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The Denver weapon firing report

Weapon firing crime stats, charts, data, rankings, maps and news for the City of Denver and its neighborhoods for the year 2024. Last updated Thursday December 19th.

Denver weapon firings are down in the past 30 days (14) compared with the 30 days before that (22), and down since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

  • Denver has had 249 weapon firings reported so far this year, an average of 21.4 per month / 0.7 per day.
  • In 2023, Denver averaged 24.2 per month, and the year before that (2022) Denver averaged 33.4 per month.
  • The most weapon firings any neighborhood in Denver has had in 2024 is Montbello, with 25.
  • The average number of weapon firings per neighborhood this year is 3.19.

Denver’s weapon firing rate

In 2024, Denver's weapon firing rate’s 0.3 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

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Denver neighborhood map, weapon firings, 2024

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

 

Denver weapon firing statistics

Monthly reported weapon firings in Denver

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 26.9 and the median was 26.5. The most in any month was 44, in January 2022, and the least was six in December 2024.

Weapon firing crimes, by time of day

What time reported weapon firings happen in Denver.

Weapon firing crimes, by weekday

The day of the week reported weapon firings happen.

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Denver weapon firings in the news

Gun violence drops 12% in Denver as number of shootings plunges
Published November 21
Man arrested in Denver shooting near Quebec Street that injured 4
Published November 18
2 men charged with attempted murder, assault in Broncos player Josh Reynolds’ shooting
Published October 30
2 arrested for attempted murder in shooting that caused hours-long I-25 closure
Published October 24

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Recent crime ranking changes in weapon firing

There were 4 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 firing rate, Denver, 2024

  1. DIA: 3.25 per 1,000 residents (4 incidents total)
  2. Globeville: 1.41 per 1,000 residents (5 incidents total)
  3. Valverde: 1.33 (5)
  4. Clayton: 1.18 (5)
  5. East Colfax: 0.98 (11)
  6. West Colfax: 0.88 (8)
  7. Villa Park: 0.88 (8)
  8. Union Station: 0.79 (4)
  9. Northeast Park Hill: 0.77 (7)
  10. Sloan Lake: 0.77 (6)
  11. Elyria-Swansea: 0.75 (5)
  12. Westwood: 0.72 (12)
  13. Montbello: 0.72 (25)
  14. College View / South Platte: 0.7 (5)
  15. Whittier: 0.67 (4)
  16. Mar Lee: 0.66 (9)
  17. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.63 (22)
  18. Five Points: 0.61 (9)
  19. Athmar Park: 0.58 (5)
  20. Windsor: 0.58 (8)
  21. Civic Center: 0.57 (1)
  22. Washington Virginia Vale: 0.51 (7)
  23. CBD: 0.49 (2)
  24. Lowry Field: 0.49 (4)
  25. Harvey Park: 0.47 (6)
  26. Central Park: 0.45 (8)
  27. City Park West: 0.44 (2)
  28. Sunnyside: 0.41 (4)
  29. Goldsmith: 0.38 (2)
  30. Ruby Hill: 0.37 (4)
  31. Barnum West: 0.34 (2)
  32. Lincoln Park: 0.33 (2)
  33. Hale: 0.3 (2)
  34. North Park Hill: 0.28 (3)
  35. Hampden South: 0.27 (4)
  36. University Park: 0.26 (2)
  37. Chaffee Park: 0.25 (1)
  38. Regis: 0.24 (1)
  39. Cole: 0.22 (1)
  40. Kennedy: 0.22 (1)
  41. Belcaro: 0.21 (1)
  42. North Capitol Hill: 0.17 (1)
  43. Montclair: 0.17 (1)
  44. University Hills: 0.17 (1)
  45. Barnum: 0.15 (1)
  46. Washington Park West: 0.14 (1)
  47. Berkeley: 0.12 (1)
  48. Hampden: 0.11 (2)
  49. University: 0.11 (1)
  50. Fort Logan: 0.11 (1)
  51. Highland: 0.11 (1)
  52. West Highland: 0.11 (1)
  53. Bear Valley: 0.11 (1)
  54. South Park Hill: 0.11 (1)
  55. Congress Park: 0.09 (1)
  56. Marston: 0.09 (1)
  57. Virginia Village: 0.07 (1)
  58. Capitol Hill: 0.06 (1)

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Weapon firing count, Denver, 2024

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

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Recent Denver weapon firings

  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Dec 15, 3:33 AM, at 3972 S Tamarac Dr in Hampden South.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Dec 14, 9:48 PM, at 44 N Hooker St in Barnum.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Wednesday Dec 11, 5:55 PM, at 1255 S Bellaire St in Virginia Village.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Dec 8, 1:05 AM, at 8001 E 16th Ave in East Colfax.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Thursday Dec 5, 3:00 PM, at 1600 W 12th Ave in Lincoln Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Tuesday Dec 3, 12:01 AM, at 4949 N Adams St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Nov 30, 9:20 PM, at 5551 N Tucson St in Montbello.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Thursday Nov 28, 9:50 PM, at 1755 S Bryant St in Ruby Hill.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Wednesday Nov 27, 1:10 AM, at 4335 N Malaya St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Nov 24, 9:56 PM, at 2813 N Kearney St in North Park Hill.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Sunday Nov 24, 12:48 PM, at 2557 31St St in Globeville.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Tuesday Nov 19, 11:57 PM, at 4048 N Navajo St in Sunnyside.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Monday Nov 18, 5:46 AM, at 7150 Leetsdale Dr in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Nov 15, 11:00 PM, at 4466 N Telluride Ct in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Nov 15, 6:15 PM, at 487 S Garfield St in Belcaro.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Tuesday Nov 12, 4:47 AM, at 1701 N Forest St in South Park Hill.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Monday Nov 11, 11:07 PM, at the 3600 block of E 35th Ave in Clayton.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Monday Nov 11, 9:58 PM, at E MLK Blvd and Monline St in Five Points.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Monday Nov 11, 1:00 AM, at 957 N Wolff St in Villa Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Nov 10, 2:32 AM, at 2696 S Federal Blvd in College View / South Platte.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Nov 9, 1:00 AM, at 18333 E Elmendorf Dr in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Thursday Nov 7, 1:07 AM, at the 4400 block of E 8th Ave in Hale.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Nov 3, 6:49 AM, at 833 N Lowell Blvd in Villa Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Nov 2, 4:15 AM, at 1920 Market St in Union Station.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Nov 2, 2:17 AM, at the 3300 block of W Alameda Ave in Barnum.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Nov 1, 11:42 AM, at 4035 E 12th Ave in Hale.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Nov 1, 9:17 AM, at 1436 S Irving St in Mar Lee.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Wednesday Oct 30, 6:25 PM, at 1150 N Syracuse St in East Colfax.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Oct 27, 1:02 AM, at the 2800 block of N Fairfax St in North Park Hill.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Saturday Oct 26, 12:51 AM, at 4359 W Florida Ave in Mar Lee.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Oct 25, 10:00 PM, at 2800 N Osceola St in Sloan Lake.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Thursday Oct 24, 5:30 PM, at the 3000 block of S Hurley Cir in Bear Valley.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Oct 20, 12:00 AM, at 7100 E Mississippi Ave in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Oct 19, 11:32 PM, at 100 S Clay St in Valverde.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Oct 18, 10:13 PM, at 4740 N Tower Rd in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Monday Oct 14, 9:26 PM, at 3103 W Avondale Dr in West Colfax.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Oct 13, 1:06 AM, at the 2600 block of N Downing St in Whittier.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Oct 12, 7:11 AM, at 159 N Vrain St in Barnum West.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Oct 12, 3:41 AM, at 14400 E Albrook Dr in Montbello.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Oct 12, 1:23 AM, at 5161 N Xanadu St in Montbello.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Oct 11, 11:45 AM, at 144 S Eliot St in Valverde.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Thursday Oct 10, 4:15 AM, at 4760 S Wadsworth Blvd in Marston.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Wednesday Oct 9, 7:47 PM, at 700 N Wolff St in Villa Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Wednesday Oct 9, 6:42 PM, at 1995 N Xenia St in East Colfax.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Sunday Oct 6, 7:00 PM, at I-25 Hov and I-70 east-bound in Globeville.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Oct 6, 6:00 PM, at 18350 E 68th Ave in DIA.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Oct 6, 5:02 AM, at 4201 E Bruce Randolph Ave in Northeast Park Hill.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Oct 6, 2:48 AM, at 3500 Chestnut Pl in Five Points.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Oct 4, 11:40 PM, at 3193 W Ada Pl in Westwood.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Oct 4, 10:30 PM, at 10225 E Gill Pl in Windsor.

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