hill: 1.72 (27)
  36. Lowry Field: 1.71 (14)
  37. Whittier: 1.5 (9)
  38. Congress Park: 1.42 (16)
  39. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 1.26 (44)
  40. Hilltop: 1.19 (11)
  41. Goldsmith: 1.14 (6)
  42. North Park Hill: 1.14 (12)
  43. Hale: 1.03 (7)
  44. Harvey Park: 1.02 (13)
  45. Sloan Lake: 1.02 (8)
  46. Highland: 1.0 (9)
  47. College View / South Platte: 0.98 (7)
  48. Hampden: 0.9 (17)
  49. Montclair: 0.85 (5)
  50. Cheesman Park: 0.82 (7)
  51. Harvey Park South: 0.79 (7)
  52. South Park Hill: 0.77 (7)
  53. Washington Virginia Vale: 0.72 (10)
  54. University Hills: 0.68 (4)
  55. Windsor: 0.66 (9)
  56. University Park: 0.66 (5)
  57. Country Club: 0.63 (2)
  58. City Park: 0.63 (2)
  59. Virginia Village: 0.5 (7)
  60. Hampden South: 0.47 (7)
  61. Regis: 0.47 (2)
  62. Fort Logan: 0.46 (4)
  63. Speer: 0.43 (5)
  64. University: 0.43 (4)
  65. Washington Park West: 0.41 (3)
  66. Southmoor Park: 0.41 (2)
  67. Rosedale: 0.41 (1)
  68. Berkeley: 0.35 (3)
  69. Bear Valley: 0.32 (3)
  70. Cherry Creek: 0.32 (2)
  71. Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
  72. Marston: 0.27 (3)
  73. West Highland: 0.22 (2)
  74. Cory-Merrill: 0.21 (1)
  75. Belcaro: 0.21 (1)
  76. Platt Park: 0.17 (1)

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Weapon crime count, Denver, 2025

  1. Montbello: 100 incidents
  2. East Colfax: 76
  3. Westwood: 73
  4. Five Points: 71
  5. Villa Park: 64
  6. Central Park: 57
  7. Union Station: 54
  8. West Colfax: 53
  9. Barnum: 47
  10. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 44
  11. Mar Lee: 38
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 33
  13. Civic Center: 28
  14. Capitol Hill: 27
  15. Athmar Park: 27
  16. Lincoln Park: 26
  17. Ruby Hill: 25
  18. Clayton: 25
  19. CBD: 24
  20. Sunnyside: 22
  21. North Capitol Hill: 21
  22. Elyria-Swansea: 21
  23. Cole: 19
  24. Sun Valley: 19
  25. Barnum West: 18
  26. Hampden: 17
  27. Valverde: 17
  28. Congress Park: 16
  29. Globeville: 14
  30. Lowry Field: 14
  31. Harvey Park: 13
  32. City Park West: 13
  33. North Park Hill: 12
  34. DIA: 11
  35. Baker: 11
  36. Hilltop: 11
  37. Kennedy: 11
  38. Washington Virginia Vale: 10
  39. Windsor: 9
  40. Highland: 9
  41. Auraria: 9
  42. Whittier: 9
  43. Sloan Lake: 8
  44. South Park Hill: 7
  45. Virginia Village: 7
  46. Hampden South: 7
  47. Cheesman Park: 7
  48. Hale: 7
  49. Chaffee Park: 7
  50. College View / South Platte: 7
  51. Skyland: 7
  52. Harvey Park South: 7
  53. Goldsmith: 6
  54. Overland: 6
  55. Jefferson Park: 6
  56. Speer: 5
  57. Montclair: 5
  58. University Park: 5
  59. Fort Logan: 4
  60. University: 4
  61. University Hills: 4
  62. Bear Valley: 3
  63. Washington Park West: 3
  64. Berkeley: 3
  65. Marston: 3
  66. Country Club: 2
  67. Cherry Creek: 2
  68. City Park: 2
  69. West Highland: 2
  70. Southmoor Park: 2
  71. Regis: 2
  72. : 2
  73. Cory-Merrill: 1
  74. Belcaro: 1
  75. Rosedale: 1
  76. Platt Park: 1
  77. Wellshire: 1

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Recent Denver weapon crimes

August 15

  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 1:25 AM, at 2373 N Central Park Blvd in Central Park.

August 14

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:15 PM, at the 20300 block of E 41St Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Weapon - other, at 10:32 PM, at the 400 block of S Irving St in Westwood.
  • Carrying a prohibited weapon, at 10:21 PM, at E 40th Ave and N York St in Clayton.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 9:05 PM, at 5475 N Joliet St in Montbello.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:51 AM, at 1822 Blake St in Union Station.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 6:40 AM, at 2500 19th St in Highland.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 3:40 AM, at 2800 E Colfax Ave in Congress Park.

August 13

  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 7:16 PM, at 1245 N Knox Ct in West Colfax.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:53 AM, at 1235 N Clayton St in Congress Park.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 1:14 AM, at the 1500 block of N Pennsylvania St in North Capitol Hill.

August 12

  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 9:16 AM, at 1630 E 14th Ave in Cheesman Park.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 6:22 AM, at 8200 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 5:53 AM, at the 1600 block of E 14th Ave in Cheesman Park.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 1:19 AM, at 1090 N Osage St in Lincoln Park.

August 11

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:11 AM, at 9351 E 5th Ave in Lowry Field.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 4:40 AM, at 8335 E 19th Ave in East Colfax.

August 10

  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 9:24 PM, at 2552 N Williams St in Whittier.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 1:33 PM, at 3200 W 14th Ave in West Colfax.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, at 10:29 AM, at E Cedar Ave and S Lincoln St in Speer.
  • Weapon - other, at 8:40 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Emerson St in Capitol Hill.
  • Weapon - other, at 8:32 AM, at 1240 S Kalamath St in Ruby Hill.
  • Carrying a prohibited weapon, at 3:30 AM, at 1205 S Platte River Dr in Ruby Hill.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 3:30 AM, at 1205 S Platte River Dr in Ruby Hill.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 2:17 AM, at 2063 Curtis St in Five Points.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 2:17 AM, at 2063 Curtis St in Five Points.
  • Weapon - other, at 12:25 AM, at E 29th Ave and N Holly St in North Park Hill.

August 9

  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 12:13 PM, at the 1700 block of S Federal Blvd in Ruby Hill.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:05 AM, at 144 S Newton St in Barnum.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 6:22 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Newport St in Montclair.
  • Weapon - other, at 6:22 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Newport St in Montclair.
  • Carrying a concealed weapon, at 4:20 AM, at W 23rd Ave and N Federal Blvd in Sloan Lake.
  • Carrying a prohibited weapon, at 4:20 AM, at W 23rd Ave and N Federal Blvd in Sloan Lake.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 4:20 AM, at W 23rd Ave and N Federal Blvd in Sloan Lake.
  • Weapon - other, at 4:20 AM, at W 23rd Ave and N Federal Blvd in Sloan Lake.
  • Carrying a prohibited weapon, at 1:31 AM, at N Holly St and E 42nd Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 1:01 AM, at E 31St Ave and N Columbine St in Skyland.

August 8

  • Weapon - other, at 10:28 AM, at the 1600 block of 15th St in Union Station.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 5:49 AM, at 8400 Pena Blvd in DIA.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 5:07 AM, at 4480 W Nevada Pl in Westwood.

August 7

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:42 PM, at 164 N Perry St in Barnum.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:40 AM, at 4040 N Quebec St in Central Park.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 6:16 AM, at 395 N Yates St in Barnum West.
  • Altering the serial number, at 5:34 AM, at 8332 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Weapon - other, at 5:34 AM, at 8332 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 12:24 AM, at 1135 S Navajo St in Ruby Hill.

August 6

  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 7:58 PM, at the 800 block of S Federal Blvd in Athmar Park.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 10:53 AM, at 1135 S Navajo St in Ruby Hill.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:12 AM, at 1088 S Patton Ct in Westwood.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 7:18 AM, at 3658 N Shoshone St in Highland.

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