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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 2024. Last updated Monday October 21st.

Denver weapon crimes are down in the past 30 days (233) compared with the 30 days before that (256), and up since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

  • Denver has had 2317 weapon crimes reported so far this year, an average of 239.6 per month / 7.9 per day.
  • In 2023, Denver averaged 227.6 per month, and the year before that (2022) Denver averaged 246.6 per month.
  • The most weapon crimes any neighborhood in Denver has had in 2024 is Montbello, with 217.
  • The average number of weapon crimes per neighborhood this year is 29.71.

Denver’s weapon crime rate

In 2024, Denver's weapon crime rate’s 3.8 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

Featured: Read the September 2024 Denver-city crime report.

Denver neighborhood map, weapon crimes, 2024

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 230.2 and the median was 235.0. The most in any month was 293, in May 2022, and the least was 131 in October 2024.

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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Denver weapon crimes 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 crime

There were 1 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, 2024

  1. Auraria: 21.82 per 1,000 residents (18 incidents total)
  2. Civic Center: 20.35 (36)
  3. Sun Valley: 18.78 (27)
  4. East Colfax: 14.57 (164)
  5. Union Station: 11.46 (58)
  6. Barnum: 11.38 (75)
  7. DIA: 10.56 (13)
  8. Westwood: 10.02 (166)
  9. Villa Park: 9.3 (85)
  10. Barnum West: 9.22 (54)
  11. Globeville: 9.01 (32)
  12. Clayton: 8.94 (38)
  13. West Colfax: 8.33 (76)
  14. Five Points: 8.26 (122)
  15. Whittier: 6.68 (40)
  16. Lincoln Park: 6.29 (38)
  17. Montbello: 6.29 (217)
  18. Cole: 6.09 (28)
  19. CBD: 5.93 (24)
  20. Athmar Park: 5.89 (51)
  21. Northeast Park Hill: 5.83 (53)
  22. Skyland: 5.72 (18)
  23. Elyria-Swansea: 5.54 (37)
  24. Mar Lee: 4.54 (62)
  25. Valverde: 4.53 (17)
  26. City Park West: 3.93 (18)
  27. Lowry Field: 3.78 (31)
  28. College View / South Platte: 3.23 (23)
  29. Jefferson Park: 3.18 (9)
  30. Capitol Hill: 2.99 (47)
  31. North Capitol Hill: 2.87 (17)
  32. Kennedy: 2.82 (13)
  33. Central Park: 2.61 (46)
  34. Baker: 2.41 (14)
  35. Ruby Hill: 2.4 (26)
  36. Harvey Park: 2.36 (30)
  37. Highland: 2.22 (20)
  38. Chaffee Park: 2.22 (9)
  39. Washington Virginia Vale: 2.17 (30)
  40. Sloan Lake: 2.05 (16)
  41. Sunnyside: 1.93 (19)
  42. Regis: 1.9 (8)
  43. Montclair: 1.86 (11)
  44. Windsor: 1.83 (25)
  45. Goldsmith: 1.71 (9)
  46. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 1.57 (55)
  47. Hampden South: 1.48 (22)
  48. Congress Park: 1.25 (14)
  49. University Hills: 1.18 (7)
  50. North Park Hill: 1.14 (12)
  51. Hampden: 1.01 (19)
  52. Overland: 0.93 (3)
  53. Harvey Park South: 0.9 (8)
  54. Berkeley: 0.82 (7)
  55. Cheesman Park: 0.82 (7)
  56. Cherry Creek: 0.8 (5)
  57. South Park Hill: 0.77 (7)
  58. West Highland: 0.65 (6)
  59. Belcaro: 0.63 (3)
  60. City Park: 0.63 (2)
  61. Speer: 0.6 (7)
  62. Fort Logan: 0.57 (5)
  63. Virginia Village: 0.57 (8)
  64. Hale: 0.44 (3)
  65. Hilltop: 0.43 (4)
  66. Cory-Merrill: 0.42 (2)
  67. Southmoor Park: 0.41 (2)
  68. Washington Park West: 0.41 (3)
  69. Rosedale: 0.41 (1)
  70. University Park: 0.4 (3)
  71. Marston: 0.35 (4)
  72. University: 0.32 (3)
  73. Bear Valley: 0.32 (3)
  74. Platt Park: 0.17 (1)
  75. Washington Park: 0.14 (1)

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Weapon crime count, Denver, 2024

  1. Montbello: 217 incidents
  2. Westwood: 166
  3. East Colfax: 164
  4. Five Points: 122
  5. Villa Park: 85
  6. West Colfax: 76
  7. Barnum: 75
  8. Mar Lee: 62
  9. Union Station: 58
  10. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 55
  11. Barnum West: 54
  12. Northeast Park Hill: 53
  13. Athmar Park: 51
  14. Capitol Hill: 47
  15. Central Park: 46
  16. : 46
  17. Whittier: 40
  18. Lincoln Park: 38
  19. Clayton: 38
  20. Elyria-Swansea: 37
  21. Civic Center: 36
  22. Globeville: 32
  23. Lowry Field: 31
  24. Washington Virginia Vale: 30
  25. Harvey Park: 30
  26. Cole: 28
  27. Sun Valley: 27
  28. Ruby Hill: 26
  29. Windsor: 25
  30. CBD: 24
  31. College View / South Platte: 23
  32. Hampden South: 22
  33. Highland: 20
  34. Hampden: 19
  35. Sunnyside: 19
  36. Auraria: 18
  37. Skyland: 18
  38. City Park West: 18
  39. North Capitol Hill: 17
  40. Valverde: 17
  41. Sloan Lake: 16
  42. Congress Park: 14
  43. Baker: 14
  44. DIA: 13
  45. Kennedy: 13
  46. North Park Hill: 12
  47. Montclair: 11
  48. Chaffee Park: 9
  49. Goldsmith: 9
  50. Jefferson Park: 9
  51. Regis: 8
  52. Virginia Village: 8
  53. Harvey Park South: 8
  54. Berkeley: 7
  55. Cheesman Park: 7
  56. Speer: 7
  57. University Hills: 7
  58. South Park Hill: 7
  59. West Highland: 6
  60. Cherry Creek: 5
  61. Fort Logan: 5
  62. Hilltop: 4
  63. Marston: 4
  64. University Park: 3
  65. University: 3
  66. Hale: 3
  67. Washington Park West: 3
  68. Bear Valley: 3
  69. Belcaro: 3
  70. Overland: 3
  71. Southmoor Park: 2
  72. City Park: 2
  73. Cory-Merrill: 2
  74. Washington Park: 1
  75. Platt Park: 1
  76. Rosedale: 1

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Recent Denver weapon crimes

October 16

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 9:10 AM, at 8828 E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.

October 15

  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 6:22 PM, at 2173 S Eaton St in Harvey Park.
  • Carrying a concealed weapon, at 12:45 PM, at 1300 W Colfax Ave in Lincoln Park.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 3:29 AM, at the 1300 block of W Colfax Ave in Lincoln Park.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 12:12 AM, at the 2700 block of Lawrence St in Five Points.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 12:11 AM, at the 1000 block of 30th St in Five Points.

October 14

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:21 PM, at 6792 N Tower Rd in DIA.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 9:26 PM, at 3103 W Avondale Dr in West Colfax.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 7:35 PM, at 4647 N Race St in Elyria-Swansea.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:54 AM, at 8400 E Lowry Blvd in Lowry Field.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 2:25 AM, at 1262 N Mariposa St in Lincoln Park.

October 13

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 3:04 AM, at the 2800 block of Arapahoe St in Five Points.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 3:00 AM, at 5085 Morrison Rd in Westwood.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 2:59 AM, at 982 S Sheridan Blvd in Westwood.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 2:40 AM, at 17th St and Blake St in Union Station.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 2:27 AM, at 35 N Federal Blvd in Barnum.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 2:08 AM, at 2788 S Federal Blvd in College View / South Platte.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 1:06 AM, at the 2600 block of N Downing St in Whittier.

October 12

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:42 PM, at the 14400 block of E Stoll Pl in Montbello.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:30 PM, at 550 N Alton Way in Lowry Field.
  • Carrying a concealed weapon, at 9:25 PM, at 8000 E 12th Ave in East Colfax.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 9:25 PM, at 8000 E 12th Ave in East Colfax.
  • Weapon - other, at 9:25 PM, at 8000 E 12th Ave in East Colfax.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 9:00 PM, at the 1100 block of S Colorado Blvd in Cory-Merrill.
  • Carrying a prohibited weapon, at 8:55 PM, at 22nd St and N Broadway St in Five Points.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 8:55 PM, at 22nd St and N Broadway St in Five Points.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 5:38 PM, at the 1000 block of N Acoma St in Civic Center.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 7:11 AM, at 159 N Vrain St in Barnum West.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 5:26 AM, at the 2600 block of Arapahoe St in Five Points.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 4:47 AM, at the 3900 block of Morrison Rd in Westwood.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 3:41 AM, at 14400 E Albrook Dr in Montbello.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 3:36 AM, at the 2600 block of Lawrence St in Five Points.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 1:23 AM, at 5161 N Xanadu St in Montbello.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 12:11 AM, at the 4200 block of W Florida Ave in Mar Lee.

October 11

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:46 PM, at the 5100 block of N Crystal St in Montbello.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:44 PM, at the 5100 block of N Dillon St in Montbello.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:39 PM, at the 5500 block of N Crystal Way in Montbello.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 11:45 AM, at 144 S Eliot St in Valverde.
  • Weapon - other, at 1:39 AM, at the 3300 block of W Ohio Ave in Westwood.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 1:00 AM, at the 2300 block of Cleveland Pl in Five Points.

October 10

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:25 PM, at the 1300 block of N Lowell Blvd in West Colfax.
  • Assault causing serious injury of a police officer using a weapon, at 10:10 PM, at 1510 N Clarkson St in North Capitol Hill.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 9:37 PM, at E 60th Ave and N Tower Rd in DIA.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 9:36 PM, at 777 N Bannock St in Lincoln Park.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:53 PM, at the 200 block of S Julian St in Barnum.
  • Altering the serial number, at 8:35 PM, at N Valentia St and E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 8:35 PM, at N Valentia St and E Colfax Ave in East Colfax.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 7:30 PM, at the 1200 block of N Lowell Blvd in West Colfax.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:40 AM, at 2929 W 10th Ave in Sun Valley.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 4:15 AM, at 4760 S Wadsworth Blvd in Marston.

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