New: The Colfax Avenue crime report.
New Capitol Hill crimes reported since the last site update
- Threatening to injure, 6:14 PM, at 1133 N Lincoln St.
- Disturbing the peace, 6:14 PM, at 1133 N Lincoln St.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, 3:19 AM, no address given.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 7:35 AM, at 1313 N Clarkson St.
- Rape, 12:00 AM, no address given.
Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020
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Saturday Jan. 1, 2022
Sunday Jan. 1, 2023
See all the recent crimes in Capitol Hill here.
Capitol Hill in the news
- Year-end review: Denver neighborhood property crime in 2024, compared with 2023
- Published February 10
- Roundup: Denver neighborhood violent crime in 2024, compared with 2023
- Published February 10
- Suspect information wanted in fatal Capitol Hill shooting, Denver police say
- Published January 24
The past 30 days in Capitol Hill crime
- There were 11 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 15 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 13.0 per month in Capitol Hill.
- Domestic violence: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.8.
- Sex assault: 1 incident the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.1.
- Robbery: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.2.
- Burglary: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 10 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 10.9.
- Property crimes: 65 incidents the past 30 days, 73 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 72.8.
- Car thefts: 21 incidents the past 30 days, 17 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 16.2.
- Bike thefts: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 6.4.
Compare Capitol Hill to its neighbors
See how Capitol Hill's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (North Capitol Hill, Civic Center, Country Club, Cheesman Park, Speer).
Capitol Hill addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Capitol Hill addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- 1400 Block N Broadway St: 18
- No address given: 12
- E Colfax Ave / N Lincoln St: 11
- 619 E 13th Ave: 7
- 500 Block E Colfax Ave: 6
The full list of Capitol Hill addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in Capitol Hill
A Capitol Hill crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
Capitol Hill crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in Capitol Hill happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in Capitol Hill happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in Capitol Hill happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in Capitol Hill happen?
Latest homicides in Capitol Hill
Good news: Capitol Hill has had no reported homicides in the last 12 months.
Latest serious assaults in Capitol Hill
- Serious assault, Sunday Feb 2, 7:14 PM, at the 1300 block of N Logan St.
- Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Monday Jan. 27, 9:26 PM, at N Broadway Lincoln alley St and E 12th Ave.
- Serious assault, Saturday Jan. 25, 3:00 AM, at the 1000 block of N Broadway St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday Jan. 24, 2:09 AM, at E 12th Ave and N Emerson St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday Jan. 21, 1:10 PM, at the 700 block of N Pennsylvania St.
- Serious assault, Tuesday Jan. 14, 6:00 PM, at the 700 block of E 14th Ave.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Sunday Jan. 12, 1:46 AM, at the 1200 block of N Sherman St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday Jan. 9, 4:30 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Clarkson St.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Monday Dec. 30, 4:20 AM, at 828 N Broadway St.
Latest robberies in Capitol Hill
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday Feb 8, 3:16 PM, at E 14th Ave and N Pearl St.
- Armed carjacking, Thursday Feb 6, 11:53 PM, at 1160 N Lincoln St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Tuesday Feb 4, 12:58 PM, at 1402 N Pearl St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday Feb 2, 10:10 PM, at 514 E Colfax Ave.
- Armed carjacking, Monday Jan. 13, 9:00 PM, at 701 E 14th Ave.
- Robbery of a person in a residence, Sunday Jan. 12, 11:00 PM, at 930 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in a residence, Saturday Jan. 4, 9:30 AM, at 555 E 10th Ave.
- Armed carjacking, Monday Dec. 2, 6:15 PM, at the 1000 block of N Ogden St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Dec. 2, 6:07 PM, at 1307 N Grant St.
- Forcible purse snatching, Wednesday Oct. 30, 11:30 PM, at 200 E Colfax Ave.
Latest burglaries in Capitol Hill
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Feb 14, 6:00 AM, at 1284 N Logan St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday Feb 9, 9:52 PM, at 1233 N Ogden St.
- Burglary - other, Thursday Feb 6, 7:30 AM, at 1240 N Pearl St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday Jan. 31, 6:50 AM, at 1122 N Pearl St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Thursday Jan. 30, 6:43 PM, at 1122 N Pearl St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday Jan. 23, 2:41 PM, at 1275 N Corona St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday Jan. 21, 5:00 AM, at 1003 E 11th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday Jan. 13, 10:00 AM, at 905 E 13th Ave.
- Burglary - other, Saturday Jan. 11, 10:30 AM, at 1050 N Broadway St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Wednesday Jan. 8, 2:00 PM, at 788 N Corona St.
Featured: The 16th Street Mall crime report.
Crime in Capitol Hill, by day of the week
Capitol Hill property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in Capitol Hill happen.
Capitol Hill violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in Capitol Hill happen.
Monthly crimes in Capitol Hill
Monthly violent crime in Capitol Hill
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 16.9 and the median was 17.0. The most in any month was 29, in August 2021, and the least was four in November 2024.
Monthly property crime in Capitol Hill
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 98.4 and the median was 100.0. The most in any month was 150, in August 2022, and the least was 29 in February 2025.
So far this year, Capitol Hill ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 17th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 14th last year. 1.21 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 1.53 up until this point last year)
- 25th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 20th in 2024. 5.22 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.86 in 2024)
- 11th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 9th in 2024. 0.32 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.25 in 2024)
- 33rd in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 17th in 2024. 0.32 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.57 in 2024)
- 18th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 16th in 2024. 0.32 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.32 in 2024)
- 29th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 35th in 2024. 0.57 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.64 in 2024)
- 15th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 12th in 2024. 1.59 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.29 in 2024)
- 14th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 8th in 2024. 0.19 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.45 in 2024)
- 7th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 4th in 2024. 3.06 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.76 in 2024)
Compare Capitol Hill crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Capitol Hill's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Capitol Hill violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Capitol Hill.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16th | 24 | 11 | 16 | 17 |
| 2022 | 18th | 31 | 15 | 13 | 22 |
A table comparing Capitol Hill property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24th | 28 | 13 | 30 |
| 2022 | 20th | 24 | 14 | 20 |
A table comparing Capitol Hill burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 55 | 51 | 27 |
| 2022 | 14 | 33 | 21 | 35 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for Capitol Hill.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
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The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and year-to-date basis.
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