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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Friday Jan. 1, 2021
Saturday Jan. 1, 2022
Sunday Jan. 1, 2023
See all the recent crimes in Capitol Hill here.
Capitol Hill in the news
- The worst Denver neighborhoods for violent crime so far in 2024
- Published October 7
- Colorado Supreme Court building to reopen after break-in, fire caused $35 million in damage
- Published October 4
- Street artist Sabo cited for anti-migrant signs posted around Denver in March
- Published September 10
The past 30 days in Capitol Hill crime
- There were 20 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 23 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 14.2 per month in Capitol Hill.
- Domestic violence: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.0.
- Sex assault: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.1.
- Robbery: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 10 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.8.
- Burglary: 20 incidents the past 30 days, 11 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 10.2.
- Property crimes: 100 incidents the past 30 days, 86 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 75.0.
- Car thefts: 19 incidents the past 30 days, 18 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 18.8.
- Bike thefts: 18 incidents the past 30 days, 13 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 6.1.
Compare Capitol Hill to its neighbors
See how Capitol Hill's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Country Club, Cheesman Park, Civic Center, Speer, North Capitol Hill).
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 Ogden St: 73
- No address given: 73
- 1400 Block N Pearl St: 68
- 500 Block E Colfax Ave: 58
- E Colfax Ave / N Lincoln St: 55
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
- Tuesday Jan. 2, 12:50 PM, at 1290 N Washington St.
Latest serious assaults in Capitol Hill
- Serious assault, Monday Oct. 14, 7:00 PM, at the 1100 block of N Logan St.
- Serious assault, Thursday Oct. 10, 2:25 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Pennsylvania St.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Monday Sept. 30, 1:41 PM, at the 1400 block of N Washington St.
- Serious assault, Thursday Sept. 26, 9:15 PM, at 1133 N Lincoln St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Wednesday Sept. 18, 1:40 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Clarkson St.
- Serious assault, Monday Sept. 16, 10:11 AM, at 901 N Sherman St.
- Serious assault, Saturday Sept. 14, 9:00 PM, at the 500 block of E Colfax Ave.
Latest robberies in Capitol Hill
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday Oct. 5, 9:00 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Pennsylvania St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Sept. 30, 6:35 PM, at the 1400 block of N Grant Logan alley.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday Sept. 29, 8:00 AM, at E 11th Ave and N Emerson St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Friday Sept. 27, 11:46 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Logan St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday Sept. 19, 7:10 PM, at the 900 block of N Logan St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Thursday Sept. 19, 12:18 PM, at 760 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Sept. 16, 10:30 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Ogden St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Friday Sept. 13, 1:30 AM, at the 1100 block of N Broadway St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday Sept. 11, 4:02 PM, at the 1400 block of N Pearl St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Sept. 9, 2:00 AM, at the 1400 block of N Pearl St.
Latest burglaries in Capitol Hill
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 15, 10:30 PM, at 1160 N Sherman St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday Oct. 14, 9:26 PM, at 1139 N Clarkson St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Oct. 11, 11:25 AM, at 950 N Pearl St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday Oct. 9, 2:30 PM, at 1050 N Broadway St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 8, 1:00 PM, at 760 E Colfax Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Oct. 6, 6:10 AM, at 1416 N Pennsylvania St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday Oct. 5, 8:00 PM, at 1050 N Logan St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday Oct. 5, 4:03 PM, at 611 E 11th Ave.
- Possession of burglary tools, Saturday Oct. 5, 7:53 AM, at 1155 E 9th Ave.
- Burglary - other, Saturday Oct. 5, 12:00 AM, at 1005 N Emerson St.
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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 17.1 and the median was 18.0. The most in any month was 29, in August 2021, and the least was five in February 2021.
Monthly property crime in Capitol Hill
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 100.7 and the median was 101.0. The most in any month was 150, in August 2022, and the least was 53 in June 2024.
So far this year, Capitol Hill ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 20th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 16th last year. 9.68 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 11.46 up until this point last year)
- 22nd in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 23rd in 2023. 49.22 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 54.44 in 2023)
- 17th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 12th in 2023. 1.34 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.59 in 2023)
- 33rd in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 22nd in 2023. 2.67 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.18 in 2023)
- 16th in population-adjusted robberies (even ranking with in 2023. 2.87 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.61 in 2023)
- 27th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 37th in 2023. 7.13 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 6.11 in 2023)
- 21st in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 27th in 2023. 12.67 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 13.69 in 2023)
- 12th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 16th in 2023. 3.88 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.82 in 2023)
- 7th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 9th in 2023. 32.09 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 15.22 in 2023)
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.
Featured: Denver's 2024 crime map.
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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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