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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.
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Friday Jan. 1, 2021
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See all the recent crimes in Civic Center here.
Civic Center in the news
- Man dies in custody at Denver’s Downtown Detention Center
- Published August 1
- Man dies in Denver jail, fellow inmate arrested on murder charges
- Published June 30
- Woman dies in custody at Denver County Jail
- Published June 27
The past 30 days in Civic Center crime
- There were 12 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's even with the 12 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 7.2 per month in Civic Center.
- Domestic violence: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
- Robbery: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.5.
- Burglary: 5 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.3.
- Property crimes: 30 incidents the past 30 days, 41 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 19.5.
- Car thefts: 1 incident the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.2.
- Bike thefts: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.2.
Compare Civic Center to its neighbors
See how Civic Center's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Capitol Hill, Lincoln Park, CBD).
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: 343
- 1331 N Cherokee St: 170
- E Colfax Ave / N Broadway St: 71
- 1001 N Broadway St: 25
- 10 W 14th Ave: 21
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
- Monday July 14, 5:00 AM, at N Broadway St and E Colfax Ave.
- Monday June 30, 9:00 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
Latest serious assaults in Civic Center
- Serious assault, Sunday August 31, 4:03 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Saturday August 30, 12:29 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Thursday August 21, 12:00 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Tuesday August 19, 4:10 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Tuesday August 19, 1:30 PM, at W 8th Ave and N Speer Blvd.
- Serious assault, Monday August 18, 12:37 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday August 17, 3:48 AM, at 1499 N Broadway St.
- Serious assault, Thursday August 14, 9:00 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Wednesday August 13, 2:25 AM, at E 14th Ave and N Broadway St.
- Serious assault, Saturday August 9, 1:20 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
Latest robberies in Civic Center
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday Sept. 4, 9:00 AM, at 1135 N Broadway St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday August 20, 3:00 AM, at 1001 N Broadway St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday July 28, 7:00 PM, at 1499 N Broadway St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Tuesday July 22, 8:00 PM, at 1001 N Broadway St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday July 9, 11:20 PM, at E 11th Ave and N Broadway St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday June 28, 7:00 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Forcible purse snatching, Sunday June 15, 2:15 PM, at N Bannock St and W 11th Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday June 11, 5:30 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Broadway St.
- Forcible purse snatching, Thursday May 8, 5:00 AM, at the 1000 block of N Bannock St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Tuesday April 22, 4:00 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Broadway St.
Latest burglaries in Civic Center
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday August 28, 1:03 PM, at 47 W 11th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday August 23, 4:15 PM, at the 300 block of W 12th Ave.
- Burglary - other, Thursday August 21, 7:16 AM, at 9 W 9th Ave.
- Burglary - other, Wednesday August 20, 11:20 PM, at 150 W 9th Ave.
- Possession of burglary tools, Sunday August 17, 11:00 PM, at the 1000 block of N Broadway Acoma alley St.
- Burglary - other, Saturday July 19, 11:44 AM, at 650 W Colfax Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday July 18, 4:00 AM, at the 600 block of W Colfax Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday July 13, 4:35 PM, at the 800 block of N Acoma St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday July 13, 11:20 AM, at 1025 N Bannock St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Tuesday July 8, 11:30 PM, at the 1100 block of N Broadway St.
New: Which neighborhoods saw the largest change in violent crime rates in 2024.
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 8.1 and the median was 8.0. The most in any month was 16, in August 2023, and the least was one in September 2025.
Monthly property crime in Civic Center
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 23.7 and the median was 22.5. The most in any month was 47, in August 2022, and the least was four in September 2025.
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. 39.01 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 55.4 up until this point last year)
- 4th in population-adjusted property crimes (even ranking with in 2024. 104.01 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 100.06 in 2024)
- 9th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 2nd in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 9.04 in 2024)
- 9th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 2nd in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 9.04 in 2024)
- 2nd in population-adjusted robberies (up from 4th in 2024. 7.35 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 6.22 in 2024)
- 3rd in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 2nd in 2024. 12.44 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 19.79 in 2024)
- 3rd in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 6th in 2024. 18.09 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 19.22 in 2024)
- 1st in population-adjusted bike thefts (even ranking with in 2024. 11.31 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 10.18 in 2024)
- 1st in population-adjusted drug crimes (even ranking with in 2024. 61.62 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 156.59 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.
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