Five Points, Denver, crime stats, map, news and analysis for the month of August 2024.

Five Points news from August 2024

14-year-old charged with Denver murder was repeatedly released from custody in prior case, wanted for arrest at time of shooting
Published August 1, 2024

August’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

August homicides in Five Points

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

August serious assaults in Five Points

The 27 reported serious assaults in Five Points in August. The ten most-recent are listed, see all Five Points’s August crimes here.

August robberies in Five Points

The 10 reported robberies in Five Points in August.

August burglaries in Five Points

The 25 reported burglaries in Five Points in August. The ten most-recent are listed, see all Five Points’s August crimes here.

Crime ranking changes from July to August

There were 8 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from July to August. 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 August, in comparison

Violent crimes in Five Points

Violent crime in August was up in Denver from July, and down compared against August 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 26 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in Five Points

Serious assault in August was up in Denver from July, and down compared against August 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 19 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in Five Points

Property crime in August was up in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 147 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in Five Points

Burglary in August was up in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 19 burglaries per month.

Neighbors report, August 2024

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

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

Violent Crime

  • 2. Union Station
  • 5. CBD
  • 6. North Capitol Hill
  • 7. Five Points
  • 8. City Park West
  • 9. Globeville
  • 16. Elyria-Swansea
  • 43. Whittier
  • 44. Highland
  • 49. Cole

Property Crime

  • 3. CBD
  • 4. Union Station
  • 7. Five Points
  • 9. Globeville
  • 11. North Capitol Hill
  • 17. City Park West
  • 21. Highland
  • 22. Elyria-Swansea
  • 32. Cole
  • 57. Whittier

Aggravated Assault

  • 2. Union Station
  • 3. CBD
  • 5. Five Points
  • 6. North Capitol Hill
  • 8. City Park West
  • 10. Globeville
  • 16. Elyria-Swansea
  • 42. Whittier
  • 46. Highland
  • 58. Cole

Sexual Assault

  • 4. Elyria-Swansea
  • 7. Five Points
  • 8. North Capitol Hill
  • 16. CBD
  • 20. Globeville
  • 22. Union Station
  • 26. Highland
  • 41. City Park West
  • 61. Cole
  • 72. Whittier

Domestic Violence

  • 4. Elyria-Swansea
  • 7. Five Points
  • 8. North Capitol Hill
  • 16. CBD
  • 20. Globeville
  • 22. Union Station
  • 26. Highland
  • 41. City Park West
  • 61. Cole
  • 72. Whittier

Robbery

  • 4. North Capitol Hill
  • 5. CBD
  • 7. Globeville
  • 8. City Park West
  • 10. Union Station
  • 12. Five Points
  • 18. Elyria-Swansea
  • 41. Highland
  • 44. Cole
  • 51. Whittier

Burglary

  • 3. City Park West
  • 4. North Capitol Hill
  • 5. Five Points
  • 10. Globeville
  • 11. CBD
  • 18. Union Station
  • 20. Elyria-Swansea
  • 24. Highland
  • 26. Cole
  • 53. Whittier

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