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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
Friday Jan. 19
Thursday Jan. 20, 2022
See all the recent crimes in Sun Valley here.
Sun Valley in the news
- Domestic violence in Denver is rising again. It’s the highest in these neighborhoods.
- Published October 21
- The worst Denver neighborhoods for violent crime so far in 2024
- Published October 7
- One killed, three injured in overnight crash on 6th Avenue in Denver
- Published January 29
The past 30 days in Sun Valley crime
- There were 8 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 10 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 4.7 per month in Sun Valley.
- Domestic violence: 1 incident the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.1.
- Sex assault: 1 incident the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.8.
- Robbery: 1 incident the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.8.
- Burglary: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.0.
- Property crimes: 19 incidents the past 30 days, 21 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 13.5.
- Car thefts: 9 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.5.
- Bike thefts: 1 incident the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.4.
Compare Sun Valley to its neighbors
See how Sun Valley's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (West Colfax, Villa Park, Auraria, Lincoln Park, Jefferson Park, Valverde).
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.
- 1701 N Bryant St: 36
- 1000 N Federal Blvd: 30
- 2660 W Holden Pl: 27
- No address given: 24
- 1155 N Decatur St: 19
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 Oct. 15, 2:00 PM, at the 2600 block of W Holden Pl.
- Serious assault, Sunday Oct. 13, 6:10 PM, at 2660 W Holden Pl.
- Serious assault, Sunday Oct. 13, 3:45 PM, at 1701 N Bryant St.
- Serious assault, Sunday Oct. 6, 5:15 PM, at 1701 N Bryant St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday Sept. 17, 8:45 AM, at the 2701 block of W 12th Ave.
- Serious assault, Sunday Sept. 15, 4:00 PM, at 1701 N Bryant St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday Sept. 15, 11:50 AM, at 2660 W Holden Pl.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Thursday Sept. 12, 8:00 PM, at the 800 block of N Federal Blvd.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday August 29, 9:27 PM, at 1155 N Decatur St.
- Serious assault, Sunday August 25, 4:08 PM, at 1310 N Federal Blvd.
Latest robberies in Sun Valley
- 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.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday August 8, 2:34 AM, at the 600 block of N Federal Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday April 15, 12:15 AM, at the 1400 block of N Federal Blvd.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Friday March 22, 2:52 PM, at 2596 W Barberry Pl.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Friday March 15, 11:00 PM, at 2797 W 13th Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday Feb 14, 5:00 AM, at 1310 N Federal Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday Feb 8, 5:08 PM, at the 2800 block of W Holden Pl.
Latest burglaries in Sun Valley
- 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.
- Possession of burglary tools, Friday July 12, 3:19 AM, at 2575 W Barberry Pl.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday July 4, 10:00 PM, at 2575 W Barberry Pl.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Saturday June 15, 12:00 PM, at 1800 N Federal Blvd.
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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 3.8 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 14.6 and the median was 14.0. The most in any month was 26, in April 2022, and the least was four in January 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 (up from 8th last year. 34.08 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 21.56 up until this point last year)
- 8th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 11th in 2023. 98.75 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 95.27 in 2023)
- 3rd in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 14th in 2023. 6.95 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.39 in 2023)
- 5th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 8th in 2023. 7.65 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 5.56 in 2023)
- 5th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 6th in 2023. 6.26 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 4.87 in 2023)
- 5th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 3rd in 2023. 15.99 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 22.25 in 2023)
- 5th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 8th in 2023. 25.03 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 25.73 in 2023)
- 24th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 20th in 2023. 2.09 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.78 in 2023)
- 5th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 8th in 2023. 37.55 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 19.47 in 2023)
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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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 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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