New: The Denver Central Library crime report.
New Civic Center crimes reported since the last site update
- Failure to register as a sex offender, 8:00 AM, at 1331 N Cherokee St.
- Failure to register as a sex offender, 8:00 AM, at 1331 N Cherokee St.
- Failure to register as a sex offender, 8:00 AM, at 1331 N Cherokee St.
- Failure to register as a sex offender, 8:00 AM, at 1331 N Cherokee St.
- Failure to register as a sex offender, 4:00 PM, at 1331 N Cherokee St.
Monday April 10
Sunday April 16
Saturday April 29
Monday May 1
Thursday May 18
See all the recent crimes in Civic Center here.
Civic Center in the news
- Denver Health jail staff ignored dying man's pleas for help, lawsuit alleges
- Published September 13
- Denver deputy suspended 10 days for punching inmate in the face
- Published September 8
- E-bike shops in Denver battle repeat thefts: "Insurance doesn't solve trauma"
- Published September 5
The past 30 days in Civic Center crime
- There were 19 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 16 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 11.6 per month in Civic Center.
- Domestic violence: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.1.
- Sex assault: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.7.
- Robbery: 1 incident the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.3.
- Burglary: No incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.7.
- Property crimes: 18 incidents the past 30 days, 21 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 20.1.
- Car thefts: 8 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.4.
- Bike thefts: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.3.
Compare Civic Center to its neighbors
See how Civic Center's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Capitol Hill, CBD, Lincoln Park).
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.
- E Colfax Ave / N Broadway St: 468
- 490 W Colfax Ave: 231
- 1331 N Cherokee St: 215
- No address given: 40
- 150 W 9th Ave: 24
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
Good news: Civic Center has had no reported homicides in the last 12 months.
Latest serious assaults in Civic Center
- Serious assault, Sunday Sept. 10, 2:59 AM, at the 1000 block of N Broadway St.
- Serious assault, Sunday Sept. 10, 12:45 AM, at 1120 N Acoma St.
- Serious assault, Friday Sept. 8, 10:30 AM, at 1155 N Cherokee St.
- Serious assault, Sunday Sept. 3, 11:00 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Saturday Sept. 2, 5:10 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Friday Sept. 1, 2:00 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Friday Sept. 1, 11:00 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Thursday August 31, 12:00 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Wednesday August 30, 1:01 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Tuesday August 29, 11:55 PM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
Latest robberies in Civic Center
- Robbery of a person in the open, Tuesday August 15, 12:00 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Broadway St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday July 30, 10:45 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Broadway St.
- Armed carjacking, Monday July 24, 2:18 PM, at the 1300 block of N Elati St.
- Forcible purse snatching, Sunday June 18, 4:40 AM, at the 200 block of W 12th Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday June 15, 8:00 AM, at N Broadway St and E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday June 12, 10:00 AM, at 490 W Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday May 25, 10:58 PM, at the 800 block of N Acoma St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday May 8, 2:42 AM, at the 00 block of W 12th Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Friday May 5, 3:40 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Broadway St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday April 20, 6:40 PM, at the 1400 block of N Bannock St.
Latest burglaries in Civic Center
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday August 11, 8:30 AM, at 1449 N Galapago St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday August 11, 8:00 AM, at 150 W 9th Ave.
- Burglary and auto theft at a residence without forced entry, Thursday August 10, 6:00 PM, at 155 W 10th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday August 7, 9:30 AM, at 420 W 12th Ave.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday July 3, 3:00 AM, at 929 N Bannock St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Thursday June 29, 8:00 AM, at 1350 N Speer Blvd.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday June 14, 2:18 AM, at 929 N Bannock St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday June 9, 2:30 AM, at 180 W 10th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Monday June 5, 5:00 AM, at 1135 N Broadway St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday June 4, 8:11 PM, at 150 W 9th Ave.
New: The 16th Street Mall 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
Monthly property crime in Civic Center
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. 64.44 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 54.27 up until this point last year)
- 5th in population-adjusted property crimes (even ranking with in 2022. 104.01 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 119.84 in 2022)
- 2nd in population-adjusted sexual assaults (even ranking with in 2022. 7.35 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2023, 8.48 in 2022)
- 2nd in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 1st in 2022. 11.31 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 17.52 in 2022)
- 2nd in population-adjusted robberies (up from 5th in 2022. 8.48 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2023, 6.22 in 2022)
- 6th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 2nd in 2022. 13.0 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2023, 19.22 in 2022)
- 13th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 10th in 2022. 19.79 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2023, 29.4 in 2022)
- 2nd in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 9th in 2022. 7.91 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2023, 6.22 in 2022)
- 1st in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 2nd in 2022. 268.51 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 35.05 in 2022)
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 | 2 | 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 | 13 | 2 | 51 |
| 2022 | 5th | 9 | 4 | 1 |
A table comparing Civic Center burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| 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.
Featured: Read the August 2023 Denver-city crime report.
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Denver crime trends map
The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and yearly basis.
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.
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