So far this year, University ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 43rd (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 28th last year. 0.11 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 0.21 up until this point last year)
- 44th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 58th in 2024. 0.64 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.75 in 2024)
- 49th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 60th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 58th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 18th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.11 in 2024)
- 17th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 9th in 2024. 0.11 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.11 in 2024)
- 59th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 44th in 2024. 0.0 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.11 in 2024)
- 64th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 66th in 2024. 0.0 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.11 in 2024)
- 12th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 63rd in 2024. 0.11 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 51st in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 63rd in 2024. 0.0 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
Compare University crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse University's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing University violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for University.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 68th | 66 | 27 | 62 | 71 |
| 2022 | 65th | 59 | 49 | 48 | 72 |
| 2021 | 71st | 71 | 72 | 59 | 71 |
| 2020 | 75th | 77 | 65 | 67 | 74 |
| 2019 | 59th | 77 | 56 | 44 | 66 |
A table comparing University property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 57th | 62 | 26 | 65 |
| 2022 | 57th | 62 | 29 | 47 |
| 2021 | 61st | 74 | 33 | 71 |
| 2020 | 66th | 74 | 26 | 66 |
| 2019 | 60th | 73 | 23 | 52 |
A table comparing University burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 56 | 57 | 65 | 50 |
| 2022 | 57 | 55 | 58 | 60 |
| 2021 | 35 | 72 | 67 | 31 |
| 2020 | 66 | 76 | 77 | 66 |
| 2019 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 60 |
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
Featured: The 16th Street Mall crime report.
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Denver crime trends map
The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and year-to-date basis.
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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