So far this year, University ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 67th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (even from 67th last year. 2.66 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 2.56 up until this point last year)
- 57th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 56th in 2023. 26.93 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 33.32 in 2023)
- 44th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 27th in 2023. 0.53 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.96 in 2023)
- 63rd in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 62nd in 2023. 1.28 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.38 in 2023)
- 54th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 60th in 2023. 0.85 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.75 in 2023)
- 68th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 63rd in 2023. 3.41 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 4.68 in 2023)
- 61st in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 64th in 2023. 6.92 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 7.98 in 2023)
- 24th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 26th in 2023. 2.66 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.45 in 2023)
- 77th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 71st in 2023. 0.11 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.53 in 2023)
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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