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Cole, Denver, crime stats, charts, data, map and analysis for 2024. Last updated Thursday December 5th.

Cole violent crimes are up in the past 30 days (8) compared with the 30 days before that (6), and are up since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

Recent crime ranking changes in Cole

There were four notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the current rankings to the rankings four weeks ago. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in Cole.

Year over year, 2024 vs. 2023

See how crime in Cole is going compared to the same period of time in 2023.

Crime type comparison, 2024,
Cole vs. Denver

See how the proportion of crimes in Cole compares with the city.

Cole crimes

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New Cole crimes reported since the last site update

    Friday Jan. 11, 2019

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 6:45 PM, no address given.
  • Wednesday Jan. 11, 2023

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 8:20 AM, at 3316 N High St.
  • Saturday Jan. 18, 2020

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 3:00 PM, no address given.
  • Sunday Jan. 19, 2020

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 8:00 PM, at 1777 E 39th Ave.
  • Friday Jan. 19

  • Serious assault - domestic violence, 12:00 AM, no address given.

Cole in the news

Denver man convicted of killing former girlfriend
Published May 24
17-year-old killed in late night Denver shooting, suspect arrested for manslaughter
Published April 13
Man, woman shot in Denver
Published October 7, 2023

The past 30 days in Cole crime

  • There were 8 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 6 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 4.2 per month in Cole.
  • Domestic violence: 1 incident the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.5.
  • Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.4.
  • Robbery: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.0.
  • Burglary: 5 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.4.
  • Property crimes: 21 incidents the past 30 days, 22 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 17.0.
  • Car thefts: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 8 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 5.0.
  • Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.

Compare Cole to its neighbors

See how Cole's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Clayton, Elyria-Swansea, Five Points, Whittier).

Cole addresses with the most reported crime

These are the top Cole addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.

  1. 3360 N Downing St: 42
  2. No address given: 29
  3. 3240 N Humboldt St: 14
  4. 3550 N Downing St: 13
  5. 1350 40th St: 11

Latest notable crimes in Cole

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

Cole crime map

Reported assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported assaults in Cole happen?

Reported burglaries, by time of day

What time do most reported burglaries in Cole happen?

Reported robberies, by time of day

What time do most reported robberies in Cole happen?

Reported sexual assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported sexual assaults in Cole happen?

Latest homicides in Cole

Latest serious assaults in Cole

Latest robberies in Cole

Latest burglaries in Cole

  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday Nov. 23, 4:57 PM, at 3516 N High St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday Nov. 23, 3:00 AM, at 3444 N Gilpin St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday Nov. 17, 10:53 PM, at 3670 N Downing St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Nov. 9, 3:11 AM, at 3954 N Williams St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday Nov. 1, 1:21 PM, at 3741 N Williams St.
  • Burglary of a business without forced entry, Friday Oct. 11, 3:40 PM, at 3659 N Marion St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday Oct. 2, 1:03 AM, at 3407 N Franklin St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday Sept. 22, 12:00 AM, at 3716 N Williams St.
  • Burglary of a business without forced entry, Friday Sept. 20, 3:00 PM, at 1350 40th St.
  • Burglary and auto theft at a residence without forced entry, Monday Sept. 16, 11:00 PM, at 3516 N Race St.

Featured: Each neighborhood now has a list of its high-crime addresses.

Crime in Cole, by day of the week

Cole property crimes, by day

The day of the week reported property crimes in Cole happen.

Cole violent crimes, by day

The day of the week reported violent crimes in Cole happen.

Monthly crimes in Cole

Monthly violent crime in Cole

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 3.8 and the median was 3.0. The most in any month was 12, in May 2024, and the least was zero in March 2024.

Monthly property crime in Cole

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 19.9 and the median was 20.5. The most in any month was 31, in July 2024, and the least was zero in December 2024.

So far this year, Cole ranks in reported crime rates:

Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).

  • 22nd (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 27th last year. 10.43 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 7.83 up until this point last year)
  • 28th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 34th in 2023. 46.96 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 46.74 in 2023)
  • 23rd in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 40th in 2023. 1.09 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.65 in 2023)
  • 25th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 33rd in 2023. 3.91 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.61 in 2023)
  • 24th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 33rd in 2023. 2.17 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.52 in 2023)
  • 40th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 24th in 2023. 6.74 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 9.78 in 2023)
  • 22nd in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 39th in 2023. 13.7 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 11.96 in 2023)
  • 45th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 47th in 2023. 0.87 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.65 in 2023)
  • 52nd in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 50th in 2023. 1.3 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.3 in 2023)

Compare Cole crime rate rankings in recent years

The lower the rank, the worse Cole's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.

A table comparing Cole violent crime rates

Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Cole.

Year Violent crime Domestic
violence
Sexual assault Robbery Aggravated
assault
2023 28th 31 43 34 29
2022 24th 27 48 53 18

A table comparing Cole property crime rates

Year Property
crime
Auto theft Bicycle theft Arson
2023 35th 37 49 27
2022 45th 32 35 53

A table comparing Cole burglary crime rates

Year Residential
burglary
Business
burglary
Burglary,
forced entry
Burglary,
unforced
2023 19 24 16 30
2022 45 44 42 54

See the full year-by-year rankings for Cole.

More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.

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