Sun Valley, Denver, crime stats, map, news and analysis for the month of December 2022.

December’s 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

December homicides in Sun Valley

Good news: Sun Valley has had no reported homicides in December.

December serious assaults in Sun Valley

The 1 reported serious assaults in Sun Valley in December.

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Wednesday Dec. 7, 4:00 PM, at 1100 N Federal Blvd.

December robberies in Sun Valley

The 1 reported robberies in Sun Valley in December.

December burglaries in Sun Valley

The 2 reported burglaries in Sun Valley in December.

  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday Dec. 11, 2:30 AM, at 677 N Alcott St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Dec. 3, 6:21 AM, at 888 N Federal Blvd.

Crime ranking changes from November to December

There were 3 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from November to December. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in Sun Valley.

See all the Sun Valley crime rate ranking changes.

Sun Valley crime counts for December, in comparison

Violent crimes in Sun Valley

Violent crime in December was down in Denver from November, and down compared against December 2021, and down compared with the 2022 average of 4 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in Sun Valley

Serious assault in December was down in Denver from November, and down compared against December 2021, and down compared with the 2022 average of 3 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in Sun Valley

Property crime in December was up in Denver from November, and up compared against December 2021, and up compared with the 2022 average of 16 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in Sun Valley

Burglary in December was even in Denver from November, and down compared against December 2021, and even compared with the 2022 average of 2 burglaries per month.

Neighbors report, December 2022

How does the overall crime-rate ranking of Sun Valley compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, West Colfax, Valverde, Sun Valley, Lincoln Park, Auraria, Villa Park, Jefferson Park.

The higher the rank, the worse that neighborhood's adjusted-for-population crime rate. Rankings are based on cumulative crimes from January to December.

Violent Crime

  • 7. Sun Valley
  • 8. Auraria
  • 12. Lincoln Park
  • 14. West Colfax
  • 23. Valverde
  • 27. Villa Park
  • 30. Jefferson Park

Property Crime

  • 3. Auraria
  • 10. Lincoln Park
  • 11. Sun Valley
  • 14. Jefferson Park
  • 18. West Colfax
  • 33. Valverde
  • 62. Villa Park

Aggravated Assault

  • 7. Sun Valley
  • 8. Auraria
  • 12. Lincoln Park
  • 16. West Colfax
  • 19. Valverde
  • 26. Jefferson Park
  • 31. Villa Park

Sexual Assault

  • 6. Auraria
  • 10. Lincoln Park
  • 11. West Colfax
  • 14. Sun Valley
  • 55. Jefferson Park
  • 57. Villa Park
  • 65. Valverde

Domestic Violence

  • 3. Auraria
  • 8. Sun Valley
  • 14. Valverde
  • 15. West Colfax
  • 16. Lincoln Park
  • 20. Jefferson Park
  • 28. Villa Park

Robbery

  • 6. Sun Valley
  • 8. Auraria
  • 14. Lincoln Park
  • 15. West Colfax
  • 24. Villa Park
  • 36. Valverde
  • 67. Jefferson Park

Burglary

  • 3. Sun Valley
  • 5. Lincoln Park
  • 8. Auraria
  • 15. Jefferson Park
  • 19. Valverde
  • 27. West Colfax
  • 42. Villa Park

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

Featured: Read the September 2023 Denver-city crime report.

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