Capitol Hill, Denver, crime stats, map, news and analysis for the month of August 2024.

August’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

August homicides in Capitol Hill

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

August serious assaults in Capitol Hill

The 9 reported serious assaults in Capitol Hill in August.

August robberies in Capitol Hill

The 8 reported robberies in Capitol Hill in August.

August burglaries in Capitol Hill

The 14 reported burglaries in Capitol Hill in August. The ten most-recent are listed, see all Capitol Hill’s August crimes here.

  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday August 31, 2:00 AM, at 1250 N Sherman St.
  • Burglary - other, Friday August 30, 6:45 AM, at 960 N Ogden St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday August 30, 2:40 AM, at 1300 N Ogden St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday August 26, 10:29 PM, at 1163 N Downing St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday August 22, 12:00 PM, at 925 N Lincoln St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Wednesday August 21, 7:19 PM, at 1369 N Downing St.
  • Burglary - other, Tuesday August 13, 8:00 PM, at 1345 N Downing St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday August 12, 3:00 AM, at 925 N Lincoln St.
  • Burglary of a business without forced entry, Friday August 9, 5:15 PM, at 1120 N Lincoln St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Wednesday August 7, 1:04 PM, at 1365 N Washington St.

Crime ranking changes from July to August

There were 7 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from July to August. 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 August, in comparison

Violent crimes in Capitol Hill

Violent crime in August was up in Denver from July, and down compared against August 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 16 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in Capitol Hill

Serious assault in August was up in Denver from July, and down compared against August 2023, and down compared with the 2024 average of 10 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in Capitol Hill

Property crime in August was even in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 84 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in Capitol Hill

Burglary in August was down in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 11 burglaries per month.

Neighbors report, August 2024

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

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

Violent Crime

  • 3. Civic Center
  • 10. North Capitol Hill
  • 22. Capitol Hill
  • 39. Cheesman Park
  • 62. Speer
  • 79. Country Club

Property Crime

  • 5. Civic Center
  • 17. North Capitol Hill
  • 22. Capitol Hill
  • 28. Speer
  • 32. Cheesman Park
  • 64. Country Club

Aggravated Assault

  • 2. Civic Center
  • 10. North Capitol Hill
  • 27. Capitol Hill
  • 49. Cheesman Park
  • 60. Speer
  • 76. Country Club

Sexual Assault

  • 2. Civic Center
  • 8. North Capitol Hill
  • 16. Capitol Hill
  • 42. Cheesman Park
  • 43. Speer
  • 79. Country Club

Domestic Violence

  • 3. Civic Center
  • 10. North Capitol Hill
  • 30. Capitol Hill
  • 53. Speer
  • 69. Cheesman Park
  • 79. Country Club

Robbery

  • 4. Civic Center
  • 15. North Capitol Hill
  • 19. Capitol Hill
  • 20. Cheesman Park
  • 63. Speer
  • 79. Country Club

Burglary

  • 3. Civic Center
  • 27. Speer
  • 28. North Capitol Hill
  • 30. Capitol Hill
  • 43. Country Club
  • 45. Cheesman Park

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