New: The Denver Central Library crime report.
New Civic Center crimes reported since the last site update
- Unlawful sexual contact, 12:00 AM, no address given.
- Rape, 12:01 AM, no address given.
- Unlawful sexual contact, 1:50 PM, no address given.
- Rape by a person in a position of trust, 12:01 AM, no address given.
- Rape, 12:30 AM, no address given.
Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020
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Friday Jan. 1, 2021
Friday Jan. 1, 2021
See all the recent crimes in Civic Center here.
Civic Center in the news
- Year-end review: Denver neighborhood property crime in 2024, compared with 2023
- Published February 10
- Roundup: Denver neighborhood violent crime in 2024, compared with 2023
- Published February 10
- Pedestrian hospitalized in Denver hit-and-run near Acoma
- Published November 20, 2024
The past 30 days in Civic Center crime
- There were 14 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 11 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 9.1 per month in Civic Center.
- Domestic violence: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.7.
- Sex assault: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.7.
- Robbery: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.1.
- Burglary: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.0.
- Property crimes: 19 incidents the past 30 days, 13 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 20.6.
- Car thefts: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.2.
- Bike thefts: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.8.
Compare Civic Center to its neighbors
See how Civic Center's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Lincoln Park, CBD, Capitol Hill).
Civic Center addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Civic Center addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- 490 W Colfax Ave: 139
- 1331 N Cherokee St: 69
- E Colfax Ave / N Broadway St: 43
- No address given: 16
- 150 W 9th Ave: 14
The full list of Civic Center addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in Civic Center
A Civic Center crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
Civic Center crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in Civic Center happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in Civic Center happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in Civic Center happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in Civic Center happen?
Latest homicides in Civic Center
- Sunday Oct. 20, 10:22 PM, at 816 N Acoma St.
Latest serious assaults in Civic Center
- Serious assault, Saturday April 26, 5:45 PM, at 150 W 9th Ave.
- Serious assault, Wednesday April 16, 12:02 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday April 7, 2:46 PM, at 1001 N Broadway St.
- Serious assault, Saturday April 5, 5:57 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Saturday April 5, 2:16 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Sunday March 30, 6:55 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Saturday March 29, 5:20 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Saturday March 22, 4:25 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday March 20, 9:36 AM, at 144 W Colfax Ave.
Latest robberies in Civic Center
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday April 21, 9:00 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Broadway St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Tuesday April 15, 1:45 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Broadway St.
- Robbery of a person in a residence, Monday April 14, 2:49 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday April 7, 11:30 AM, at W Colfax Ave and N Delaware St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Sunday Jan. 5, 8:41 PM, at 1001 N Broadway St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday Dec. 7, 6:00 PM, at W Colfax Ave and N Broadway St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Wednesday Dec. 4, 3:45 PM, at 1025 N Broadway St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday Nov. 24, 2:10 AM, at 1050 N Acoma St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Tuesday Nov. 19, 10:00 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Friday Oct. 18, 5:40 PM, at W 14th Ave and N Elati St.
Latest burglaries in Civic Center
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday April 14, 4:30 PM, at 420 W 12th Ave.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Saturday April 12, 8:37 PM, at 1115 N Acoma St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Thursday April 10, 4:03 AM, at 150 W 9th Ave.
- Possession of burglary tools, Thursday April 10, 4:03 AM, at 150 W 9th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Thursday March 20, 6:46 PM, at 429 W 13th Ave.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Tuesday Feb 25, 3:00 AM, at 1085 N Broadway St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Tuesday Jan. 14, 12:09 AM, at 1350 N Speer Blvd.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Wednesday Dec. 25, 10:00 PM, at 1350 N Speer Blvd.
- Burglary - other, Saturday Nov. 16, 9:35 PM, at 939 N Bannock St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday Nov. 13, 1:30 AM, at 300 W 11th Ave.
Featured: Read the March 2025 Denver-city crime report.
Crime in Civic Center, by day of the week
Civic Center property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in Civic Center happen.
Civic Center violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in Civic Center happen.
Monthly crimes in Civic Center
Monthly violent crime in Civic Center
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 11.5 and the median was 11.0. The most in any month was 20, in July 2021, and the least was four in February 2022.
Monthly property crime in Civic Center
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 24.1 and the median was 23.0. The most in any month was 47, in August 2022, and the least was 11 in February 2024.
So far this year, Civic Center ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 1st (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (even from 1st last year. 17.52 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 26.0 up until this point last year)
- 8th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 4th in 2024. 31.09 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 37.31 in 2024)
- 1st in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 2nd in 2024. 2.26 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.39 in 2024)
- 5th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 2nd in 2024. 3.39 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.09 in 2024)
- 3rd in population-adjusted robberies (even ranking with in 2024. 2.26 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.39 in 2024)
- 7th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 2nd in 2024. 3.96 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 9.04 in 2024)
- 4th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 6th in 2024. 7.91 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 9.04 in 2024)
- 5th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 1st in 2024. 1.7 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.26 in 2024)
- 1st in population-adjusted drug crimes (even ranking with in 2024. 27.13 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 97.23 in 2024)
Compare Civic Center crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Civic Center's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Civic Center violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Civic Center.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1st | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2nd | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
A table comparing Civic Center property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5th | 12 | 2 | 56 |
| 2022 | 5th | 9 | 4 | 1 |
A table comparing Civic Center burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for Civic Center.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
New: Which neighborhoods saw the largest change in violent crime rates in 2024.
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Denver crime trends map
The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and year-to-date basis.
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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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