New: The Mile High Stadium crime report.
New Sun Valley crimes reported since the last site update
- Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 4:00 AM, no address given.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 8:15 AM, at 1005 N Decatur St.
- Unlawful sexual contact, 8:00 AM, no address given.
- Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 11:00 PM, no address given.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, 3:00 PM, no address given.
Tuesday Jan. 10, 2023
Wednesday Jan. 11, 2023
Saturday Jan. 13, 2024
Friday Jan. 19, 2024
Thursday Jan. 20, 2022
See all the recent crimes in Sun Valley here.
Sun Valley in the news
- Year-end review: Denver neighborhood property crime in 2024, compared with 2023
- Published February 10
- Roundup: Denver neighborhood violent crime in 2024, compared with 2023
- Published February 10
- Man dead, 3 injured in 4 separate shootings across Denver on Sunday
- Published November 3, 2024
The past 30 days in Sun Valley crime
- There were 1 reported incident of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's even with the 1 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 0.6 per month in Sun Valley.
- Domestic violence: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
- Sex assault: 1 incident the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.6.
- Robbery: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
- Burglary: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
- Property crimes: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
- Car thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
- Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
Compare Sun Valley to its neighbors
See how Sun Valley's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (West Colfax, Jefferson Park, Lincoln Park, Valverde, Villa Park, Auraria).
Sun Valley addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Sun Valley addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
The full list of Sun Valley addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in Sun Valley
A Sun Valley crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
Sun Valley crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in Sun Valley happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in Sun Valley happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in Sun Valley happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in Sun Valley happen?
Latest homicides in Sun Valley
Good news: Sun Valley has had no reported homicides in the last 12 months.
Latest serious assaults in Sun Valley
Good news: Sun Valley has had no reported assaults in the last 12 months.
Latest robberies in Sun Valley
Good news: Sun Valley has had no reported robberies in the last 12 months.
Latest burglaries in Sun Valley
Good news: Sun Valley has had no reported burglaries in the last 12 months.
Featured: Each neighborhood now has a list of its high-crime addresses.
Crime in Sun Valley, by day of the week
Sun Valley property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in Sun Valley happen.
Sun Valley violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in Sun Valley happen.
Monthly crimes in Sun Valley
Monthly violent crime in Sun Valley
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 0.4 and the median was 0.0. The most in any month was two, in August 2024, and the least was zero in June 2021.
Monthly property crime in Sun Valley
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 0 and the median was 0.0. The most in any month was zero, in May 2025, and the least was zero in June 2021.
So far this year, Sun Valley ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 4th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (even from 4th last year. 11.13 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 11.13 up until this point last year)
- 11th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 15th in 2024. 31.29 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 27.12 in 2024)
- 12th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 6th in 2024. 0.7 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.39 in 2024)
- 3rd in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 5th in 2024. 4.17 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.48 in 2024)
- 1st in population-adjusted robberies (up from 3rd in 2024. 4.17 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.48 in 2024)
- 37th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 5th in 2024. 2.09 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.56 in 2024)
- 2nd in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 10th in 2024. 9.74 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 7.65 in 2024)
- 17th in population-adjusted bike thefts (even ranking with in 2024. 0.7 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.7 in 2024)
- 4th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 7th in 2024. 10.43 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 10.43 in 2024)
Compare Sun Valley crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Sun Valley's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Sun Valley violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Sun Valley.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8th | 6 | 18 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5th | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
A table comparing Sun Valley property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11th | 7 | 20 | 7 |
| 2022 | 11th | 7 | 34 | 3 |
A table comparing Sun Valley burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 69 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for Sun Valley.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
Featured: Read the April 2025 Denver-city 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 year-to-date basis.
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.
All city crime maps
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