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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
- 4 boys injured in shooting near Denver art school
- Published November 25, 2024
- The worst Denver neighborhoods for residential burglaries so far in 2024
- Published October 14, 2024
- The worst Denver neighborhoods for violent crime so far in 2024
- Published October 7, 2024
The past 30 days in East Colfax crime
- There were 22 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 12 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 14.8 per month in East Colfax.
- Domestic violence: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 10 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 5.2.
- Sex assault: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.6.
- Robbery: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.0.
- Burglary: 11 incidents the past 30 days, 11 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 7.8.
- Property crimes: 34 incidents the past 30 days, 39 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 36.1.
- Car thefts: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 12 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 13.0.
- Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.0.
Compare East Colfax to its neighbors
See how East Colfax's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Central Park, Lowry Field, Montclair, South Park Hill).
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.
- 1523 N Willow St: 4
- No address given: 4
- E 14th Ave / N Yosemite St: 3
- 1103 N Yosemite St: 3
- E Colfax Ave / N Willow St: 2
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
- Sunday May 12, 5:08 AM, at the 8800 block of E Colfax Ave.
- Wednesday March 27, 8:04 PM, at the 1500 block of N Spruce St.
Latest serious assaults in East Colfax
- Serious assault, Saturday Jan. 11, 3:55 PM, at 8001 E 11th Ave.
- Serious assault, Thursday Jan. 9, 8:00 PM, at E 19th Ave and N Wabash St.
- Serious assault, Monday Jan. 6, 10:00 PM, at 1150 N Syracuse St.
- Serious assault, Friday Jan. 3, 7:30 PM, at 1115 N Syracuse St.
- Serious assault, Wednesday Dec. 25, 12:00 AM, at 8000 E 12th Ave.
- Serious assault, Sunday Dec. 22, 7:45 PM, at 8001 E 11th Ave.
- Serious assault, Saturday Dec. 21, 9:40 PM, at 1415 N Yosemite St.
- Serious assault, Friday Dec. 20, 8:33 PM, at 1525 N Valentia St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday Dec. 20, 2:30 PM, at the 1500 block of N Xanthia St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday Dec. 15, 11:50 AM, at 1119 N Syracuse St.
Latest robberies in East Colfax
- Armed carjacking, Sunday Jan. 5, 6:25 AM, at 1403 N Verbena St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday Jan. 5, 12:23 AM, at 1415 N Valentia St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Friday Jan. 3, 4:14 PM, at 1103 N Yosemite St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday Dec. 26, 1:22 AM, at 8332 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday Dec. 25, 10:56 PM, at the 1400 block of N Yosemite St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Friday Dec. 20, 3:05 PM, at 1751 N Uinta St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Thursday Dec. 5, 7:58 PM, at 1103 N Yosemite St.
- Robbery of a person in a residence, Wednesday Dec. 4, 12:00 AM, at 1510 N Valentia St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday Nov. 23, 8:11 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Trenton St.
- Armed carjacking, Monday Nov. 11, 12:57 PM, at the 1400 block of N Valentia St.
Latest burglaries in East Colfax
- Burglary - other, Sunday Jan. 12, 3:15 AM, at 1261 N Syracuse St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday Jan. 10, 6:43 AM, at 8000 E Colfax Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Tuesday Jan. 7, 12:00 PM, at 1774 N Spruce St.
- Burglary of a safe, Tuesday Jan. 7, 4:07 AM, at 7400 E Colfax Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Monday Jan. 6, 6:04 PM, at 1521 N Yosemite St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday Jan. 3, 7:56 AM, at 1523 N Willow St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Wednesday Dec. 18, 12:00 AM, at 1187 N Syracuse St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2:42 AM, at 7310 E Colfax Ave.
- Possession of burglary tools, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2:42 AM, at 7310 E Colfax Ave.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday Dec. 16, 5:00 PM, at 7901 E Colfax Ave.
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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 15.6 and the median was 16.0. The most in any month was 29, 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 50.3 and the median was 51.0. The most in any month was 78, in February 2022, and the least was 14 in January 2025.
So far this year, East Colfax ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 7th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 12th last year. 0.62 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 0.36 up until this point last year)
- 30th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 33rd in 2024. 0.71 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.98 in 2024)
- 4th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 43rd in 2024. 0.18 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 22nd in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 14th in 2024. 0.09 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.09 in 2024)
- 3rd in population-adjusted robberies (up from 11th in 2024. 0.27 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.09 in 2024)
- 7th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 25th in 2024. 0.36 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.18 in 2024)
- 19th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 33rd in 2024. 0.27 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.27 in 2024)
- 33rd in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 45th in 2024. 0.0 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 7th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 10th in 2024. 0.62 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.36 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.
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