So far this year, University Park ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 57th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 77th last year. 1.06 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 0.13 up until this point last year)
- 40th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 36th in 2023. 9.79 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 15.21 in 2023)
- 57th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 63rd in 2023. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.0 in 2023)
- 55th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 72nd in 2023. 0.4 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.0 in 2023)
- 27th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 70th in 2023. 0.53 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.0 in 2023)
- 56th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 61st in 2023. 1.06 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.19 in 2023)
- 34th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 45th in 2023. 3.17 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.7 in 2023)
- 14th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 28th in 2023. 0.66 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.26 in 2023)
- 44th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 57th in 2023. 0.79 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.26 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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