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 23 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 14 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 13.7 per month in East Colfax.
- Domestic violence: 8 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.0.
- Sex assault: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.6.
- Robbery: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.5.
- Burglary: 12 incidents the past 30 days, 14 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 8.8.
- Property crimes: 43 incidents the past 30 days, 48 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 34.4.
- Car thefts: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 13 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 10.2.
- Bike thefts: 1 incident 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 (South Park Hill, Lowry Field, Central Park, Montclair).
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.
- No address given: 29
- 1400 Block N Xenia St: 17
- 8300 Block E Colfax Ave: 16
- 8001 E 11th Ave: 14
- 1150 N Syracuse St: 14
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
- Thursday March 27, 9:50 PM, at 1529 N Wabash St.
Latest serious assaults in East Colfax
- Serious assault, Monday April 28, 8:00 AM, at 1363 N Yosemite St.
- Serious assault, Monday April 28, 5:10 AM, at 1490 N Trenton St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday April 27, 8:21 PM, at the 1100 block of N Wabash St.
- Serious assault, Thursday April 24, 6:58 PM, at 1150 N Syracuse St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday April 24, 2:00 PM, at E 16th Ave and N Verbena St.
- Serious assault, Sunday April 20, 9:45 AM, at 8000 E 12th Ave.
- Serious assault, Thursday April 17, 10:30 AM, at 1490 N Trenton St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday April 14, 9:22 PM, at E 14th Colfax alley and N Xenia St.
- Serious assault, Thursday April 10, 1:41 PM, at the 1400 block of N Uinta St.
Latest robberies in East Colfax
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday April 30, 6:18 PM, at the 8700 block of E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday April 26, 8:00 PM, at E Colfax Ave and N Uinta St.
- Forcible purse snatching, Wednesday April 23, 7:29 PM, at 7800 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in a residence, Tuesday April 22, 1:21 PM, at 1313 N Xenia St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Thursday April 17, 12:11 PM, at 8275 E Colfax Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday April 10, 4:30 AM, at E Colfax Ave and N Yosemite St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday April 5, 5:45 PM, at 1131 N Syracuse St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday March 30, 9:04 PM, at E Colfax 16th alley and N Quebec Quince alley.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Saturday March 22, 2:31 AM, at 1103 N Yosemite St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday March 9, 5:46 AM, at 1150 N Syracuse St.
Latest burglaries in East Colfax
- Burglary - other, Wednesday April 23, 10:10 PM, at 1167 N Willow St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Tuesday April 22, 6:30 PM, at 1248 N Verbena St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday April 17, 6:30 PM, at 1420 N Uinta St.
- Burglary - other, Thursday April 17, 9:35 AM, at 1240 N Ulster St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday April 12, 8:00 PM, at 1795 N Trenton St.
- Burglary - other, Wednesday April 9, 2:10 AM, at 1335 N Uinta St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Monday April 7, 12:30 AM, at 1400 N Xenia St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday April 4, 4:16 PM, at 1150 N Syracuse St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Wednesday April 2, 12:06 PM, at 1400 N Tamarac St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday April 2, 2:08 AM, at 8275 E Colfax Ave.
Brand new: 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 15.6 and the median was 16.0. The most in any month was 28, in August 2024, and the least was zero in May 2025.
Monthly property crime in East Colfax
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 49.2 and the median was 48.5. The most in any month was 78, in February 2022, and the least was zero in May 2025.
So far this year, East Colfax ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 10th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 13th last year. 4.98 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 4.44 up until this point last year)
- 29th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 27th in 2024. 13.59 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 14.39 in 2024)
- 14th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 30th in 2024. 0.62 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.27 in 2024)
- 15th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 18th in 2024. 1.69 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.6 in 2024)
- 9th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 11th in 2024. 1.33 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.33 in 2024)
- 9th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 25th in 2024. 4.0 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.58 in 2024)
- 20th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 13th in 2024. 3.55 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 6.31 in 2024)
- 24th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 52nd in 2024. 0.44 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.09 in 2024)
- 8th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 10th in 2024. 7.91 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.06 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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