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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 Monday September 8th.

Denver weapon crimes are down in the past 30 days (186) compared with the 30 days before that (224), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 1530 weapon crimes reported so far this year, an average of 186.0 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 106.
  • The average number of weapon crimes per neighborhood this year is 19.62.

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.

Featured: Denver's 2025 crime map.

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 219.3 and the median was 226.0. The most in any month was 295, in May 2022, and the least was 26 in September 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.

Brand new: Read the August 2025 Denver-city crime report.

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: 15.3 per 1,000 residents (22 incidents total)
  3. Union Station: 11.85 (60)
  4. Auraria: 10.91 (9)
  5. DIA: 10.56 (13)
  6. Barnum: 7.74 (51)
  7. East Colfax: 7.37 (83)
  8. Villa Park: 7.12 (65)
  9. West Colfax: 6.36 (58)
  10. Clayton: 6.35 (27)
  11. CBD: 6.17 (25)
  12. Five Points: 5.15 (76)
  13. Valverde: 5.07 (19)
  14. Westwood: 5.01 (83)
  15. Lincoln Park: 4.8 (29)
  16. Cole: 4.35 (20)
  17. Northeast Park Hill: 3.85 (35)
  18. Barnum West: 3.58 (21)
  19. North Capitol Hill: 3.55 (21)
  20. Central Park: 3.52 (62)
  21. Globeville: 3.38 (12)
  22. Athmar Park: 3.23 (28)
  23. Elyria-Swansea: 3.15 (21)
  24. Montbello: 3.07 (106)
  25. Ruby Hill: 2.87 (31)
  26. Skyland: 2.86 (9)
  27. City Park West: 2.84 (13)
  28. Mar Lee: 2.78 (38)
  29. Kennedy: 2.6 (12)
  30. Sunnyside: 2.24 (22)
  31. Baker: 2.24 (13)
  32. Jefferson Park: 2.12 (6)
  33. Chaffee Park: 1.98 (8)
  34. Lowry Field: 1.95 (16)
  35. Overland: 1.85 (6)
  36. Capitol Hill: 1.85 (29)
  37. Sloan Lake: 1.79 (14)
  38. Whittier: 1.67 (10)
  39. Congress Park: 1.6 (18)
  40. College View / South Platte: 1.4 (10)
  41. Montclair: 1.35 (8)
  42. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 1.32 (46)
  43. Hilltop: 1.3 (12)
  44. Cheesman Park: 1.29 (11)
  45. North Park Hill: 1.23 (13)
  46. Harvey Park: 1.18 (15)
  47. Goldsmith: 1.14 (6)
  48. Highland: 1.11 (10)
  49. Hale: 1.03 (7)
  50. Hampden: 0.9 (17)
  51. Washington Virginia Vale: 0.8 (11)
  52. Harvey Park South: 0.79 (7)
  53. South Park Hill: 0.77 (7)
  54. West Highland: 0.76 (7)
  55. Windsor: 0.73 (10)
  56. University Hills: 0.68 (4)
  57. University Park: 0.66 (5)
  58. Country Club: 0.63 (2)
  59. City Park: 0.63 (2)
  60. Southmoor Park: 0.62 (3)
  61. Speer: 0.51 (6)
  62. Virginia Village: 0.5 (7)
  63. Hampden South: 0.47 (7)
  64. Regis: 0.47 (2)
  65. Fort Logan: 0.46 (4)
  66. Rosedale: 0.41 (1)
  67. Washington Park West: 0.41 (3)
  68. Berkeley: 0.35 (3)
  69. Cherry Creek: 0.32 (2)
  70. University: 0.32 (3)
  71. Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
  72. Marston: 0.27 (3)
  73. Bear Valley: 0.22 (2)
  74. Belcaro: 0.21 (1)
  75. Cory-Merrill: 0.21 (1)
  76. Platt Park: 0.17 (1)

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Weapon crime count, Denver, 2025

  1. Montbello: 106 incidents
  2. East Colfax: 83
  3. Westwood: 83
  4. Five Points: 76
  5. Villa Park: 65
  6. Central Park: 62
  7. Union Station: 60
  8. West Colfax: 58
  9. Barnum: 51
  10. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 46
  11. Mar Lee: 38
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 35
  13. Ruby Hill: 31
  14. Capitol Hill: 29
  15. Lincoln Park: 29
  16. Civic Center: 28
  17. Athmar Park: 28
  18. Clayton: 27
  19. CBD: 25
  20. Sun Valley: 22
  21. Sunnyside: 22
  22. North Capitol Hill: 21
  23. Barnum West: 21
  24. Elyria-Swansea: 21
  25. Cole: 20
  26. Valverde: 19
  27. Congress Park: 18
  28. Hampden: 17
  29. Lowry Field: 16
  30. Harvey Park: 15
  31. Sloan Lake: 14
  32. DIA: 13
  33. City Park West: 13
  34. Baker: 13
  35. North Park Hill: 13
  36. Kennedy: 12
  37. Globeville: 12
  38. Hilltop: 12
  39. Cheesman Park: 11
  40. Washington Virginia Vale: 11
  41. Highland: 10
  42. Windsor: 10
  43. College View / South Platte: 10
  44. Whittier: 10
  45. Auraria: 9
  46. Skyland: 9
  47. Chaffee Park: 8
  48. Montclair: 8
  49. West Highland: 7
  50. South Park Hill: 7
  51. Virginia Village: 7
  52. Hale: 7
  53. Hampden South: 7
  54. Harvey Park South: 7
  55. Overland: 6
  56. Speer: 6
  57. Jefferson Park: 6
  58. Goldsmith: 6
  59. University Park: 5
  60. University Hills: 4
  61. Fort Logan: 4
  62. Southmoor Park: 3
  63. Washington Park West: 3
  64. University: 3
  65. Marston: 3
  66. Berkeley: 3
  67. Cherry Creek: 2
  68. Country Club: 2
  69. City Park: 2
  70. Bear Valley: 2
  71. Regis: 2
  72. : 2
  73. Belcaro: 1
  74. Rosedale: 1
  75. Platt Park: 1
  76. Cory-Merrill: 1
  77. Wellshire: 1

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Recent Denver weapon crimes

September 4

  • Carrying a prohibited weapon, at 11:46 PM, at E Lowry Blvd and N Newport St in Lowry Field.
  • Assault causing serious injury of a police officer using a weapon, at 8:00 PM, at 1920 N High St in City Park West.
  • Altering the serial number, at 5:06 PM, at 1600 N Esplanade Pkwy in City Park.
  • Weapon - other, at 5:06 PM, at 1600 N Esplanade Pkwy in City Park.
  • Weapon - other, at 7:48 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Franklin St in Cheesman Park.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 6:10 AM, at S Federal Blvd and W Ohio Ave in Westwood.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 2:21 AM, at S Federal Blvd and W Colorado Ave in Mar Lee.

September 3

  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 11:33 PM, at the 4900 block of N Yampa St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 9:28 PM, at the 1500 block of N Williams St in City Park West.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 6:04 PM, at the 1100 block of 16th St in CBD.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 4:38 PM, at the 1800 block of Larimer St in Union Station.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 6:05 AM, at 1103 N Yosemite St in East Colfax.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 2:30 AM, at 1901 29th St in Five Points.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 12:00 AM, at 1701 Platte St in Highland.

September 2

  • Carrying a concealed weapon, at 11:19 PM, at the 1100 block of S Quivas St in Ruby Hill.
  • Carrying a concealed weapon, at 10:45 PM, at 3330 N Downing St in Cole.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 2:45 PM, at the 4400 block of N Brighton Blvd in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 1:07 PM, at Walnut St and N Broadway St in Five Points.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 9:30 AM, at the 2300 block of N Emerson St in Five Points.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:25 AM, at 3055 W Gill Pl in Westwood.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 7:53 AM, at 5001 E 34th Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 7:40 AM, at 560 N Corona St in Speer.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 5:15 AM, at 3325 W Ford Pl in Westwood.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 4:15 AM, at the 2000 block of S Osceola Way in Harvey Park.

September 1

  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 10:31 PM, at S Havana St and E Dartmouth Ave in Hampden.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 9:36 PM, at 5980 N Tower Rd in DIA.

August 31

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:43 AM, at 3401 N Dexter St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 7:46 AM, at 1810 E 30th Ave in Whittier.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 7:45 AM, at E Bruce Randolph Ave and N Colorado Blvd in Clayton.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 5:45 AM, at 1915 E 16th Ave in City Park West.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 4:25 AM, at 6240 E Smith Rd in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 2:51 AM, at E 14th Ave and N Xanthia St in East Colfax.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 1:50 AM, at 33rd St and Curtis St in Five Points.

August 30

  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 10:14 PM, at the 4800 block of N Peoria St in Montbello.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 5:59 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Tamarac St in East Colfax.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 5:30 PM, at 2960 N Speer Blvd in Highland.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:08 AM, at 1087 N Uinta Way in Lowry Field.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 5:16 AM, at the 1800 block of N Julian St in West Colfax.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 3:52 AM, at 1905 N Kearney St in South Park Hill.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 1:16 AM, at 1410 N Trenton St in East Colfax.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 12:13 AM, at 4200 W Colfax Ave in West Colfax.

August 29

  • Carrying a concealed weapon, at 11:40 PM, at E 47th Ave and N Brighton Blvd in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 7:50 PM, at 3870 N Quebec St in Central Park.
  • Carrying a concealed weapon, at 6:15 PM, at the 1500 block of N Logan St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:43 AM, at 730 N Stuart St in Villa Park.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:34 AM, at 2430 N Lafayette St in Whittier.
  • Weapon - other, at 5:33 AM, at 3550 N Downing St in Cole.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 5:23 AM, at 1362 N Meade St in West Colfax.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 5:23 AM, at 1362 N Meade St in West Colfax.

August 28

  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 11:57 PM, at N Xenia St and E 11th Ave in Lowry Field.

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