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CBD, Denver, crime stats, charts, data, map and analysis for 2025. Last updated Thursday February 13th.

CBD violent crimes are down in the past 30 days (10) compared with the 30 days before that (17), and are down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

Recent crime ranking changes in CBD

There were nine notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the current rankings to the rankings four weeks ago. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in CBD.

Year over year, 2025 vs. 2024

See how crime in CBD is going compared to the same period of time in 2024.

Crime type comparison, 2025,
CBD vs. Denver

See how the proportion of crimes in CBD compares with the city.

CBD crimes

Denver crimes

New: The 16th Street Mall crime report.

New CBD crimes reported since the last site update

    Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020

  • Criminal impersonation, 1:05 PM, at the 1800 block of Lawrence St and Arapahoe St.
  • Saturday Jan. 1, 2022

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 1:30 AM, at the 700 block of 14th St.
  • Sunday Jan. 1, 2023

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 7:30 AM, at 934 16th St.
  • Friday Jan. 10, 2020

  • Bicycle theft, 10:00 PM, at 1956 Lawrence St.
  • Sunday Jan. 10, 2021

  • Criminal trespassing, 2:16 AM, at 1776 Curtis St.

CBD in the news

Year-end review: Denver neighborhood property crime in 2024, compared with 2023
Published February 10
16th Street Mall stabbing suspect's path marked by mental illness, homelessness, drug use
Published January 26
Man charged with murder, other crimes in stabbing spree on Denver’s 16th Street Mall
Published January 17

The past 30 days in CBD crime

  • There were 10 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 17 30 days before that and even with the monthly average in the last 12 months of 10.3 per month in CBD.
  • Domestic violence: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.6.
  • Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.5.
  • Robbery: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.2.
  • Burglary: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.2.
  • Property crimes: 49 incidents the past 30 days, 54 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 47.8.
  • Car thefts: 12 incidents the past 30 days, 7 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 9.3.
  • Bike thefts: 1 incident the past 30 days, 0 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 (Union Station, North Capitol Hill, Auraria, Five Points, Civic Center).

CBD addresses with the most reported crime

These are the top CBD addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.

  1. 1600 California St: 9
  2. 1515 Arapahoe St: 8
  3. 1726 Champa St: 7
  4. 1600 Block Stout St: 6
  5. 1501 Arapahoe St: 5

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

Latest serious assaults in CBD

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday Feb 9, 11:35 AM, at 500 16th St.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday Feb 4, 9:53 PM, at 1520 Stout St.
  • Serious assault, Tuesday Feb 4, 4:30 PM, at 1543 Stout St.
  • Serious assault, Friday Jan. 31, 11:01 PM, at 500 16th St.
  • Serious assault, Friday Jan. 24, 6:00 AM, at 401 W Colfax Ave.
  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Saturday Jan. 18, 2:08 PM, at 1020 15th St.
  • Serious assault, Saturday Jan. 18, 2:54 AM, at 800 15th St.
  • Serious assault, Saturday Jan. 11, 5:10 PM, at 16th St and Tremont Pl.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Wednesday Jan. 1, 7:43 PM, at 1611 Arapahoe St.
  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday Dec. 27, 8:04 AM, at the 1300 block of Glenarm Pl.

Latest robberies in CBD

Latest burglaries in CBD

  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday Feb 8, 1:00 PM, at 1726 Champa St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Feb 7, 6:00 AM, at 1715 Tremont Pl.
  • Burglary of a business without forced entry, Tuesday Feb 4, 4:36 PM, at 890 14th St.
  • Burglary - other, Tuesday Jan. 28, 3:54 PM, at 1600 California St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday Jan. 3, 4:43 AM, at 913 15th St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday Jan. 3, 4:43 AM, at 913 15th St.
  • Burglary - other, Tuesday Dec. 24, 7:00 PM, at 1555 California St.
  • Burglary of a business without forced entry, Thursday Nov. 28, 7:10 PM, at 535 16th St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday Nov. 11, 8:00 PM, at 828 17th St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday Nov. 8, 5:00 AM, at 1512 Curtis St.

New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.

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 14.9 and the median was 14.0. The most in any month was 29, in July 2021, and the least was three in February 2025.

Monthly property crime in CBD

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 78.1 and the median was 73.5. The most in any month was 142, in June 2021, and the least was 22 in February 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 (down from 3rd last year. 2.47 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 2.96 up until this point last year)
  • 8th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 3rd in 2024. 8.15 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 12.1 in 2024)
  • 39th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 5th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.49 in 2024)
  • 32nd in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 14th in 2024. 0.25 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.49 in 2024)
  • 2nd in population-adjusted robberies (up from 16th in 2024. 0.99 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.25 in 2024)
  • 14th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 18th in 2024. 0.74 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.74 in 2024)
  • 11th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 7th in 2024. 1.48 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.47 in 2024)
  • 7th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 6th in 2024. 0.25 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.49 in 2024)
  • 2nd in population-adjusted drug crimes (even ranking with in 2024. 4.94 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.93 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.

Featured: Read the January 2025 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.

Denver crime trends map

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.

Denver’s recent crime map

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