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Central Park, Denver, crime stats, charts, data, map and analysis for 2024. Last updated Thursday December 19th.

Central Park violent crimes are down in the past 30 days (8) compared with the 30 days before that (11), and are down since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

Recent crime ranking changes in Central Park

There were five 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 Central Park.

Year over year, 2024 vs. 2023

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

Crime type comparison, 2024,
Central Park vs. Denver

See how the proportion of crimes in Central Park compares with the city.

Central Park crimes

Denver crimes

New Central Park crimes reported since the last site update

    Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020

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

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

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 4:35 AM, at 3379 N Uinta St.
  • Friday Jan. 1, 2021

  • Other dangerous drugs - PCS, 11:03 PM, at N Peoria St and E 39th Ave.
  • Friday Jan. 1, 2021

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 12:05 PM, at E 35th Ave and N Central Park Blvd.

Central Park in the news

Family sues Regis University professor after wife’s murder, baby’s death
Published December 5
Denver mail carrier robbed in Central Park neighborhood
Published November 13
The worst Denver neighborhoods for residential burglaries so far in 2024
Published October 14

The past 30 days in Central Park crime

  • There were 8 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 11 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 14.9 per month in Central Park.
  • Domestic violence: 5 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.3.
  • Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.2.
  • Robbery: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 5.0.
  • Burglary: 11 incidents the past 30 days, 28 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 18.7.
  • Property crimes: 149 incidents the past 30 days, 191 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 175.0.
  • Car thefts: 24 incidents the past 30 days, 28 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 30.7.
  • Bike thefts: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.6.

Compare Central Park to its neighbors

See how Central Park's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (North Park Hill, Montbello, Northeast Park Hill, East Colfax).

Central Park addresses with the most reported crime

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

  1. 7800 E Smith Rd: 310
  2. 7930 E Northfield Blvd: 108
  3. 8370 E Northfield Blvd: 91
  4. No address given: 86
  5. 7757 E 36th Ave: 84

Latest notable crimes in Central Park

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

Central Park crime map

Reported assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported assaults in Central Park happen?

Reported burglaries, by time of day

What time do most reported burglaries in Central Park happen?

Reported robberies, by time of day

What time do most reported robberies in Central Park happen?

Reported sexual assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported sexual assaults in Central Park happen?

Latest homicides in Central Park

Latest serious assaults in Central Park

Latest robberies in Central Park

Latest burglaries in Central Park

  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday Dec. 14, 2:03 AM, at 2704 N Dayton St.
  • Burglary and auto theft at a residence without forced entry, Friday Dec. 13, 3:51 PM, at 9710 E 32nd Ave.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Dec. 13, 10:40 AM, at 8150 E 29th Pl.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday Dec. 9, 12:04 PM, at 2918 N Florence St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday Dec. 7, 4:51 AM, at 8652 E 53rd Ave.
  • Possession of burglary tools, Thursday Dec. 5, 9:00 PM, at 3870 N Quebec St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday Dec. 5, 1:40 AM, at 5071 N Valentia St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Tuesday Dec. 3, 11:04 PM, at 8210 E 29th Ave.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2:08 PM, at 10464 E 29th Dr.
  • Burglary - other, Sunday Dec. 1, 2:15 PM, at 8355 E 32nd Ave.

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Crime in Central Park, by day of the week

Central Park property crimes, by day

The day of the week reported property crimes in Central Park happen.

Central Park violent crimes, by day

The day of the week reported violent crimes in Central Park happen.

Monthly crimes in Central Park

Monthly violent crime in Central Park

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 16.8 and the median was 16.0. The most in any month was 31, in December 2022, and the least was five in December 2024.

Monthly property crime in Central Park

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 213.3 and the median was 211.0. The most in any month was 286, in December 2023, and the least was 90 in December 2024.

So far this year, Central Park ranks in reported crime rates:

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

  • 20th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 19th last year. 11.46 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 11.57 up until this point last year)
  • 5th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 6th in 2023. 128.39 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 133.16 in 2023)
  • 23rd in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 19th in 2023. 1.13 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.25 in 2023)
  • 35th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 30th in 2023. 3.12 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.89 in 2023)
  • 11th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 13th in 2023. 3.97 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.52 in 2023)
  • 12th in population-adjusted burglaries (even ranking with in 2023. 13.39 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 12.6 in 2023)
  • 11th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 3rd in 2023. 22.75 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 38.98 in 2023)
  • 27th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 39th in 2023. 2.44 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.13 in 2023)
  • 20th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 30th in 2023. 7.43 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.8 in 2023)

Compare Central Park crime rate rankings in recent years

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

A table comparing Central Park violent crime rates

Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Central Park.

Year Violent crime Domestic
violence
Sexual assault Robbery Aggravated
assault
2023 18th 34 19 14 26
2022 21st 52 31 14 25

A table comparing Central Park property crime rates

Year Property
crime
Auto theft Bicycle theft Arson
2023 6th 3 39 20
2022 7th 5 21 36

A table comparing Central Park burglary crime rates

Year Residential
burglary
Business
burglary
Burglary,
forced entry
Burglary,
unforced
2023 21 11 17 9
2022 23 15 24 10

See the full year-by-year rankings for Central Park.

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

New: The worst Denver neighborhoods for violent crime in 2024.

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The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and year-to-date basis.

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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.

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