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University Park, Denver, crime rate rankings. All rankings are for the adjusted-for-population crime figures. Last updated Thursday October 23rd.

Recent crime ranking changes in University Park

There were 3 notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the rankings four weeks ago to the current rankings. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in University Park.

    In property crimes:

  • University Park fell 2 ranks, from 48th to 46th.

    • In Thefts:

  • University Park fell 1 rank, from 50th to 49th.

    • In white-collar crimes:

  • University Park fell 5 ranks, from 54th to 49th.

Featured: Read the September 2025 University Park crime report

Featured: Read the September 2025 Denver-city crime report.

So far this year, University Park ranks in reported crime rates:

Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).

  • 69th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 66th last year. 1.06 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 2.38 up until this point last year)
  • 46th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 47th in 2024. 23.28 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 28.31 in 2024)
  • 49th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 41st in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.53 in 2024)
  • 49th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 59th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.19 in 2024)
  • 60th in population-adjusted robberies (even ranking with in 2024. 0.4 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.66 in 2024)
  • 52nd in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 50th in 2024. 3.7 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 4.37 in 2024)
  • 72nd in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 53rd in 2024. 2.51 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 6.88 in 2024)
  • 24th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 21st in 2024. 2.25 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.38 in 2024)
  • 67th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 53rd in 2024. 0.53 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.06 in 2024)

Compare University Park crime rate rankings in recent years

The lower the rank, the worse University Park's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.

A table comparing University Park violent crime rates

Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for University Park.

Year Violent crime Domestic
violence		 Sexual assault Robbery Aggravated
assault
2023 65th 70 75 39 69
2022 60th 49 62 45 60
2021 73rd 70 53 68 70
2020 70th 67 53 60 73
2019 70th 67 72 56 71

A table comparing University Park property crime rates

Year Property
crime		 Auto theft Bicycle theft Arson
2023 40th 47 31 37
2022 34th 46 32 54
2021 30th 55 17 32
2020 42nd 44 22 56
2019 48th 59 33 35

A table comparing University Park burglary crime rates

Year Residential
burglary		 Business
burglary		 Burglary,
forced entry		 Burglary,
unforced
2023 36 52 60 29
2022 35 50 52 30
2021 21 46 43 22
2020 54 37 62 36
2019 45 56 53 40

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

Featured: Read the September 2025 Denver-city crime report.

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