Crime ranking changes from July to August
There were 2 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 CBD.
- CBD fell 5 ranks, from 17th to 12th.
- CBD improved 1 rank, from 4th to 5th.
In burglaries:
In bicycle thefts:
See all the CBD crime rate ranking changes.
CBD crime counts for August, in comparison
Violent crimes in CBD
Violent crime in August was down in Denver from July, and even compared against August 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 9 violent crimes per month.
Serious assaults in CBD
Serious assault in August was down in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 7 serious assaults per month.
Property crimes in CBD
Property crime in August was down in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 54 property crimes per month.
Burglaries in CBD
Burglary in August was up in Denver from July, and even compared against August 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 3 burglaries per month.
Neighbors report, August 2025
How does the overall crime-rate ranking of CBD compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Union Station, North Capitol Hill, CBD, Civic Center, Auraria, Five Points.
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
- 1. Civic Center
- 3. Union Station
- 4. CBD
- 6. Five Points
- 8. North Capitol Hill
- 9. Auraria
Property Crime
- 2. Auraria
- 3. CBD
- 4. Civic Center
- 5. Union Station
- 7. Five Points
- 12. North Capitol Hill
Aggravated Assault
- 1. Civic Center
- 3. Union Station
- 4. CBD
- 5. Five Points
- 7. North Capitol Hill
- 9. Auraria
Sexual Assault
- 3. CBD
- 12. North Capitol Hill
- 22. Five Points
- 23. Union Station
- 30. Civic Center
- 59. Auraria
Domestic Violence
- 3. CBD
- 12. North Capitol Hill
- 22. Five Points
- 23. Union Station
- 30. Civic Center
- 59. Auraria
Robbery
- 2. Civic Center
- 4. CBD
- 5. Union Station
- 6. Five Points
- 7. North Capitol Hill
- 9. Auraria
Burglary
- 2. Civic Center
- 4. Five Points
- 7. North Capitol Hill
- 13. CBD
- 26. Union Station
- 29. Auraria
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