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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 April 28th.

Denver weapon crimes are up in the past 30 days (187) compared with the 30 days before that (183), and down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

  • Denver has had 663 weapon crimes reported so far this year, an average of 172.3 per month / 5.7 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 35.
  • The average number of weapon crimes per neighborhood this year is 8.5.

Denver’s weapon crime rate

In 2025, Denver's weapon crime rate’s 2.8 crimes per 1,000 residents. See the crime rate for the rest of Denver's crimes.

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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 228.2 and the median was 233.5. The most in any month was 293, in May 2022, and the least was 140 in April 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.

New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.

Recent crime ranking changes in weapon crime

There were 10 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 crime rate, Denver, 2025

  1. Civic Center: 6.22 per 1,000 residents (11 incidents total)
  2. Sun Valley: 5.56 per 1,000 residents (8 incidents total)
  3. Auraria: 4.85 (4)
  4. Union Station: 4.54 (23)
  5. Villa Park: 3.83 (35)
  6. Barnum: 3.64 (24)
  7. Valverde: 3.2 (12)
  8. East Colfax: 3.11 (35)
  9. West Colfax: 2.85 (26)
  10. Globeville: 2.53 (9)
  11. Lincoln Park: 2.32 (14)
  12. Barnum West: 2.22 (13)
  13. North Capitol Hill: 2.19 (13)
  14. Cole: 1.96 (9)
  15. Five Points: 1.9 (28)
  16. Westwood: 1.87 (31)
  17. Central Park: 1.76 (31)
  18. Northeast Park Hill: 1.76 (16)
  19. Kennedy: 1.74 (8)
  20. CBD: 1.73 (7)
  21. Athmar Park: 1.73 (15)
  22. Mar Lee: 1.54 (21)
  23. Elyria-Swansea: 1.5 (10)
  24. City Park West: 1.31 (6)
  25. Goldsmith: 1.14 (6)
  26. Baker: 1.03 (6)
  27. Capitol Hill: 0.96 (15)
  28. Montbello: 0.96 (33)
  29. Skyland: 0.95 (3)
  30. Clayton: 0.94 (4)
  31. Overland: 0.93 (3)
  32. Ruby Hill: 0.83 (9)
  33. Harvey Park South: 0.79 (7)
  34. Sunnyside: 0.71 (7)
  35. Whittier: 0.67 (4)
  36. North Park Hill: 0.66 (7)
  37. Hilltop: 0.65 (6)
  38. Hampden: 0.64 (12)
  39. City Park: 0.63 (2)
  40. Congress Park: 0.62 (7)
  41. Gateway / Green Valley Ranch: 0.6 (21)
  42. Harvey Park: 0.55 (7)
  43. Montclair: 0.51 (3)
  44. Regis: 0.47 (2)
  45. South Park Hill: 0.44 (4)
  46. Rosedale: 0.41 (1)
  47. Sloan Lake: 0.38 (3)
  48. Windsor: 0.37 (5)
  49. Lowry Field: 0.37 (3)
  50. Jefferson Park: 0.35 (1)
  51. Highland: 0.33 (3)
  52. Cherry Creek: 0.32 (2)
  53. Hale: 0.3 (2)
  54. Wellshire: 0.3 (1)
  55. Virginia Village: 0.28 (4)
  56. College View / South Platte: 0.28 (2)
  57. Washington Park West: 0.28 (2)
  58. Speer: 0.26 (3)
  59. Berkeley: 0.23 (2)
  60. Washington Virginia Vale: 0.22 (3)
  61. University Hills: 0.17 (1)
  62. Platt Park: 0.17 (1)
  63. Cheesman Park: 0.12 (1)
  64. Bear Valley: 0.11 (1)
  65. Fort Logan: 0.11 (1)
  66. Marston: 0.09 (1)
  67. Hampden South: 0.07 (1)

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Weapon crime count, Denver, 2025

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

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Recent Denver weapon crimes

April 23

  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 3:00 PM, at W Alameda Ave and S Clay St in Athmar Park.

April 22

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:37 PM, at 9123 E Mississippi Ave in Windsor.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 10:34 PM, at 1696 S Alcott St in Ruby Hill.
  • Weapon - other, at 9:51 PM, at 1702 N Humboldt St in City Park West.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:45 PM, at the 800 block of N Knox Ct in Villa Park.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, at 6:04 PM, at 19033 E 51St Ave in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Carrying a prohibited weapon, at 3:25 PM, at the 3200 block of W Virginia Ave in Westwood.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 3:25 PM, at the 3200 block of W Virginia Ave in Westwood.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 12:47 PM, at the 4500 block of N Walden St in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.

April 21

  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 5:45 PM, at N Zuni St and W 8th Ave in Lincoln Park.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 9:18 AM, at 11200 E Smith Rd in Central Park.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 1:40 AM, at 5494 N Sable St in Montbello.

April 20

  • Weapon - other, at 10:03 PM, at W Mexico Ave and S Lowell Blvd in Mar Lee.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 9:45 AM, at 8000 E 12th Ave in East Colfax.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 3:15 AM, at the 200 block of S King St in Barnum.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 2:18 AM, at 1833 Market St in Union Station.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 2:18 AM, at 1833 Market St in Union Station.

April 19

  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 11:00 PM, at W Colfax Ave and I-25 north-bound in Lincoln Park.
  • Assault causing serious injury of a police officer using a weapon, at 9:48 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave in Civic Center.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:02 PM, at 18400 E Elmendorf Dr in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch.
  • Weapon - other, at 11:00 AM, at W Howard Pl and W Avondale Dr in West Colfax.
  • Weapon - other, at 4:13 AM, at 1190 Auraria Pkwy in Auraria.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 3:41 AM, at the 2000 block of Market St in Five Points.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 1:45 AM, at the 4900 block of Morrison Rd in Westwood.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 1:13 AM, at 1755 S Pecos St in Ruby Hill.

April 18

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 6:04 PM, at the 1400 block of 21St St in Five Points.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 5:42 PM, at the 500 block of S Quivas St in Athmar Park.
  • Carrying a prohibited weapon, at 3:00 AM, at 5000 N Beeler St in Central Park.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 3:00 AM, at 5000 N Beeler St in Central Park.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 2:15 AM, at the 200 block of S Raleigh St in Barnum West.

April 17

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:24 PM, at the 700 block of N Quitman St in Villa Park.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 11:00 PM, at the 8500 block of W Crestline Ave in Marston.
  • Weapon - other, at 10:41 PM, at the 900 block of N Hooker St in Villa Park.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 6:28 PM, at the 3000 block of N Huron St in Five Points.
  • Possession of an illegal/dangerous weapon, at 3:10 PM, at the 1500 block of N High St in City Park West.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 3:10 PM, at the 1500 block of N High St in City Park West.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 2:09 PM, at 3575 S Yosemite St in Hampden South.

April 16

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 11:37 PM, at the 12500 block of E 56th Ave in Montbello.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 9:53 PM, at 5065 Morrison Rd in Westwood.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 2:11 AM, at N Speer Blvd and W 14th Ave in Civic Center.

April 15

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:52 PM, at the 4800 block of N Carson St in Montbello.
  • Weapon fired into an occupied building, at 10:50 PM, at 3412 S Patton Way in Harvey Park South.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:50 PM, at 3412 S Patton Way in Harvey Park South.
  • Flourishing of a weapon, at 10:50 PM, at 3412 S Patton Way in Harvey Park South.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 10:46 PM, at 5502 N Xanadu St in Montbello.
  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, at 8:26 PM, at the 1000 block of S Newton St in Westwood.
  • Possession of a weapon - powpo, at 11:40 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Pearl St in Capitol Hill.
  • Weapon - other, at 3:28 AM, at the 700 block of St and Walnut St in Auraria.

April 14

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