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Central Park, Denver, crime stats, charts, data, map and analysis for 2024. Last updated Monday November 4th.

Central Park violent crimes are down in the past 30 days (14) compared with the 30 days before that (16), and are up 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

The worst Denver neighborhoods for residential burglaries so far in 2024
Published October 14
Family mourns Denver’s Seorin Kim as her infant daughter’s death remains unexplained
Published October 12
The worst Denver neighborhoods for violent crime so far in 2024
Published October 7

The past 30 days in Central Park crime

  • There were 14 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 16 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 16.1 per month in Central Park.
  • Domestic violence: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.1.
  • Sex assault: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 6 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.7.
  • Robbery: 8 incidents the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 5.5.
  • Burglary: 28 incidents the past 30 days, 23 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 18.1.
  • Property crimes: 199 incidents the past 30 days, 178 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 174.0.
  • Car thefts: 37 incidents the past 30 days, 31 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 31.8.
  • Bike thefts: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.1.

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: 282
  2. 7930 E Northfield Blvd: 99
  3. 8370 E Northfield Blvd: 83
  4. No address given: 76
  5. 7757 E 36th Ave: 74

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 business with forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 29, 6:00 AM, at 8216 E Northfield Blvd.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 29, 3:50 AM, at 8281 E Northfield Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Monday Oct. 28, 8:40 AM, at 3436 N Beeler Ct.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Oct. 27, 3:00 PM, at 9044 E MLK Blvd.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday Oct. 27, 1:00 AM, at 7850 E 40th Ave.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Oct. 26, 10:51 PM, at 8655 E Montview Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday Oct. 26, 8:40 PM, at 2980 N Uinta St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday Oct. 26, 8:30 AM, at 9933 E 29th Ave.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday Oct. 25, 4:00 PM, at 2373 N Central Park Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 22, 11:45 AM, at 4040 N Quebec St.

Featured: Each neighborhood now has a list of its high-crime addresses.

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 16.9 and the median was 16.0. The most in any month was 31, in December 2022, and the least was zero in November 2024.

Monthly property crime in Central Park

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 211.7 and the median was 208.5. The most in any month was 285, in December 2023, and the least was zero in November 2024.

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

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

  • 18th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 20th last year. 10.67 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 9.76 up until this point last year)
  • 6th in population-adjusted property crimes (even ranking with in 2023. 115.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 116.31 in 2023)
  • 22nd in population-adjusted sexual assaults (even ranking with in 2023. 1.02 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.13 in 2023)
  • 36th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 34th in 2023. 2.67 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.44 in 2023)
  • 11th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 15th in 2023. 3.69 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.78 in 2023)
  • 11th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 13th in 2023. 11.63 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 11.12 in 2023)
  • 11th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 3rd in 2023. 21.16 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 33.93 in 2023)
  • 27th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 40th in 2023. 2.1 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.02 in 2023)
  • 21st in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 32nd in 2023. 6.52 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.18 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.

Featured: Colorado state crime rate charts.

Denver crime maps

Denver crime trends map

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

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