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Hampden, Denver, crime stats, charts, data, map and analysis for 2024. Last updated Monday October 21st.

Hampden violent crimes are down in the past 30 days (6) compared with the 30 days before that (12), and are down since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

Recent crime ranking changes in Hampden

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

Year over year, 2024 vs. 2023

See how crime in Hampden is going compared to the same period of time in 2023.

Crime type comparison, 2024,
Hampden vs. Denver

See how the proportion of crimes in Hampden compares with the city.

Hampden crimes

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New Hampden crimes reported since the last site update

    Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020

  • Rape, 12:00 AM, no address given.
  • Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020

  • Rape, 1:36 PM, no address given.
  • Friday Jan. 1, 2021

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 6:10 AM, at 9888 E Vassar Dr.
  • Saturday Jan. 1, 2022

  • Harassment - sexual in nature, 12:00 AM, no address given.
  • Sunday Jan. 1, 2023

  • Rape by a person in a position of trust, 12:00 AM, no address given.

Hampden in the news

Domestic violence in Denver is rising again. It’s the highest in these neighborhoods.
Published October 21
One killed in crash in Denver’s Hampden neighborhood
Published September 15
Denver grocery stores are locking up or cordoning off more products. But it depends on the neighborhood.
Published September 6

The past 30 days in Hampden crime

  • There were 6 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 12 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 8.7 per month in Hampden.
  • Domestic violence: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 10 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 5.9.
  • Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.1.
  • Robbery: 1 incident the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.8.
  • Burglary: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 8 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 6.6.
  • Property crimes: 52 incidents the past 30 days, 53 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 49.8.
  • Car thefts: 13 incidents the past 30 days, 16 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 18.9.
  • Bike thefts: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.5.

Compare Hampden to its neighbors

See how Hampden's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (University Hills, Hampden South, Goldsmith).

Hampden addresses with the most reported crime

These are the top Hampden addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.

  1. No address given: 84
  2. 7777 E Hampden Ave: 58
  3. 3300 S Tamarac Dr: 46
  4. 6343 E Girard Pl: 41
  5. 8405 E Hampden Ave: 39

Latest notable crimes in Hampden

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

Hampden crime map

Reported assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported assaults in Hampden happen?

Reported burglaries, by time of day

What time do most reported burglaries in Hampden happen?

Reported robberies, by time of day

What time do most reported robberies in Hampden happen?

Reported sexual assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported sexual assaults in Hampden happen?

Latest homicides in Hampden

Latest serious assaults in Hampden

Latest robberies in Hampden

Latest burglaries in Hampden

  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 1, 5:00 PM, at 6467 E Hampden Ave.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday Sept. 29, 1:55 AM, at 6343 E Girard Pl.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday Sept. 23, 7:04 PM, at 9745 E Hampden Ave.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday Sept. 15, 7:00 PM, at 8525 E Hampden Ave.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday Sept. 12, 5:50 AM, at 3480 S Galena St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Monday Sept. 9, 5:20 PM, at 9600 E Girard Ave.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday Sept. 2, 10:51 PM, at 3446 S Akron St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday August 31, 12:00 PM, at 2570 S Dayton Way.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday August 31, 5:17 AM, at 10225 E Girard Ave.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Thursday August 29, 1:00 PM, at 10050 E Harvard Ave.

Featured: Read the September 2024 Denver-city crime report.

Crime in Hampden, by day of the week

Hampden property crimes, by day

The day of the week reported property crimes in Hampden happen.

Hampden violent crimes, by day

The day of the week reported violent crimes in Hampden happen.

Monthly crimes in Hampden

Monthly violent crime in Hampden

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 23, in May 2022, and the least was six in July 2021.

Monthly property crime in Hampden

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 143.7 and the median was 150.5. The most in any month was 193, in October 2022, and the least was 52 in October 2024.

So far this year, Hampden ranks in reported crime rates:

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

  • 42nd (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 35th last year. 4.88 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 5.57 up until this point last year)
  • 50th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 43rd in 2023. 27.03 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 35.67 in 2023)
  • 27th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 53rd in 2023. 0.69 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.42 in 2023)
  • 25th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 28th in 2023. 3.55 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.81 in 2023)
  • 41st in population-adjusted robberies (down from 23rd in 2023. 1.01 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.8 in 2023)
  • 58th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 48th in 2023. 3.45 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 4.93 in 2023)
  • 27th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 36th in 2023. 10.6 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 12.3 in 2023)
  • 66th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 51st in 2023. 0.27 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.53 in 2023)
  • 58th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 51st in 2023. 0.8 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.11 in 2023)

Compare Hampden crime rate rankings in recent years

The lower the rank, the worse Hampden's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.

A table comparing Hampden violent crime rates

Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Hampden.

Year Violent crime Domestic
violence
Sexual assault Robbery Aggravated
assault
2023 39th 27 60 25 43
2022 36th 18 44 31 38

A table comparing Hampden property crime rates

Year Property
crime
Auto theft Bicycle theft Arson
2023 42nd 32 52 53
2022 41st 26 44 46

A table comparing Hampden burglary crime rates

Year Residential
burglary
Business
burglary
Burglary,
forced entry
Burglary,
unforced
2023 57 41 43 51
2022 44 46 44 50

See the full year-by-year rankings for Hampden.

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

Featured: Read the September 2024 Denver-city crime report.

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