Crime ranking changes from August to September
There were 5 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from August to September. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in University.
- University fell 5 ranks, from 54th to 49th.
- University fell 5 ranks, from 70th to 65th.
- University fell 5 ranks, from 50th to 45th.
- University fell 5 ranks, from 27th to 22nd.
- University fell 2 ranks, from 67th to 65th.
In property crimes:
In robberies:
In Thefts:
In bicycle thefts:
In violent crimes:
See all the University crime rate ranking changes.
University crime counts for September, in comparison
Violent crimes in University
Violent crime in September was up in Denver from August, and up compared against September 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 1 violent crimes per month.
Serious assaults in University
Serious assault in September was even in Denver from August, and even compared against September 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 1 serious assaults per month.
Property crimes in University
Property crime in September was up in Denver from August, and up compared against September 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 23 property crimes per month.
Burglaries in University
Burglary in September was even in Denver from August, and down compared against September 2024, and even compared with the 2025 average of 2 burglaries per month.
Neighbors report, September 2025
How does the overall crime-rate ranking of University compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Platt Park, Wellshire, University Park, Washington Park, Rosedale.
The higher the rank, the worse that neighborhood's adjusted-for-population crime rate. Rankings are based on cumulative crimes from January to September.
Violent Crime
- 41. Rosedale
- 65. University
- 69. University Park
- 73. Washington Park
- 77. Wellshire
- 78. Platt Park
Property Crime
- 37. Platt Park
- 40. Rosedale
- 46. University Park
- 49. University
- 65. Washington Park
- 79. Wellshire
Aggravated Assault
- 53. Rosedale
- 63. University
- 70. Washington Park
- 71. University Park
- 75. Wellshire
- 76. Platt Park
Sexual Assault
- 35. Washington Park
- 47. University
- 48. University Park
- 62. Platt Park
- 78. Rosedale
- 79. Wellshire
Domestic Violence
- 35. Washington Park
- 47. University
- 48. University Park
- 62. Platt Park
- 78. Rosedale
- 79. Wellshire
Robbery
- 40. Rosedale
- 59. University Park
- 65. University
- 72. Washington Park
- 78. Platt Park
- 79. Wellshire
Burglary
- 15. Platt Park
- 28. Rosedale
- 42. Washington Park
- 52. University Park
- 68. University
- 77. Wellshire
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