New Auraria crimes reported since the last site update
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 7:00 PM, at 1000 Chopper Cir.
- Harassment - DV, 7:30 PM, no address given.
- Fraud by use of computer, 10:35 AM, at 1201 5th St.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 8:30 AM, at 1198 Chopper Cir.
- Criminal mischief - graffiti, 11:47 PM, at 1201 5th St.
Monday Jan. 10, 2022
Tuesday Jan. 14, 2020
Wednesday Jan. 17
Thursday Jan. 20, 2022
Sunday Jan. 21
See all the recent crimes in Auraria here.
Auraria in the news
- Denver teen found guilty of killing woman with AR-15 after fender-bender on Colfax
- Published November 1
- Domestic violence in Denver is rising again. It’s the highest in these neighborhoods.
- Published October 21
- 29-year-old arrested for attempted murder after shooting police officer on Denver’s Auraria Campus, police say
- Published October 21
The past 30 days in Auraria crime
- There were 1 reported incident of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 4 30 days before that and even with the monthly average in the last 12 months of 1.2 per month in Auraria.
- Domestic violence: 1 incident the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.8.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.
- Robbery: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.
- Burglary: 1 incident the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.4.
- Property crimes: 22 incidents the past 30 days, 35 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 13.5.
- Car thefts: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.8.
- Bike thefts: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 13 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.4.
Compare Auraria to its neighbors
See how Auraria's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Sun Valley, Union Station, Lincoln Park, CBD, Highland).
Auraria addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Auraria addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- 1000 Chopper Cir: 74
- 2000 Elitch Cir: 32
- 900 Auraria Pkwy: 29
- 1351 5th St: 23
- 950 Walnut St: 23
The full list of Auraria addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in Auraria
A Auraria crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
Auraria crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in Auraria happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in Auraria happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in Auraria happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in Auraria happen?
Latest homicides in Auraria
Good news: Auraria has had no reported homicides in the last 12 months.
Latest serious assaults in Auraria
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday Oct. 18, 9:25 PM, at the 500 block of St and Walnut St.
- Serious assault, Friday Oct. 11, 8:50 PM, at 1000 Chopper Cir.
- Serious assault, Thursday Sept. 26, 11:20 PM, at 1000 Chopper Cir.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday Sept. 26, 11:20 PM, at 1000 Chopper Cir.
- Serious assault, Saturday August 24, 12:46 AM, at the 1000 block of Chopper Cir.
- Serious assault, Saturday August 10, 12:24 AM, at 11th St and Auraria Pkwy.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Saturday July 13, 11:30 PM, at 1198 Chopper Cir.
- Serious assault, Saturday July 6, 7:55 PM, at 2000 Elitch Cir.
Latest robberies in Auraria
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday Oct. 9, 12:00 AM, at 14th St and Blake St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday July 17, 7:06 PM, at 2000 Elitch Cir.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday June 12, 7:39 PM, at N Speer Blvd and Elitch Cir.
Latest burglaries in Auraria
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday Oct. 18, 3:00 PM, at 1450 5th St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Saturday Sept. 21, 7:35 AM, at 1027 9th St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Friday March 1, 4:00 PM, at 635 Curtis St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Wednesday Feb 14, 4:00 PM, at 1201 Larimer St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Monday Jan. 22, 9:36 PM, at 1351 5th St.
Featured: Colorado state crime rate charts.
Crime in Auraria, by day of the week
Auraria property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in Auraria happen.
Auraria violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in Auraria happen.
Monthly crimes in Auraria
Monthly violent crime in Auraria
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 1.8 and the median was 1.5. The most in any month was five, in October 2022, and the least was zero in February 2021.
Monthly property crime in Auraria
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 14.6 and the median was 13.5. The most in any month was 35, in September 2021, and the least was two in February 2021.
So far this year, Auraria ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 11th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 6th last year. 16.97 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 26.67 up until this point last year)
- 3rd in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 2nd in 2023. 192.73 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 172.12 in 2023)
- 8th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 4th in 2023. 2.42 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 4.85 in 2023)
- 4th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 3rd in 2023. 10.91 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 10.91 in 2023)
- 12th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 10th in 2023. 3.64 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.64 in 2023)
- 42nd in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 8th in 2023. 6.06 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 14.55 in 2023)
- 9th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 4th in 2023. 24.24 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 32.73 in 2023)
- 1st in population-adjusted bike thefts (even ranking with in 2023. 35.15 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 15.76 in 2023)
- 7th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 3rd in 2023. 33.94 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 47.27 in 2023)
Compare Auraria crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Auraria's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Auraria violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Auraria.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5th | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 15 | 6 |
A table comparing Auraria property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 2 |
A table comparing Auraria burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 15 |
| 2022 | 72 | 5 | 32 | 1 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for Auraria.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
Featured: Read the October 2024 Denver-city crime report.
Denver crime maps
Denver crime trends map
The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and year-to-date basis.
The Denver-city recent crime map
The recent crimes map shows where crimes across the city were reported in the last two or so months, and shows which addresses across the city have logged the most reported crimes.
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