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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 Monday September 16th.

Denver weapon firings are down in the past 30 days (13) compared with the 30 days before that (31), and down since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

  • Denver has had 193 weapon firings reported so far this year, an average of 22.7 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 19.
  • The average number of weapon firings per neighborhood this year is 2.47.

Denver’s weapon firing rate

In 2024, Denver's weapon firing rate’s 0.4 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 27.4 and the median was 27.0. The most in any month was 44, in July 2022, and the least was three in September 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

Man, 21, arrested in alleged road rage homicide in Denver's Baker neighborhood
Published September 5
Fatal shooting believed to be related to road rage, Denver Police say
Published August 29
Two killed in shooting in Denver's Hampden South neighborhood
Published August 25
Man shot to death in Denver’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, police investigating as homicide
Published August 24

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Recent crime ranking changes in weapon firing

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 firing rate, Denver, 2024

  1. DIA: 2.44 per 1,000 residents (3 incidents total)
  2. Valverde: 0.8 (3)
  3. West Colfax: 0.77 (7)
  4. Elyria-Swansea: 0.75 (5)
  5. Clayton: 0.71 (3)
  6. Westwood: 0.66 (11)
  7. Northeast Park Hill: 0.66 (6)
  8. Sloan Lake: 0.64 (5)
  9. Windsor: 0.58 (8)
  10. Athmar Park: 0.58 (5)
  11. Civic Center: 0.57 (1)
  12. Globeville: 0.56 (2)
  13. Montbello: 0.55 (19)
  14. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.54 (19)
  15. East Colfax: 0.53 (6)
  16. Whittier: 0.5 (3)
  17. Lowry Field: 0.49 (4)
  18. CBD: 0.49 (2)
  19. Harvey Park: 0.47 (6)
  20. Central Park: 0.45 (8)
  21. City Park West: 0.44 (2)
  22. Villa Park: 0.44 (4)
  23. College View / South Platte: 0.42 (3)
  24. Union Station: 0.4 (2)
  25. Mar Lee: 0.37 (5)
  26. Washington Virginia Vale: 0.36 (5)
  27. Five Points: 0.34 (5)
  28. Lincoln Park: 0.33 (2)
  29. Sunnyside: 0.31 (3)
  30. Hampden South: 0.27 (4)
  31. University Park: 0.26 (2)
  32. Chaffee Park: 0.25 (1)
  33. Regis: 0.24 (1)
  34. Cole: 0.22 (1)
  35. Kennedy: 0.22 (1)
  36. Goldsmith: 0.19 (1)
  37. Ruby Hill: 0.18 (2)
  38. North Capitol Hill: 0.17 (1)
  39. University Hills: 0.17 (1)
  40. Montclair: 0.17 (1)
  41. Washington Park West: 0.14 (1)
  42. Berkeley: 0.12 (1)
  43. Hampden: 0.11 (2)
  44. Highland: 0.11 (1)
  45. West Highland: 0.11 (1)
  46. Fort Logan: 0.11 (1)
  47. University: 0.11 (1)
  48. Congress Park: 0.09 (1)
  49. North Park Hill: 0.09 (1)
  50. Virginia Village: 0.07 (1)

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Weapon firing count, Denver, 2024

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

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Recent Denver weapon firings

  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Sep 8, 1:59 AM, at 75 S Newton St in Barnum.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Sep 7, 8:30 PM, at 14462 E 45th Ave in Montbello.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Sep 1, 5:00 AM, at 900 S Quince St in Windsor.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Saturday Aug 31, 11:00 AM, at W Ohio Ave and S Canosa Clay alley in Athmar Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Saturday Aug 31, 3:29 AM, at the 19800 block of E Robins Dr in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Aug 31, 3:29 AM, at the 19800 block of E Robins Dr in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Aug 31, 12:47 AM, at 3041 W 20th Ave in Sloan Lake.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Aug 30, 9:00 AM, at 7335 E Quincy Ave in Hampden South.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Thursday Aug 29, 9:30 AM, at E 56th Ave and N Crown Blvd in Montbello.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Aug 25, 8:21 PM, at 4570 N Flanders Way in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Thursday Aug 22, 10:25 PM, at 2321 Champa St in Five Points.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Wednesday Aug 14, 12:04 AM, at the 1200 block of E 26th Ave in Whittier.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Tuesday Aug 13, 12:45 PM, at 600 S Holly St in Washington Virginia Vale.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Thursday Aug 8, 4:22 PM, at S Monaco St and E Evans Ave in Goldsmith.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Thursday Aug 8, 5:00 AM, at 1698 S King St in Mar Lee.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Tuesday Aug 6, 3:00 AM, at 7459 E Byers Ave in Lowry Field.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Monday Aug 5, 12:00 PM, at 209 N Quebec St in Lowry Field.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Aug 4, 9:18 PM, at 20580 E 45th Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Sunday Aug 4, 8:20 PM, at the 1600 block of W Evans Ave in College View / South Platte.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Aug 3, 3:30 AM, at 1493 N Osage St in Lincoln Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Aug 2, 11:00 PM, at 5255 N Memphis St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Tuesday Jul 30, 3:32 PM, at 3237 W Nevada Pl in Westwood.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Tuesday Jul 30, 2:30 AM, at 186 S Eliot St in Valverde.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Tuesday Jul 30, 2:30 AM, at 195 S Eliot St in Valverde.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Jul 28, 8:10 PM, at 2525 S Dayton Way in Hampden.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Jul 28, 3:56 AM, at 2652 S Meade St in Harvey Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Jul 28, 12:57 AM, at 2426 N High St in Whittier.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Friday Jul 26, 3:03 AM, at the 3000 block of W 14th Ave in West Colfax.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Thursday Jul 25, 11:33 AM, at 600 S Dayton St in Windsor.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Wednesday Jul 24, 11:21 PM, at S Lincoln St and E Center Ave in Washington Park West.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Wednesday Jul 24, 12:08 PM, at 200 N rampart Way in Lowry Field.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Tuesday Jul 23, 11:43 PM, at S Patton Ct and W Colorado Ave in Mar Lee.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Jul 21, 6:43 AM, at 13890 E Albrook Dr in Montbello.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Jul 21, 3:36 AM, at 1147 27th St in Five Points.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Jul 19, 10:45 PM, at 2820 W Vassar Ave in College View / South Platte.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Thursday Jul 18, 6:50 PM, at the 4100 block of W Colfax Ave in West Colfax.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Wednesday Jul 17, 7:00 AM, at I-70 west-bound and N Central Park Blvd in Central Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Monday Jul 15, 12:30 AM, at N Havana St and I-70 east-bound in Central Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Sunday Jul 14, 3:12 AM, at W Alameda Ave and Morrison Rd in Westwood.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Jul 14, 12:05 AM, at 974 N Linley Ct in Villa Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Saturday Jul 13, 10:00 PM, at the 1700 block of W Mississippi Ave in Athmar Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Friday Jul 12, 9:10 PM, at I-270 east-bound and I-70 east-bound in Central Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Jul 12, 5:00 AM, at 12391 E Randolph Pl in Montbello.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Jul 12, 12:54 AM, at 13175 E Elk Pl in Montbello.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Tuesday Jul 9, 2:12 AM, at 3048 Stout St in Five Points.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Tuesday Jul 9, 12:00 AM, at 3201 N Fillmore St in Clayton.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Jul 7, 10:46 PM, at 4027 W Exposition Ave in Westwood.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Jul 7, 12:07 AM, at 2396 S Knox Ct in Harvey Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Jul 7, 12:00 AM, at 5530 N Crown Blvd in Montbello.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Jul 7, 12:00 AM, at 5530 N Crown Blvd in Montbello.

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