New Barnum crimes reported since the last site update
- Rape, 12:00 AM, no address given.
- Unlawful sexual contact, 2:00 AM, no address given.
- Rape by a person in a position of trust, 6:00 AM, no address given.
- Possession of methampetamine, 12:57 AM, at the 200 block of S Irving St.
- Homicide by other means, 1:33 AM, at 3 S Newton St.
Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020
Friday Jan. 1, 2021
Thursday Jan. 14, 2021
Thursday Jan. 17, 2019
Sunday Jan. 17, 2021
See all the recent crimes in Barnum here.
Barnum in the news
- Gray Dodge Avenger wanted in connection with fatal Denver hit-and-run
- Published August 22, 2024
- Denver pedestrian dies after being struck by driver in hit-and-run
- Published May 20, 2024
- Nine Denver officers fired 109 shots at armed man who fired at victims and police
- Published September 16, 2021
The past 30 days in Barnum crime
- There were 2 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 6 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 4.1 per month in Barnum.
- Domestic violence: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.1.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.4.
- Robbery: 1 incident the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.8.
- Burglary: No incidents the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.3.
- Property crimes: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 11 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 11.9.
- Car thefts: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.8.
- Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
Compare Barnum to its neighbors
See how Barnum's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Westwood, Barnum West, Valverde, Villa Park).
Barnum addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Barnum addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- 255 S Hooker St: 3
- W 1st Ave / N Julian St: 3
- W 1st Ave / N King St: 3
- W 4th Ave / N Osceola St: 3
- W 5th Ave / N Knox Ct: 2
The full list of Barnum addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in Barnum
A Barnum crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
Barnum crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in Barnum happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in Barnum happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in Barnum happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in Barnum happen?
Latest homicides in Barnum
Good news: Barnum has had no reported homicides in the last 12 months.
Latest serious assaults in Barnum
- Serious assault, Thursday Jan. 30, 2:25 PM, at 547 N Meade St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday Jan. 7, 1:30 AM, at 229 S Newton St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday Jan. 6, 8:22 PM, at W Ellsworth Ave and N Federal Blvd.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2:00 AM, at 124 S Grove St.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Dec. 14, 9:48 PM, at 44 N Hooker St.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Sunday Dec. 8, 4:48 PM, at the 100 block of N Knox Ct.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Monday Dec. 2, 1:56 AM, at 3325 W Alameda Ave.
- Serious assault, Tuesday Nov. 12, 9:18 PM, at 203 S Federal Blvd.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Nov. 2, 2:17 AM, at the 3300 block of W Alameda Ave.
Latest robberies in Barnum
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Sunday Feb 2, 5:52 AM, at 105 N Knox Ct.
- Forcible purse snatching, Friday Jan. 10, 6:01 AM, at 214 S Meade St.
- Armed carjacking, Saturday Dec. 28, 1:45 AM, at 377 N Federal Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday Oct. 30, 3:00 PM, at 155 N Federal Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday Oct. 17, 10:57 PM, at the 300 block of N Hooker St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Oct. 14, 6:00 PM, at the 400 block of N King St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Saturday August 24, 7:59 AM, at 105 N Knox Ct.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Friday July 12, 11:57 PM, at N Federal Blvd and W 1St Ave.
- Armed carjacking, Friday June 7, 3:30 AM, at W 2nd Ave and N Federal Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday May 4, 6:05 AM, at the 400 block of N Julian St.
Latest burglaries in Barnum
- Burglary - other, Monday Jan. 13, 2:54 PM, at 129 S Lowell Blvd.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday Jan. 4, 3:10 PM, at 203 S Federal Blvd.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2:00 AM, at 124 S Grove St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday Dec. 27, 5:54 AM, at 278 S Julian St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Saturday Dec. 21, 2:00 AM, at 253 S Federal Blvd.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday Dec. 13, 3:37 PM, at 426 N Knox Ct.
- Burglary - other, Friday Dec. 6, 2:30 AM, at 1 S Osceola St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Monday Nov. 11, 7:00 PM, at 221 S Lowell Blvd.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 29, 1:30 AM, at 203 S Federal Blvd.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Monday Oct. 21, 2:22 AM, at 90 N Meade St.
Featured: Denver's big-picture crime trends map.
Crime in Barnum, by day of the week
Barnum property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in Barnum happen.
Barnum violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in Barnum happen.
Monthly crimes in Barnum
Monthly violent crime in Barnum
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 6.4 and the median was 6.0. The most in any month was 12, in October 2024, and the least was one in August 2023.
Monthly property crime in Barnum
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 26.8 and the median was 26.5. The most in any month was 54, in May 2021, and the least was six in February 2025.
So far this year, Barnum ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 25th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 17th last year. 0.91 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 1.37 up until this point last year)
- 71st in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 56th in 2024. 1.37 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.88 in 2024)
- 68th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 19th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.15 in 2024)
- 53rd in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 20th in 2024. 0.15 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.46 in 2024)
- 24th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 32nd in 2024. 0.3 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.15 in 2024)
- 37th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 45th in 2024. 0.46 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.46 in 2024)
- 67th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 70th in 2024. 0.3 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.46 in 2024)
- 70th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 31st in 2024. 0.0 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 17th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 31st in 2024. 1.06 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.3 in 2024)
Compare Barnum crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Barnum's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Barnum violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Barnum.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36th | 33 | 38 | 65 | 32 |
| 2022 | 32nd | 39 | 76 | 64 | 23 |
A table comparing Barnum property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 68th | 61 | 61 | 4 |
| 2022 | 69th | 66 | 61 | 16 |
A table comparing Barnum burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 49 | 69 | 59 | 57 |
| 2022 | 47 | 65 | 53 | 57 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for Barnum.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
Updated: Colorado state crime rate charts.
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