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East Colfax, Denver, crime rate rankings. All rankings are for the adjusted-for-population crime figures. Last updated Thursday September 4th.

Recent crime ranking changes in East Colfax

There were 3 notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the rankings four weeks ago to the current rankings. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in East Colfax.

    In serious assaults:

  • East Colfax improved 3 ranks, from 11th to 14th.

    • In burglaries:

  • East Colfax improved 2 ranks, from 16th to 18th.

    • In Thefts:

  • East Colfax improved 2 ranks, from 33rd to 35th.

Featured: Read the July 2025 East Colfax crime report

Featured: The 16th Street Mall crime report.

So far this year, East Colfax ranks in reported crime rates:

Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).

  • 12th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 11th last year. 7.73 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 11.82 up until this point last year)
  • 32nd in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 31st in 2024. 25.59 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 29.41 in 2024)
  • 16th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 22nd in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.8 in 2024)
  • 16th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 17th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.55 in 2024)
  • 11th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 7th in 2024. 2.75 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.29 in 2024)
  • 18th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 32nd in 2024. 6.22 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.15 in 2024)
  • 19th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 15th in 2024. 7.46 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 12.35 in 2024)
  • 39th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 50th in 2024. 0.89 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.44 in 2024)
  • 9th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 10th in 2024. 13.95 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 11.37 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
2021 13th 17 14 12 15
2020 11th 23 20 12 13
2019 17th 13 19 11 17

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
2021 33rd 23 53 17
2020 34th 15 54 48
2019 45th 23 57 25

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
2021 16 42 20 43
2020 21 59 32 34
2019 40 38 33 56

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New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.

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