New: The 16th Street Mall crime report.
New CBD crimes reported since the last site update
- Criminal impersonation, 1:05 PM, at the 1800 block of Lawrence St and Arapahoe St.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 1:30 AM, at the 700 block of 14th St.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 7:30 AM, at 934 16th St.
- Bicycle theft, 10:00 PM, at 1956 Lawrence St.
- Criminal trespassing, 2:16 AM, at 1776 Curtis St.
Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020
Saturday Jan. 1, 2022
Sunday Jan. 1, 2023
Friday Jan. 10, 2020
Sunday Jan. 10, 2021
See all the recent crimes in CBD here.
CBD in the news
- What we saw during 8 hours with Denver police on 16th Street mall
- Published June 15
- Denver restaurateur who complained about downtown says Mayor Mike Johnston ‘really heard’
- Published April 14
- 12 outdoor deaths reported in March, Denver police say
- Published March 22
The past 30 days in CBD crime
- There were 14 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 15 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 9.1 per month in CBD.
- Domestic violence: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
- Robbery: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.9.
- Burglary: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.0.
- Property crimes: 59 incidents the past 30 days, 62 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 47.8.
- Car thefts: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 7 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 6.7.
- Bike thefts: 8 incidents the past 30 days, 9 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.5.
Compare CBD to its neighbors
See how CBD's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Union Station, Auraria, Civic Center, Five Points, North Capitol Hill).
CBD addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top CBD addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- 1600 California St: 77
- 1543 Stout St: 24
- 1600 Block Stout St: 24
- 800 Block 16th St: 23
- 16th St / Champa St: 21
The full list of CBD addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in CBD
A CBD crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
CBD crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in CBD happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in CBD happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in CBD happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in CBD happen?
Latest homicides in CBD
- Sunday Jan. 12, 12:20 AM, at 701 16th St.
Latest serious assaults in CBD
- Serious assault, Friday August 15, 12:47 AM, at 1800 Lawrence St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday August 11, 3:08 AM, at N Speer Blvd and Arapahoe St.
- Serious assault, Wednesday August 6, 7:18 AM, at 16th St and Glenarm Pl.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday August 1, 4:52 PM, at 1450 Glenarm Pl.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday July 25, 10:00 PM, at 707 17th St.
- Serious assault, Thursday July 24, 8:35 AM, at 1520 Stout St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday July 21, 3:16 AM, at 16th St and Welton St.
- Serious assault, Sunday July 20, 11:35 PM, at 1543 Stout St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday July 20, 9:57 AM, at the 1200 block of Welton St.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Sunday July 20, 9:57 AM, at the 1200 block of Welton St.
Latest robberies in CBD
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday August 14, 12:59 PM, at the 1900 block of Curtis St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Tuesday August 5, 6:51 PM, at 1600 California St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Sunday July 20, 11:35 PM, at 1543 Stout St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Tuesday July 1, 6:30 PM, at 1600 California St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Monday June 23, 5:55 PM, at 820 16th St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Monday June 23, 3:05 AM, at 1600 California St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday June 21, 12:50 AM, at 1801 California St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Thursday June 19, 9:49 PM, at 1600 Glenarm Pl.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Wednesday April 30, 1:00 AM, at 535 16th St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Wednesday April 23, 2:13 PM, at 820 16th St.
Latest burglaries in CBD
- Burglary - other, Sunday August 10, 12:00 AM, at 440 14th St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday August 9, 12:00 AM, at the 1600 block of Glenarm Pl.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday August 3, 3:30 PM, at the 1600 block of Glenarm Pl.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday August 1, 10:15 AM, at 934 16th St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday August 1, 9:50 AM, at 1600 California St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Monday July 28, 3:30 AM, at 818 17th St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Tuesday July 22, 10:30 AM, at 1550 Court Pl.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday July 5, 9:00 AM, at 321 17th St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Thursday July 3, 3:00 PM, at 1630 Welton St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday June 4, 7:02 AM, at 401 16th St.
Featured: Denver's 2025 crime map.
Crime in CBD, by day of the week
CBD property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in CBD happen.
CBD violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in CBD happen.
Monthly crimes in CBD
Monthly violent crime in CBD
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 10.8 and the median was 10.5. The most in any month was 23, in October 2021, and the least was four in February 2022.
Monthly property crime in CBD
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 70.3 and the median was 64.0. The most in any month was 120, in January 2022, and the least was 31 in August 2025.
So far this year, CBD ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 4th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (even from 4th last year. 18.28 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 20.0 up until this point last year)
- 3rd in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 2nd in 2024. 97.55 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 95.58 in 2024)
- 17th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 5th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.96 in 2024)
- 17th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 10th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 4.45 in 2024)
- 4th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 2nd in 2024. 4.2 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.68 in 2024)
- 12th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 19th in 2024. 6.67 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 6.17 in 2024)
- 7th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 3rd in 2024. 12.84 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 19.76 in 2024)
- 3rd in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 9th in 2024. 7.66 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.96 in 2024)
- 2nd in population-adjusted drug crimes (even ranking with in 2024. 46.68 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 33.59 in 2024)
Compare CBD crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse CBD's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing CBD violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for CBD.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
A table comparing CBD property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 61 |
| 2022 | 2nd | 2 | 3 | 34 |
A table comparing CBD burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 46 | 9 | 28 | 6 |
| 2022 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 2 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for CBD.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.
Denver crime maps
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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