Capitol Hill, Denver, crime stats, map, news and analysis for the month of October 2023.

October’s 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

October homicides in Capitol Hill

Good news: Capitol Hill has had no reported homicides in October.

October serious assaults in Capitol Hill

The 16 reported serious assaults in Capitol Hill in October. The ten most-recent are listed, see all Capitol Hill’s October crimes here.

October robberies in Capitol Hill

The 5 reported robberies in Capitol Hill in October.

October burglaries in Capitol Hill

The 6 reported burglaries in Capitol Hill in October.

  • 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.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Oct. 22, 9:40 AM, at 828 N Broadway St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday Oct. 1, 2:00 PM, at 1145 N Sherman St.

Crime ranking changes from September to October

There were 6 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from September to October. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in Capitol Hill.

See all the Capitol Hill crime rate ranking changes.

Capitol Hill crime counts for October, in comparison

Violent crimes in Capitol Hill

Violent crime in October was up in Denver from September, and down compared against October 2022, and up compared with the 2023 average of 16 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in Capitol Hill

Serious assault in October was up in Denver from September, and even compared against October 2022, and up compared with the 2023 average of 11 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in Capitol Hill

Property crime in October was down in Denver from September, and down compared against October 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 92 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in Capitol Hill

Burglary in October was down in Denver from September, and down compared against October 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 9 burglaries per month.

Neighbors report, October 2023

How does the overall crime-rate ranking of Capitol Hill compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Speer, Country Club, Capitol Hill, Cheesman Park, North Capitol Hill, Civic Center.

The higher the rank, the worse that neighborhood's adjusted-for-population crime rate. Rankings are based on cumulative crimes from January to October.

Violent Crime

  • 1. Civic Center
  • 9. North Capitol Hill
  • 21. Capitol Hill
  • 39. Cheesman Park
  • 59. Speer
  • 76. Country Club

Property Crime

  • 4. Civic Center
  • 17. North Capitol Hill
  • 21. Capitol Hill
  • 28. Speer
  • 33. Cheesman Park
  • 63. Country Club

Aggravated Assault

  • 1. Civic Center
  • 9. North Capitol Hill
  • 23. Capitol Hill
  • 56. Cheesman Park
  • 59. Speer
  • 72. Country Club

Sexual Assault

  • 6. Civic Center
  • 9. Speer
  • 17. North Capitol Hill
  • 20. Capitol Hill
  • 37. Cheesman Park
  • 78. Country Club

Domestic Violence

  • 3. Civic Center
  • 10. North Capitol Hill
  • 29. Capitol Hill
  • 41. Speer
  • 66. Cheesman Park
  • 79. Country Club

Robbery

  • 2. Civic Center
  • 15. North Capitol Hill
  • 20. Cheesman Park
  • 21. Capitol Hill
  • 61. Speer
  • 79. Country Club

Burglary

  • 2. Civic Center
  • 26. Capitol Hill
  • 27. North Capitol Hill
  • 29. Speer
  • 42. Cheesman Park
  • 43. Country Club

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