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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
Saturday Jan. 1
Sunday Jan. 1
Friday Jan. 10
Sunday Jan. 10
See all the recent crimes in CBD here.
CBD in the news
- Driver arrested in fatal hit-and-run at Colfax and Speer, police say
- Published July 4
- Car crashes into Starbucks on Broadway and 17th Avenue in Denver
- Published April 14
- Two killed, four wounded in three Denver shootings
- Published December 30, 2023
The past 30 days in CBD crime
- There were 13 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 14 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 11.4 per month in CBD.
- Domestic violence: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.3.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.2.
- Robbery: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.3.
- Burglary: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.7.
- Property crimes: 49 incidents the past 30 days, 73 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 49.0.
- Car thefts: 9 incidents the past 30 days, 9 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 9.8.
- Bike thefts: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.8.
Compare CBD to its neighbors
See how CBD's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Five Points, Union Station, Auraria, Civic Center, 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.
- 500 16th St: 43
- 1600 California St: 40
- 1550 Court Pl: 30
- No address given: 29
- 1955 Arapahoe St: 24
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
- Friday August 9, 11:19 PM, at the 1500 block of Glenarm Pl.
Latest serious assaults in CBD
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Friday Sept. 6, 3:28 PM, at the 1900 block of N Broadway St.
- Serious assault, Tuesday Sept. 3, 10:30 PM, at 16th St and Stout St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday August 25, 10:00 PM, at the 1500 block of Champa St.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, Monday August 19, 11:00 PM, at the 1500 block of Champa St.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, Friday August 16, 3:00 AM, at 650 15th St.
- Serious assault, Thursday August 15, 1:45 AM, at 1520 Stout St.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, Friday August 9, 6:26 PM, at 1450 Glenarm Pl.
- Serious assault, Thursday August 8, 1:42 AM, at 16th St and Curtis St.
- Serious assault, Sunday August 4, 2:49 AM, at 1550 Court Pl.
- Serious assault, Friday August 2, 3:00 AM, at 16th St and Glenarm Pl.
Latest robberies in CBD
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Friday August 30, 7:46 PM, at 1726 Champa St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Friday August 30, 6:00 PM, at 15th St and California St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday August 28, 1:30 PM, at the 1500 block of Court Pl.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday August 25, 1:30 AM, at the 1500 block of Curtis St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Saturday August 24, 1:11 PM, at 1600 California St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday August 14, 1:33 AM, at 17th St and N Broadway St.
- Armed carjacking, Monday August 12, 2:30 PM, at 16th St and Glenarm St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Friday July 26, 10:30 PM, at 1800 Lawrence St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday July 15, 5:00 PM, at 1600 California St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Saturday July 6, 8:30 AM, at 1600 California St.
Latest burglaries in CBD
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Sept. 7, 4:21 AM, at 1475 California St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Tuesday Sept. 3, 7:05 AM, at 1600 California St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Thursday August 29, 5:22 PM, at 1531 Stout St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday August 29, 5:14 AM, at 999 17th St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday August 24, 6:38 AM, at 1020 15th St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Tuesday August 20, 2:21 PM, at 1051 14th St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Monday August 19, 8:30 PM, at 1040 15th St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday August 2, 3:00 AM, at 1533 Champa St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Monday July 29, 8:24 PM, at 17th St and California St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday July 25, 3:58 AM, at 918 17th St.
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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 16.2 and the median was 15.5. The most in any month was 30, in July 2021, and the least was two in September 2024.
Monthly property crime in CBD
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 84.7 and the median was 85.5. The most in any month was 152, in August 2021, and the least was 11 in September 2024.
So far this year, CBD ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 5th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 3rd last year. 25.93 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 27.91 up until this point last year)
- 4th in population-adjusted property crimes (even ranking with in 2023. 111.88 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 123.73 in 2023)
- 5th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 3rd in 2023. 2.72 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 5.93 in 2023)
- 7th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 5th in 2023. 10.37 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 5.68 in 2023)
- 3rd in population-adjusted robberies (up from 4th in 2023. 8.15 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 6.92 in 2023)
- 18th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 26th in 2023. 7.41 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 6.92 in 2023)
- 4th in population-adjusted car thefts (even ranking with in 2023. 22.23 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 27.41 in 2023)
- 9th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 7th in 2023. 5.93 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 5.68 in 2023)
- 3rd in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 2nd in 2023. 40.26 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 96.07 in 2023)
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.
Featured: Read the August 2024 Denver-city crime report.
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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