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 |
| 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 |
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