Crime ranking changes from April to May
There were 7 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from April to May. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in University.
- University improved 4 ranks, from 56th to 60th.
- University fell 7 ranks, from 51st to 44th.
- University fell 2 ranks, from 58th to 56th.
- University improved 1 rank, from 19th to 20th.
- University fell 2 ranks, from 56th to 54th.
- University fell 2 ranks, from 21st to 19th.
- University improved 2 ranks, from 64th to 66th.
In burglaries:
In domestic violence crimes:
In property crimes:
In sexual assaults:
In Thefts:
In bicycle thefts:
In violent crimes:
See all the University crime rate ranking changes.
University crime counts for May, in comparison
Violent crimes in University
Violent crime in May was down in Denver from April, and down compared against May 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 2 violent crimes per month.
Serious assaults in University
Serious assault in May was even in Denver from April, and down compared against May 2022, and even compared with the 2023 average of 0 serious assaults per month.
Property crimes in University
Property crime in May was up in Denver from April, and up compared against May 2022, and up compared with the 2023 average of 27 property crimes per month.
Burglaries in University
Burglary in May was down in Denver from April, and up compared against May 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 3 burglaries per month.
Neighbors report, May 2023
How does the overall crime-rate ranking of University compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Washington Park, Rosedale, Wellshire, University Park, University, Platt Park.
The higher the rank, the worse that neighborhood's adjusted-for-population crime rate. Rankings are based on cumulative crimes from January to May.
Violent Crime
- 53. University
- 56. University Park
- 60. Wellshire
- 62. Platt Park
- 78. Washington Park
- 79. Rosedale
Property Crime
- 38. University Park
- 41. Rosedale
- 55. Platt Park
- 65. University
- 72. Washington Park
- 79. Wellshire
Aggravated Assault
- 59. University
- 67. Platt Park
- 68. University Park
- 76. Washington Park
- 78. Wellshire
- 79. Rosedale
Sexual Assault
- 11. Platt Park
- 15. Wellshire
- 34. University
- 66. University Park
- 77. Washington Park
- 79. Rosedale
Domestic Violence
- 48. University
- 61. Platt Park
- 64. Washington Park
- 66. University Park
- 78. Wellshire
- 79. Rosedale
Robbery
- 16. University Park
- 32. University
- 35. Wellshire
- 65. Platt Park
- 77. Washington Park
- 79. Rosedale
Burglary
- 25. Platt Park
- 40. Washington Park
- 48. Rosedale
- 51. University Park
- 72. University
- 74. Wellshire
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