New: The Colfax Avenue crime report.
New East Colfax crimes reported since the last site update
- Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 3:01 AM, no address given.
- Rape, 10:00 AM, no address given.
- Rape by a person in a position of trust, 12:00 AM, no address given.
- Indecent exposure, 12:00 AM, no address given.
- Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 9:46 AM, no address given.
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See all the recent crimes in East Colfax here.
East Colfax in the news
- Fatal shooting of Denver man still unsolved 8 years later
- Published April 28
- Man convicted of murder in Denver shooting death of beloved East Colfax resident Ma Kaing
- Published February 6
- 4 boys injured in shooting near Denver art school
- Published November 25, 2024
The past 30 days in East Colfax crime
- There were 14 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's even with the 14 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 11.2 per month in East Colfax.
- 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: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.6.
- Burglary: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 14 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 9.1.
- Property crimes: 29 incidents the past 30 days, 51 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 35.9.
- Car thefts: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 10 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 10.7.
- Bike thefts: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.2.
Compare East Colfax to its neighbors
See how East Colfax's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (South Park Hill, Central Park, Montclair, Lowry Field).
East Colfax addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top East Colfax addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- 1400 Block N Xenia St: 30
- 8332 E Colfax Ave: 23
- E Colfax Ave / N Spruce St: 18
- 8000 E 12th Ave: 11
- 1400 Block N Verbena St: 10
The full list of East Colfax addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in East Colfax
A East Colfax crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
East Colfax crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in East Colfax happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in East Colfax happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in East Colfax happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in East Colfax happen?
Latest homicides in East Colfax
- Friday March 28, 4:50 AM, at the 1500 block of N Wabash St.
Latest serious assaults in East Colfax
- Serious assault, Saturday May 17, 8:40 AM, at 8300 E Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Tuesday May 13, 2:45 AM, at the 1300 block of N Xenia St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday May 12, 6:07 PM, at N Rosemary St and E Colfax Ave.
- Serious assault, Saturday May 10, 12:54 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Xanthia St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday May 9, 1:30 AM, at the 1500 block of N Xanthia St.
- Serious assault, Monday April 28, 3:00 PM, at the 1300 block of N Yosemite St.
- Serious assault, Monday April 28, 12:10 PM, at the 1400 block of N Trenton St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday April 28, 3:21 AM, at 1124 N Wabash St.
- Serious assault, Friday April 25, 1:58 AM, at the 1100 block of N Syracuse St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday April 24, 9:00 PM, at E 16th Ave and N Verbena St.
Latest robberies in East Colfax
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday May 12, 12:09 AM, at 1510 N Valentia St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday May 1, 1:18 AM, at 8720 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday April 27, 3:00 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Uinta St.
- Forcible purse snatching, Thursday April 24, 2:29 AM, at 7800 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in a residence, Tuesday April 22, 8:21 PM, at the 1300 block of N Xenia St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Thursday April 17, 7:11 PM, at 8275 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday April 10, 11:30 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Yosemite St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday April 6, 12:45 AM, at 1131 N Syracuse St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday March 31, 4:04 AM, at E Colfax 16th alley and N Quebec Quince alley.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Saturday March 22, 9:31 AM, at 1103 N Yosemite St.
Latest burglaries in East Colfax
- Burglary - other, Friday May 16, 9:00 PM, at the 1600 block of N Willow St.
- Burglary - other, Wednesday May 14, 12:54 PM, at 1750 N Xenia St.
- Burglary - other, Tuesday May 13, 7:05 AM, at the 1700 block of N Quince St.
- Burglary - other, Sunday May 11, 3:20 AM, at the 1600 block of N Quebec St.
- Burglary - other, Thursday April 24, 5:10 AM, at 1167 N Willow St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Wednesday April 23, 1:30 AM, at the 1200 block of N Verbena St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday April 18, 1:30 AM, at 1420 N Uinta St.
- Burglary - other, Thursday April 17, 4:35 PM, at 1240 N Ulster St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday April 13, 3:00 AM, at the 1700 block of N Trenton St.
- Burglary - other, Wednesday April 9, 9:10 AM, at the 1300 block of N Uinta St.
Featured: Read the April 2025 Denver-city crime report.
Crime in East Colfax, by day of the week
East Colfax property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in East Colfax happen.
East Colfax violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in East Colfax happen.
Monthly crimes in East Colfax
Monthly violent crime in East Colfax
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 12.3 and the median was 12.0. The most in any month was 25, in August 2024, and the least was five in April 2022.
Monthly property crime in East Colfax
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 49.6 and the median was 48.0. The most in any month was 79, in February 2022, and the least was 18 in May 2025.
So far this year, East Colfax ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 11th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 12th last year. 4.89 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 5.69 up until this point last year)
- 29th in population-adjusted property crimes (even ranking with in 2024. 15.72 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 16.61 in 2024)
- 30th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 21st in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.44 in 2024)
- 30th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 20th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.69 in 2024)
- 11th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 10th in 2024. 1.69 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.69 in 2024)
- 11th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 24th in 2024. 4.35 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.2 in 2024)
- 22nd in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 14th in 2024. 4.0 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 7.37 in 2024)
- 24th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 48th in 2024. 0.62 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.18 in 2024)
- 9th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 10th in 2024. 8.71 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.86 in 2024)
Compare East Colfax crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse East Colfax's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing East Colfax violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for East Colfax.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13th | 18 | 25 | 12 | 13 |
| 2022 | 13th | 17 | 21 | 12 | 13 |
A table comparing East Colfax property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39th | 24 | 54 | 31 |
| 2022 | 36th | 22 | 48 | 33 |
A table comparing East Colfax burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 37 | 27 | 31 |
| 2022 | 8 | 49 | 26 | 26 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for East Colfax.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
New: Which neighborhoods saw the largest change in violent crime rates in 2024.
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