Five Points, Denver, crime stats, map, news and analysis for the month of May 2023.

Five Points news from May 2023

Man convicted of murder in death of homeless man in Denver
Published May 8, 2023

May’s notable crimes in Five Points

A Five Points crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.

Five Points crime map

May homicides in Five Points

Good news: Five Points has had no reported homicides in May.

May serious assaults in Five Points

The 24 reported serious assaults in Five Points in May. The ten most-recent are listed, see all Five Points’s May crimes here.

May robberies in Five Points

The 7 reported robberies in Five Points in May.

May burglaries in Five Points

The 20 reported burglaries in Five Points in May. The ten most-recent are listed, see all Five Points’s May crimes here.

  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Wednesday May 24, 1:45 AM, at 2343 N Emerson St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday May 22, 12:27 AM, at 2001 Welton St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday May 19, 4:17 PM, at 2381 Cleveland Pl.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday May 16, 3:30 PM, at 3750 Blake St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Monday May 15, 5:00 PM, at 3030 California St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday May 15, 3:00 AM, at 2101 Market St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday May 14, 3:00 PM, at 2407 Court Pl.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday May 12, 6:45 PM, at 3310 N Brighton Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday May 12, 6:00 PM, at 2127 Tremont Pl.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday May 12, 3:09 AM, at 2191 Arapahoe St.

Crime ranking changes from April to May

There were 6 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from April to May. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in Five Points.

See all the Five Points crime rate ranking changes.

Five Points crime counts for May, in comparison

Violent crimes in Five Points

Violent crime in May was down in Denver from April, and down compared against May 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 34 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in Five Points

Serious assault in May was down in Denver from April, and even compared against May 2022, and even compared with the 2023 average of 24 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in Five Points

Property crime in May was down in Denver from April, and down compared against May 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 167 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in Five Points

Burglary in May was up in Denver from April, and down compared against May 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 21 burglaries per month.

Neighbors report, May 2023

How does the overall crime-rate ranking of Five Points compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Union Station, CBD, Elyria-Swansea, Globeville, Whittier, Highland, Five Points, Cole, North Capitol Hill, City Park West.

The higher the rank, the worse that neighborhood's adjusted-for-population crime rate. Rankings are based on cumulative crimes from January to May.

Violent Crime

  • 3. CBD
  • 5. Union Station
  • 6. North Capitol Hill
  • 8. Five Points
  • 9. City Park West
  • 16. Globeville
  • 20. Elyria-Swansea
  • 26. Cole
  • 45. Highland
  • 63. Whittier

Property Crime

  • 3. CBD
  • 5. Union Station
  • 9. Globeville
  • 15. Five Points
  • 16. Elyria-Swansea
  • 19. City Park West
  • 24. North Capitol Hill
  • 25. Highland
  • 30. Cole
  • 74. Whittier

Aggravated Assault

  • 3. CBD
  • 4. Union Station
  • 6. City Park West
  • 7. North Capitol Hill
  • 8. Five Points
  • 10. Globeville
  • 14. Elyria-Swansea
  • 26. Cole
  • 47. Highland
  • 50. Whittier

Sexual Assault

  • 4. CBD
  • 6. Union Station
  • 8. Five Points
  • 9. North Capitol Hill
  • 20. City Park West
  • 29. Elyria-Swansea
  • 35. Highland
  • 47. Globeville
  • 61. Cole
  • 67. Whittier

Domestic Violence

  • 4. City Park West
  • 8. North Capitol Hill
  • 9. CBD
  • 14. Globeville
  • 17. Elyria-Swansea
  • 21. Cole
  • 24. Union Station
  • 26. Five Points
  • 36. Whittier
  • 41. Highland

Robbery

  • 1. CBD
  • 6. Union Station
  • 11. Five Points
  • 12. North Capitol Hill
  • 21. City Park West
  • 22. Cole
  • 30. Highland
  • 51. Elyria-Swansea
  • 59. Globeville
  • 74. Whittier

Burglary

  • 2. Globeville
  • 9. Elyria-Swansea
  • 10. Five Points
  • 12. Union Station
  • 14. Highland
  • 21. City Park West
  • 35. Cole
  • 38. CBD
  • 46. North Capitol Hill
  • 78. Whittier

More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.

New: The 16th Street Mall crime report.

Denver crime maps

Denver crime trends map

The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and yearly basis.

Denver crime trends map

The Denver-city recent crime map

The recent crimes map shows where crimes across the city were reported in the last two or so months, and shows which addresses across the city have logged the most reported crimes.

Denver’s recent crime map

All city crime maps

Choose from neighborhood and crime-specific crime maps.

Denver crime map