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University Park, Denver, crime rate rankings. All rankings are for the adjusted-for-population crime figures. Last updated Thursday December 5th.

Recent crime ranking changes in University Park

There were 5 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 burglaries:

  • University Park fell 2 ranks, from 54th to 52nd.

    • In property crimes:

  • University Park fell 1 rank, from 52nd to 51st.

    • In Thefts:

  • University Park improved 1 rank, from 46th to 47th.

    • In bicycle thefts:

  • University Park improved 1 rank, from 23rd to 24th.

    • In white-collar crimes:

  • University Park fell 6 ranks, from 64th to 58th.

Brand new: Read the November 2024 University Park crime report

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

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

  • 66th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 65th last year. 2.65 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 2.78 up until this point last year)
  • 51st in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 39th in 2023. 31.08 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 43.78 in 2023)
  • 42nd in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 75th in 2023. 0.53 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.13 in 2023)
  • 57th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 69th in 2023. 1.46 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.79 in 2023)
  • 62nd in population-adjusted robberies (down from 35th in 2023. 0.66 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.46 in 2023)
  • 52nd in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 60th in 2023. 4.89 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 4.89 in 2023)
  • 60th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 48th in 2023. 7.01 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 10.58 in 2023)
  • 24th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 32nd in 2023. 2.51 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.59 in 2023)
  • 56th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 46th in 2023. 1.06 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.72 in 2023)

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

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Brand new: Read the November 2024 Denver-city crime report.

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