So far this year, Cole ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 38th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 35th last year. 1.52 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 1.52 up until this point last year)
- 32nd in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 36th in 2024. 9.57 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 10.0 in 2024)
- 75th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 72nd in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 41st in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 21st in 2024. 0.65 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.09 in 2024)
- 30th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 29th in 2024. 0.43 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.43 in 2024)
- 35th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 40th in 2024. 1.74 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.52 in 2024)
- 27th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 33rd in 2024. 2.61 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.04 in 2024)
- 22nd in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 34th in 2024. 0.43 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.22 in 2024)
- 61st in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 51st in 2024. 0.22 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.43 in 2024)
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 |
| 2021 | 28th | 37 | 54 | 23 | 27 |
| 2020 | 26th | 37 | 57 | 22 | 25 |
| 2019 | 19th | 25 | 29 | 19 | 20 |
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 |
| 2021 | 50th | 41 | 27 | 16 |
| 2020 | 49th | 48 | 24 | 6 |
| 2019 | 38th | 43 | 29 | 61 |
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 |
| 2021 | 18 | 31 | 30 | 21 |
| 2020 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 38 |
| 2019 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 55 |
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
Featured: The 16th Street Mall crime report.
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