New: The Colfax Avenue crime report.
New Capitol Hill crimes reported since the last site update
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, 8:00 AM, at 805 E 7th Ave.
- Theft of parts from a vehicle, 3:44 PM, at 833 E 14th Ave.
- Bicycle theft, 12:00 AM, at 1115 N Logan St.
- Theft from a building, 8:50 AM, at 901 N Sherman St.
- Theft from a building, 12:04 PM, at 1265 N Downing St.
Friday Jan. 13
Wednesday Nov. 30
Wednesday May 10
Wednesday May 24
Friday May 26
See all the recent crimes in Capitol Hill here.
Capitol Hill in the news
- Reward offered for info on woman who abandoned cat next to Capitol Hill dumpster with no food, water
- Published September 7
- Pedestrian killed in crash with motorist in downtown Denver, police say
- Published August 21
- Denver police investigating at least 5 sniper-style shootings at downtown residential towers since May
- Published July 12
The past 30 days in Capitol Hill crime
- There were 22 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's even with the 22 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 19.8 per month in Capitol Hill.
- Domestic violence: 9 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 6.0.
- Sex assault: 5 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.1.
- Robbery: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.7.
- Burglary: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 8.9.
- Property crimes: 93 incidents the past 30 days, 72 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 88.1.
- Car thefts: 25 incidents the past 30 days, 19 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 22.8.
- Bike thefts: 11 incidents the past 30 days, 5 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 (Civic Center, Speer, North Capitol Hill, Cheesman Park, Country Club).
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.
- No address given: 107
- 1400 Block N Ogden St: 103
- E Colfax Ave / N Lincoln St: 78
- 1000 E Colfax Ave: 42
- E Colfax Ave / N Downing St: 42
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
- Saturday April 22, 11:04 AM, at 1060 N Washington St.
Latest serious assaults in Capitol Hill
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Sunday Nov. 19, 11:35 PM, at the 1000 block of N Lincoln St.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Sunday Nov. 19, 11:35 PM, at the 1000 block of N Lincoln St.
- Serious assault, Sunday Nov. 19, 2:43 AM, at 789 N Clarkson St.
- Serious assault, Sunday Nov. 19, 2:43 AM, at 789 N Clarkson St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday Nov. 16, 10:45 PM, at 1300 N Grant St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday Nov. 16, 10:45 PM, at 1300 N Grant St.
Latest robberies in Capitol Hill
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday Nov. 19, 11:30 PM, at 900 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday Nov. 19, 11:30 PM, at 900 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Sunday Nov. 19, 8:00 PM, at 760 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Sunday Nov. 19, 8:00 PM, at 760 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday Nov. 18, 4:31 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Downing St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday Nov. 18, 4:31 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Downing St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday Nov. 15, 10:30 PM, at 1000 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday Nov. 15, 10:30 PM, at 1000 E Colfax Ave.
- Bank robbery, Wednesday Nov. 15, 1:26 PM, at 800 N Broadway St.
- Bank robbery, Wednesday Nov. 15, 1:26 PM, at 800 N Broadway St.
Latest burglaries in Capitol Hill
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Nov. 24, 3:40 AM, at 926 N Ogden St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Nov. 24, 3:40 AM, at 926 N Ogden St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday Nov. 13, 2:26 AM, at 100 E 9th Ave.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday Nov. 13, 2:26 AM, at 100 E 9th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Thursday Nov. 9, 2:15 AM, at 521 E 14th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Thursday Nov. 9, 2:15 AM, at 521 E 14th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 31, 10:59 AM, at 1340 N Emerson St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 31, 4:15 AM, at 1000 E Colfax Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Thursday Oct. 26, 7:52 AM, at 1320 N Pennsylvania St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday Oct. 26, 2:37 AM, at 100 E 9th Ave.
Featured: Denver's big-picture crime trends map.
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
Monthly property crime in Capitol Hill
So far this year, Capitol Hill ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 16th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 18th last year. 13.31 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 11.46 up until this point last year)
- 23rd in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 20th in 2022. 61.19 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 78.83 in 2022)
- 11th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 14th in 2022. 2.04 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2023, 1.53 in 2022)
- 24th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 32nd in 2022. 3.76 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 2.61 in 2022)
- 15th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 12th in 2022. 2.93 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2023, 3.37 in 2022)
- 37th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 23rd in 2022. 6.5 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2023, 8.66 in 2022)
- 26th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 23rd in 2022. 15.79 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2023, 22.54 in 2022)
- 13th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 14th in 2022. 4.65 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2023, 5.6 in 2022)
- 9th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 8th in 2022. 19.49 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 13.31 in 2022)
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 | 15 | 17 |
| 2022 | 18th | 31 | 15 | 13 | 22 |
A table comparing Capitol Hill property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23rd | 26 | 13 | 35 |
| 2022 | 20th | 24 | 14 | 20 |
A table comparing Capitol Hill burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 52 | 47 | 25 |
| 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.
New: The 16th Street Mall crime report.
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Denver crime trends map
The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and yearly 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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