Sun Valley, Denver, crime stats, map, news and analysis for the month of October 2024.

Sun Valley news from October 2024

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

October’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

October homicides in Sun Valley

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

October serious assaults in Sun Valley

The 6 reported serious assaults in Sun Valley in October.

October robberies in Sun Valley

The 2 reported robberies in Sun Valley in October.

October burglaries in Sun Valley

The 1 reported burglaries in Sun Valley in October.

  • Burglary of a business without forced entry, Saturday Oct. 5, 3:30 PM, at 2929 W 9th Ave.

Crime ranking changes from September to October

There were 4 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from September to October. 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 October, in comparison

Violent crimes in Sun Valley

Violent crime in October was up in Denver from September, and up compared against October 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 5 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in Sun Valley

Serious assault in October was up in Denver from September, and up compared against October 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 3 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in Sun Valley

Property crime in October was down in Denver from September, and down compared against October 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 15 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in Sun Valley

Burglary in October was down in Denver from September, and down compared against October 2023, and down compared with the 2024 average of 2 burglaries per month.

Neighbors report, October 2024

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

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

Violent Crime

  • 3. Sun Valley
  • 6. Lincoln Park
  • 9. Auraria
  • 13. Jefferson Park
  • 14. West Colfax
  • 23. Valverde
  • 35. Villa Park

Property Crime

  • 2. Auraria
  • 6. Lincoln Park
  • 7. Sun Valley
  • 9. Jefferson Park
  • 15. West Colfax
  • 30. Valverde
  • 43. Villa Park

Aggravated Assault

  • 3. Sun Valley
  • 8. Lincoln Park
  • 9. Auraria
  • 14. West Colfax
  • 15. Jefferson Park
  • 21. Valverde
  • 30. Villa Park

Sexual Assault

  • 3. Sun Valley
  • 4. Lincoln Park
  • 9. Auraria
  • 10. Jefferson Park
  • 18. West Colfax
  • 44. Valverde
  • 59. Villa Park

Domestic Violence

  • 3. Auraria
  • 7. Sun Valley
  • 9. Lincoln Park
  • 11. Valverde
  • 17. West Colfax
  • 25. Jefferson Park
  • 34. Villa Park

Robbery

  • 2. Sun Valley
  • 5. Lincoln Park
  • 9. West Colfax
  • 14. Auraria
  • 15. Jefferson Park
  • 25. Valverde
  • 42. Villa Park

Burglary

  • 3. Lincoln Park
  • 4. Sun Valley
  • 8. West Colfax
  • 16. Valverde
  • 18. Jefferson Park
  • 25. Villa Park
  • 37. Auraria

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

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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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