CBD, Denver, crime stats, map, news and analysis for the month of January 2025.

CBD news from January 2025

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
Family of 16th Street Mall stabbing victim: "Fight for our city to be safe"
Published January 17
Suspected Denver stabber had warrant out for arrest after failing to appear in court
Published January 16
Second person killed in Denver’s 16th Street Mall stabbings identified
Published January 15

January’s notable crimes in CBD

A CBD crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.

CBD crime map

January homicides in CBD

January serious assaults in CBD

The 6 reported serious assaults in CBD in January.

  • 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.

January robberies in CBD

The 4 reported robberies in CBD in January.

  • Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday Jan. 26, 3:25 PM, at Curtis St and 14th St.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, Sunday Jan. 19, 9:38 PM, at 801 16th St.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday Jan. 8, 4:45 AM, at 1532 Welton St.
  • Robbery of a business using a weapon, Thursday Jan. 2, 8:25 AM, at 1726 Champa St.

January burglaries in CBD

The 3 reported burglaries in CBD in January.

  • 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.

Crime ranking changes from December to January

There were 7 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from December to January. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in CBD.

See all the CBD crime rate ranking changes.

CBD crime counts for January, in comparison

Violent crimes in CBD

Violent crime in January was up in Denver from December of last year, and down compared against January 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 9 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in CBD

Serious assault in January was up in Denver from December of last year, and down compared against January 2024, and even compared with the 2025 average of 6 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in CBD

Property crime in January was up in Denver from December of last year, and down compared against January 2024, and down compared with the 2025 average of 45 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in CBD

Burglary in January was up in Denver from December of last year, and even compared against January 2024, and down compared with the 2025 average of 4 burglaries per month.

Neighbors report, January 2025

How does the overall crime-rate ranking of CBD compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Union Station, North Capitol Hill, Auraria, Five Points, Civic Center.

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

Violent Crime

  • 2. Civic Center
  • 4. CBD
  • 5. Five Points
  • 6. Union Station
  • 9. North Capitol Hill
  • 72. Auraria

Property Crime

  • 2. Auraria
  • 3. Five Points
  • 6. North Capitol Hill
  • 7. Union Station
  • 8. CBD
  • 11. Civic Center

Aggravated Assault

  • 2. Civic Center
  • 3. Five Points
  • 4. Union Station
  • 5. CBD
  • 10. North Capitol Hill
  • 67. Auraria

Sexual Assault

  • 2. Civic Center
  • 4. Union Station
  • 9. Five Points
  • 17. North Capitol Hill
  • 39. CBD
  • 47. Auraria

Domestic Violence

  • 4. Auraria
  • 5. Civic Center
  • 6. North Capitol Hill
  • 12. Five Points
  • 18. Union Station
  • 32. CBD

Robbery

  • 2. CBD
  • 4. North Capitol Hill
  • 5. Civic Center
  • 6. Union Station
  • 15. Five Points
  • 59. Auraria

Burglary

  • 3. Five Points
  • 10. North Capitol Hill
  • 13. Union Station
  • 14. CBD
  • 22. Civic Center
  • 73. Auraria

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

All city crime maps

Choose from neighborhood and crime-specific crime maps.

Denver crime map