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Barnum, Denver, crime stats, charts, data, map and analysis for 2024. Last updated Thursday November 14th.

Barnum violent crimes are up in the past 30 days (6) compared with the 30 days before that (4), and are up since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

Recent crime ranking changes in Barnum

There were five notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the current rankings to the rankings four weeks ago. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in Barnum.

Year over year, 2024 vs. 2023

See how crime in Barnum is going compared to the same period of time in 2023.

Crime type comparison, 2024,
Barnum vs. Denver

See how the proportion of crimes in Barnum compares with the city.

Barnum crimes

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New Barnum crimes reported since the last site update

    Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020

  • Rape, 12:00 AM, no address given.
  • Friday Jan. 1, 2021

  • Unlawful sexual contact, 2:00 AM, no address given.
  • Thursday Jan. 14, 2021

  • Rape by a person in a position of trust, 6:00 AM, no address given.
  • Thursday Jan. 17, 2019

  • Possession of methampetamine, 12:57 AM, at the 200 block of S Irving St.
  • Sunday Jan. 17, 2021

  • Homicide by other means, 1:33 AM, at 3 S Newton St.

Barnum in the news

Gray Dodge Avenger wanted in connection with fatal Denver hit-and-run
Published August 22
Denver pedestrian dies after being struck by driver in hit-and-run
Published May 20
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 6 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 4 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 4.5 per month in Barnum.
  • Domestic violence: 1 incident the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.8.
  • Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.4.
  • Robbery: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.8.
  • Burglary: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.2.
  • Property crimes: 10 incidents the past 30 days, 20 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 13.0.
  • Car thefts: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.6.
  • Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.

Compare Barnum to its neighbors

See how Barnum's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Barnum West, Villa Park, Valverde, Westwood).

Barnum addresses with the most reported crime

These are the top Barnum addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.

  1. 203 S Federal Blvd: 43
  2. No address given: 27
  3. 255 S Hooker St: 18
  4. 105 N Knox Ct: 12
  5. W 6th Ave / N Federal Blvd: 9

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

Latest robberies in Barnum

Latest burglaries in Barnum

  • 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.
  • Burglary - other, Sunday Sept. 29, 2:30 AM, at 45 S Grove St.
  • Burglary - other, Thursday Sept. 19, 5:40 AM, at 325 N King St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Sept. 14, 4:01 AM, at 47 S Federal Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday Sept. 6, 8:30 AM, at 60 N Lowell Blvd.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday August 26, 2:45 AM, at 11 N Federal Blvd.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday August 20, 9:13 PM, at 275 S Federal Blvd.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday August 13, 4:30 PM, at 3423 W 1St Ave.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday July 20, 4:38 PM, at 10 S King St.

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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 6.6 and the median was 6.0. The most in any month was 13, in January 2021, 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 27.7 and the median was 27.5. The most in any month was 54, in May 2021, and the least was five in November 2024.

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 (up from 35th last year. 7.89 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 6.07 up until this point last year)
  • 59th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 71st in 2023. 23.21 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 21.23 in 2023)
  • 29th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 39th in 2023. 0.76 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.61 in 2023)
  • 27th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 41st in 2023. 3.34 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.28 in 2023)
  • 37th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 63rd in 2023. 1.21 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.61 in 2023)
  • 58th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 64th in 2023. 3.94 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.64 in 2023)
  • 43rd in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 67th in 2023. 8.19 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 7.13 in 2023)
  • 65th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 67th in 2023. 0.3 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.15 in 2023)
  • 18th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 23rd in 2023. 9.4 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 5.61 in 2023)

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.

Featured: Each neighborhood now has a list of its high-crime addresses.

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