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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 May 15th.

Denver weapon crimes are down in the past 30 days (183) compared with the 30 days before that (186), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 727 weapon crimes reported so far this year, an average of 164.9 per month / 5.4 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 Villa Park, with 40.
  • The average number of weapon crimes per neighborhood this year is 9.32.

Denver’s weapon crime rate

In 2025, Denver's weapon crime rate’s 2.6 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

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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 225.7 and the median was 233.5. The most in any month was 293, in May 2022, and the least was 76 in May 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.

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Recent crime ranking changes in weapon crime

There were 5 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.

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Weapon crime rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 7.35 per 1,000 residents (13 incidents total)
  2. Auraria: 6.06 per 1,000 residents (5 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 5.33 (27)
  4. Sun Valley: 4.87 (7)
  5. Villa Park: 4.38 (40)
  6. Barnum: 3.94 (26)
  7. East Colfax: 3.29 (37)
  8. Valverde: 3.2 (12)
  9. West Colfax: 3.07 (28)
  10. Lincoln Park: 2.65 (16)
  11. North Capitol Hill: 2.53 (15)
  12. Globeville: 2.53 (9)
  13. Barnum West: 2.39 (14)
  14. Five Points: 2.23 (33)
  15. Westwood: 2.17 (36)
  16. Cole: 2.17 (10)
  17. Central Park: 1.99 (35)
  18. Northeast Park Hill: 1.98 (18)
  19. Athmar Park: 1.96 (17)
  20. City Park West: 1.96 (9)
  21. Kennedy: 1.95 (9)
  22. CBD: 1.73 (7)
  23. Mar Lee: 1.68 (23)
  24. Elyria-Swansea: 1.65 (11)
  25. Goldsmith: 1.14 (6)
  26. Ruby Hill: 1.11 (12)
  27. Montbello: 1.1 (38)
  28. Jefferson Park: 1.06 (3)
  29. Baker: 1.03 (6)
  30. Capitol Hill: 1.02 (16)
  31. Skyland: 0.95 (3)
  32. Clayton: 0.94 (4)
  33. Overland: 0.93 (3)
  34. Whittier: 0.83 (5)
  35. Sunnyside: 0.81 (8)
  36. Harvey Park South: 0.79 (7)
  37. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.74 (26)
  38. Congress Park: 0.71 (8)
  39. North Park Hill: 0.66 (7)
  40. Hilltop: 0.65 (6)
  41. Hampden: 0.64 (12)
  42. City Park: 0.63 (2)
  43. South Park Hill: 0.55 (5)
  44. Harvey Park: 0.55 (7)
  45. University Hills: 0.51 (3)
  46. Montclair: 0.51 (3)
  47. Lowry Field: 0.49 (4)
  48. Regis: 0.47 (2)
  49. Highland: 0.44 (4)
  50. Windsor: 0.44 (6)
  51. Rosedale: 0.41 (1)
  52. Sloan Lake: 0.38 (3)
  53. Cherry Creek: 0.32 (2)
  54. Hale: 0.3 (2)
  55. Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
  56. Virginia Village: 0.28 (4)
  57. College View / South Platte: 0.28 (2)
  58. Washington Park West: 0.28 (2)
  59. Hampden South: 0.27 (4)
  60. Speer: 0.26 (3)
  61. Berkeley: 0.23 (2)
  62. Washington Virginia Vale: 0.22 (3)
  63. Bear Valley: 0.22 (2)
  64. Marston: 0.18 (2)
  65. Platt Park: 0.17 (1)
  66. Cheesman Park: 0.12 (1)
  67. Fort Logan: 0.11 (1)

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Weapon crime count, Denver, 2025

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

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Recent Denver weapon crimes

May 12

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:15 PM, at 3430 N Birch St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 11:07 AM, at N Rosemary St and E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:24 AM, at 3581 N Newport St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 4:51 AM, at the 700 block of S Lipan St in Athmar Park.
  • Weapon - other, at 2:32 AM, at W 3rd Ave and N Knox Ct in Barnum.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 1:50 AM, at 4455 W 10th Ave in Villa Park.

May 11

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:09 PM, at 2 S Hazel Ct in Barnum.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 9:57 PM, at 2601 N Zuni St in Jefferson Park.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 12:00 PM, at the 4900 block of N Adams St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 2:33 AM, at 480 S Sheridan Blvd in Westwood.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 1:52 AM, at the 15000 block of E Randolph Pl in Montbello.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 12:00 AM, at 5543 N Xanadu St in Montbello.

May 10

  • Carrying a prohibited weapon, at 11:26 PM, at 1650 N Raleigh St in West Colfax.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 9:35 PM, at the 5500 block of N Racine St in Montbello.
  • Weapon - other, at 6:41 PM, at the 5100 block of N Chandler Way in Montbello.
  • Carrying a concealed weapon, at 5:48 PM, at W 10th Ave and N King St in Villa Park.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 1:00 PM, at the 3100 block of S Tamarac Dr in Hampden.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 2:27 AM, at the 1700 block of Wazee St in Union Station.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 1:11 AM, at 4506 W Virginia Ave in Westwood.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 12:56 AM, at N Potomac Way and E Randolph Pl in Montbello.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 12:27 AM, at the 2100 block of Lawrence St in Five Points.

May 9

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:49 PM, at the 14000 block of E Andrews Dr in Montbello.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:46 PM, at W Louisiana Ave and S Newton St in Mar Lee.
  • Carrying a concealed weapon, at 10:30 PM, at 21St St and Champa St in Five Points.
  • Weapon - other, at 8:54 PM, at 8755 E Montview Blvd in Central Park.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:21 PM, at 4680 W Bingham Pl in Westwood.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:00 PM, at 5202 N Dillon St in Montbello.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 1:00 AM, at 8100 E Smith Rd in Central Park.

May 8

  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 11:41 PM, at the 4400 block of W Ohio Ave in Westwood.
  • Weapon - other, at 6:36 PM, at 1000 N Federal Blvd in .
  • Weapon - other, at 4:03 PM, at W Howard Pl and N Eliot St in .
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:52 AM, at 101 W Colfax Ave in CBD.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 3:06 AM, at 828 N Perry St in .
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 2:09 AM, at 1819 Central St in .

May 7

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:07 PM, at E Maxwell Pl and N Zion Ct in .
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 4:56 PM, at 8275 E Colfax Ave in .
  • Carrying a prohibited weapon, at 4:19 PM, at 14th St and Court Tremont alley in .
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 4:06 PM, at 1600 N Willow St in .
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 11:49 AM, at the 2600 block of N Monaco St in .
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 1:20 AM, at 1430 N Federal Blvd in .

May 6

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:19 PM, at 1819 Central St in .
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:40 PM, at 5150 N Chandler Way in .

May 5

  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 9:00 PM, at the 1100 block of N Albion St in .
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:28 PM, at the 8400 block of W Union Ave in Marston.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:11 PM, at 238 S Hazel Ct in .
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 5:45 PM, at 2609 N Federal Blvd in .
  • Weapon - other, at 5:00 PM, at the 3300 block of W Alameda Ave in .
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 2:13 AM, at 5162 W 8th Ave in .

May 4

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:56 PM, at the 00 block of N Xavier St in .
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 5:03 PM, at 630 E 17th Ave in .

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