University, Denver, crime stats, map, news and analysis for the month of January 2023.

University news from January 2023

Coban Porter, brother of Nuggets' Michael Porter Jr., suspected of DUI in fatal crash, Denver police allege
Published January 23

January’s notable crimes in University

A University crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.

University crime map

January homicides in University

Good news: University has had no reported homicides in January.

January serious assaults in University

The 1 reported serious assaults in University in January.

January robberies in University

The 2 reported robberies in University in January.

January burglaries in University

The 4 reported burglaries in University in January.

  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Tuesday Jan. 17, 3:00 AM, at 1535 E Wesley Ave.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday Jan. 9, 5:00 AM, at 2245 S High St.
  • Possession of burglary tools, Friday Jan. 6, 2:10 AM, at 1770 S Williams St.
  • Burglary and auto theft at a residence without forced entry, Thursday Jan. 5, 6:00 AM, at 2186 S Lafayette St.

Crime ranking changes from December to January

There were 11 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from December to January. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in University.

See all the University crime rate ranking changes.

University crime counts for January, in comparison

Violent crimes in University

Violent crime in January was up in Denver from December of last year, and down compared against January 2022, and up compared with the 2023 average of 1 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in University

Serious assault in January was up in Denver from December of last year, and even compared against January 2022, and up compared with the 2023 average of 0 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in University

Property crime in January was up in Denver from December of last year, and up compared against January 2022, and up compared with the 2023 average of 27 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in University

Burglary in January was up in Denver from December of last year, and down compared against January 2022, and even compared with the 2023 average of 4 burglaries per month.

Neighbors report, January 2023

How does the overall crime-rate ranking of University compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Wellshire, Rosedale, Platt Park, University, University Park, Washington Park.

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

Violent Crime

  • 50. Rosedale
  • 66. University Park
  • 68. University
  • 76. Platt Park
  • 78. Washington Park
  • 79. Wellshire

Property Crime

  • 33. Platt Park
  • 39. University Park
  • 41. Rosedale
  • 54. University
  • 62. Washington Park
  • 79. Wellshire

Aggravated Assault

  • 40. Rosedale
  • 69. University Park
  • 73. Platt Park
  • 74. University
  • 78. Washington Park
  • 79. Wellshire

Sexual Assault

  • 29. Rosedale
  • 31. University
  • 65. Wellshire
  • 68. Washington Park
  • 73. Platt Park
  • 75. University Park

Domestic Violence

  • 61. University
  • 63. Rosedale
  • 70. University Park
  • 73. Platt Park
  • 74. Washington Park
  • 78. Wellshire

Robbery

  • 35. University Park
  • 57. University
  • 66. Rosedale
  • 69. Platt Park
  • 73. Wellshire
  • 75. Washington Park

Burglary

  • 11. Platt Park
  • 46. Washington Park
  • 53. Rosedale
  • 57. University Park
  • 60. University
  • 78. Wellshire

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

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

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The Denver-city recent crime map

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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