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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
- Man dead, 3 injured in 4 separate shootings across Denver on Sunday
- Published November 3, 2024
- Domestic violence in Denver is rising again. It’s the highest in these neighborhoods.
- Published October 21, 2024
- The worst Denver neighborhoods for violent crime so far in 2024
- Published October 7, 2024
The past 30 days in Sun Valley crime
- There were 5 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 3 30 days before that and even with the monthly average in the last 12 months of 5.4 per month in Sun Valley.
- Domestic violence: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.0.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.7.
- Robbery: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.2.
- Burglary: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.8.
- Property crimes: 13 incidents the past 30 days, 15 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 15.0.
- Car thefts: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.2.
- Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.3.
Compare Sun Valley to its neighbors
See how Sun Valley's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Lincoln Park, West Colfax, Valverde, Villa Park, Auraria, Jefferson Park).
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.
- 1155 N Decatur St: 4
- 2601 W 7th Ave: 2
- 620 N Federal Blvd: 2
- No address given: 2
- 2660 W Holden Pl: 2
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
- Serious assault, Tuesday Jan. 14, 10:07 AM, at 1155 N Decatur St.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Thursday Dec. 12, 8:21 PM, at 2797 W 13th Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday Dec. 5, 3:00 PM, at N Federal Blvd and W 14th Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday Nov. 17, 2:15 PM, at 1600 N Federal Blvd.
- Serious assault, Monday Nov. 11, 12:30 PM, at 1701 N Bryant St.
- Serious assault, Thursday Nov. 7, 11:00 AM, at the 1100 block of N Decatur St.
- Serious assault, Thursday Nov. 7, 1:20 AM, at 1310 N Federal Blvd.
- Serious assault, Sunday Nov. 3, 6:15 AM, at 1155 N Decatur St.
Latest robberies in Sun Valley
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday Jan. 25, 6:00 PM, at W 13th Ave and N Decatur St.
- Robbery of a person in a residence, Wednesday Jan. 8, 2:46 AM, at 620 N Federal Blvd.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Thursday Jan. 2, 9:17 PM, at 1000 N Federal Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Nov. 18, 8:10 PM, at 1025 N Decatur St.
- Armed carjacking, Monday Nov. 11, 12:30 PM, at the 1700 block of N Bryant St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Thursday Oct. 31, 9:49 PM, at 1000 N Federal Blvd.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Saturday Oct. 26, 3:03 PM, at 830 N Federal Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday Sept. 22, 10:53 AM, at N Decatur St and W Holden Pl.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday August 19, 11:27 PM, at the 2900 block of W Howard Pl.
- Armed carjacking, Sunday August 18, 5:24 AM, at N Federal Blvd and west-bound 6th To Federal ramp.
Latest burglaries in Sun Valley
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday Dec. 18, 5:30 AM, at 955 N Decatur St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday Nov. 23, 7:36 PM, at 2619 W 12th Ave.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Nov. 9, 11:00 AM, at 2601 W 7th Ave.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Saturday Oct. 5, 3:30 PM, at 2929 W 9th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Sept. 29, 12:34 PM, at 620 N Federal Blvd.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Saturday Sept. 28, 9:52 PM, at 1230 N Decatur St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday August 5, 8:00 AM, at 1025 N Decatur St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday July 18, 8:00 PM, at 2639 W Holden Pl.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Saturday July 13, 2:00 PM, at 2800 W 10th Ave.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Friday July 12, 3:19 AM, at 2575 W Barberry Pl.
Featured: Read the December 2024 Denver-city crime report.
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 4.0 and the median was 4.0. The most in any month was 12, in August 2024, and the least was zero in April 2022.
Monthly property crime in Sun Valley
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 15.3 and the median was 15.0. The most in any month was 30, in June 2024, and the least was four in May 2021.
So far this year, Sun Valley ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 2nd (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 9th last year. 2.09 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 0.7 up until this point last year)
- 23rd in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 5th in 2024. 2.09 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 6.26 in 2024)
- 38th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 2nd in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.7 in 2024)
- 3rd in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 70th in 2024. 0.7 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 1st in population-adjusted robberies (up from 69th in 2024. 1.39 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 58th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 1st in 2024. 0.0 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.09 in 2024)
- 4th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 2nd in 2024. 1.39 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.78 in 2024)
- 42nd in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 71st in 2024. 0.0 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 50th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 71st in 2024. 0.0 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 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.
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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.
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