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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 March 24th.

Denver weapon crimes are down in the past 30 days (169) compared with the 30 days before that (177), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 449 weapon crimes reported so far this year, an average of 166.5 per month / 5.5 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 East Colfax, with 23.
  • The average number of weapon crimes per neighborhood this year is 5.76.

Denver’s weapon crime rate

In 2025, Denver's weapon crime rate’s 2.7 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

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

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 228.0 and the median was 234.5. The most in any month was 293, in May 2022, and the least was 102 in March 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.

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

Recent crime ranking changes in weapon crime

There were 12 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. Auraria: 3.64 per 1,000 residents (3 incidents total)
  2. Sun Valley: 3.48 per 1,000 residents (5 incidents total)
  3. Civic Center: 3.39 (6)
  4. Union Station: 3.36 (17)
  5. Barnum: 2.58 (17)
  6. Villa Park: 2.41 (22)
  7. East Colfax: 2.04 (23)
  8. Globeville: 1.97 (7)
  9. West Colfax: 1.97 (18)
  10. Barnum West: 1.71 (10)
  11. Valverde: 1.6 (6)
  12. North Capitol Hill: 1.52 (9)
  13. Cole: 1.52 (7)
  14. Elyria-Swansea: 1.5 (10)
  15. Lincoln Park: 1.49 (9)
  16. Five Points: 1.35 (20)
  17. Kennedy: 1.3 (6)
  18. CBD: 1.23 (5)
  19. Westwood: 1.21 (20)
  20. Mar Lee: 1.17 (16)
  21. Central Park: 1.13 (20)
  22. City Park West: 1.09 (5)
  23. Northeast Park Hill: 0.99 (9)
  24. Skyland: 0.95 (3)
  25. Clayton: 0.94 (4)
  26. Overland: 0.93 (3)
  27. Athmar Park: 0.92 (8)
  28. Sunnyside: 0.71 (7)
  29. Montbello: 0.67 (23)
  30. City Park: 0.63 (2)
  31. Goldsmith: 0.57 (3)
  32. Harvey Park: 0.55 (7)
  33. Whittier: 0.5 (3)
  34. Hampden: 0.48 (9)
  35. Ruby Hill: 0.46 (5)
  36. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.46 (16)
  37. Capitol Hill: 0.45 (7)
  38. Harvey Park South: 0.45 (4)
  39. Hilltop: 0.43 (4)
  40. Rosedale: 0.41 (1)
  41. Congress Park: 0.36 (4)
  42. South Park Hill: 0.33 (3)
  43. Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
  44. Windsor: 0.29 (4)
  45. North Park Hill: 0.28 (3)
  46. Sloan Lake: 0.26 (2)
  47. Regis: 0.24 (1)
  48. Virginia Village: 0.21 (3)
  49. Speer: 0.17 (2)
  50. University Hills: 0.17 (1)
  51. Baker: 0.17 (1)
  52. Platt Park: 0.17 (1)
  53. Cherry Creek: 0.16 (1)
  54. College View / South Platte: 0.14 (1)
  55. Washington Park West: 0.14 (1)
  56. Cheesman Park: 0.12 (1)
  57. Berkeley: 0.12 (1)
  58. Lowry Field: 0.12 (1)
  59. Highland: 0.11 (1)
  60. Fort Logan: 0.11 (1)
  61. Marston: 0.09 (1)
  62. Washington Virginia Vale: 0.07 (1)
  63. Hampden South: 0.07 (1)

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Weapon crime count, Denver, 2025

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

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Recent Denver weapon crimes

March 18

  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 10:17 AM, at 1509 N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Weapon - other, at 5:42 AM, at the 1500 block of W 13th Ave in Lincoln Park.

March 17

  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 7:18 PM, at 4105 N Chambers Rd in Montbello.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 3:54 PM, at 3335 W Louisiana Ave in Mar Lee.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 12:00 PM, at 1537 N Pearl St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Weapon - other, at 1:00 AM, at the 200 block of N Clayton St in Cherry Creek.

March 16

  • Carrying a concealed weapon, at 4:18 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Ulster St in East Colfax.
  • Weapon - other, at 4:18 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Ulster St in East Colfax.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 2:13 PM, at 1058 S Perry St in Westwood.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 12:30 PM, at 11100 E Dartmouth Ave in Kennedy.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 2:29 AM, at the 5500 block of N Altura St in Montbello.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 1:42 AM, at the 2000 block of Larimer St in Five Points.
  • Carrying a concealed weapon, at 12:40 AM, at the 700 block of S Lipan St in Athmar Park.
  • Weapon - other, at 12:40 AM, at the 700 block of S Lipan St in Athmar Park.

March 15

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:33 PM, at the 600 block of S Tejon St in Athmar Park.
  • Carrying a prohibited weapon, at 5:45 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 5:45 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 5:18 PM, at N Quebec St and E 1St Ave in Lowry Field.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 3:09 PM, at 3050 W 49th Ave in Regis.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 5:01 AM, at the 700 block of S Lipan St in Athmar Park.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 1:55 AM, at 1860 Blake St in Union Station.
  • Carrying a concealed weapon, at 1:50 AM, at 16433 E 49th Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Weapon - other, at 1:50 AM, at 16433 E 49th Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 12:56 AM, at the 600 block of N Raleigh St in Villa Park.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 12:39 AM, at the 3500 block of N Eudora St in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 12:10 AM, at 3401 N Williams St in Cole.

March 14

  • Carrying a prohibited weapon, at 10:47 PM, at E 16th Ave and N Tamarac St in East Colfax.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 3:04 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Yosemite St in East Colfax.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 6:57 AM, at N Central Park Blvd and E 56th Ave in Central Park.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 12:29 AM, at the 1500 block of S Elm St in Virginia Village.

March 13

  • Weapon - other, at 9:50 PM, at W 6th Ave and N Irving St in Villa Park.
  • Weapon - other, at 6:53 PM, at N Pontiac St and E Colfax Ave in Montclair.
  • Weapon - other, at 5:59 PM, at N Federal Blvd and W 22nd Ave in Jefferson Park.

March 12

  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 6:30 PM, at 203 S Federal Blvd in Barnum.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 4:06 PM, at 2960 N Speer Blvd in Highland.

March 11

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:00 PM, at the 1300 block of N King St in West Colfax.
  • Weapon - other, at 10:12 PM, at 30th St and Curtis St in Five Points.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:30 PM, at the 1400 block of S Knox Ct in Mar Lee.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 6:45 PM, at the 8100 block of E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 6:38 PM, at 4942 W Custer Pl in Westwood.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 6:00 PM, at 1215 S Quieto Way in Ruby Hill.
  • Assault causing serious injury of a police officer using a weapon, at 6:52 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.

March 10

  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 11:14 PM, at 3335 W Evans Ave in Harvey Park.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 10:30 PM, at 2777 W 1St Ave in Valverde.
  • Carrying a concealed weapon, at 2:59 PM, at 7800 E Smith Rd in Central Park.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 12:30 PM, at 9888 E Vassar Dr in Hampden.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 2:38 AM, at the 5500 block of N Troy St in Montbello.

March 9

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 7:50 PM, at 6165 E Iliff Ave in Goldsmith.

March 8

  • Carrying a prohibited weapon, at 9:03 PM, at 3895 N Peoria St in Central Park.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 9:03 PM, at 3895 N Peoria St in Central Park.

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