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Washington Park, Denver, crime stats, charts, data, map and analysis for 2025. Last updated Thursday February 20th.

Washington Park violent crimes are up in the past 30 days (2) compared with the 30 days before that (1), and are up since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

Recent crime ranking changes in Washington Park

There were five notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the current rankings to the rankings four weeks ago. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in Washington Park.

Year over year, 2025 vs. 2024

See how crime in Washington Park is going compared to the same period of time in 2024.

Crime type comparison, 2025,
Washington Park vs. Denver

See how the proportion of crimes in Washington Park compares with the city.

Washington Park crimes

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New: The South High School crime report.

New Washington Park crimes reported since the last site update

    Friday Jan. 1, 2021

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 6:50 PM, at 401 S Gilpin St.
  • Sunday Jan. 10, 2021

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 3:15 AM, at 30 N Downing St.
  • Monday Jan. 11, 2021

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 8:50 AM, at the 400 block of S Marion St.
  • Monday Jan. 11, 2021

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 9:35 AM, at 460 S Marion St.
  • Thursday Jan. 12, 2023

  • Bicycle theft, 6:30 PM, at 675 S University Blvd.

Washington Park in the news

Roundup: Denver neighborhood violent crime in 2024, compared with 2023
Published February 10
1 hospitalized, 1 in custody after shooting at Denverxe2x80x99s Washington Park
Published February 2
Pedestrian struck by RTD bus in Denver’s Washington Park neighborhood
Published November 21, 2024

The past 30 days in Washington Park crime

  • There were 2 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 1 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 1.2 per month in Washington Park.
  • Domestic violence: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.4.
  • Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.
  • Robbery: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.3.
  • Burglary: No incidents the past 30 days, 6 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.8.
  • Property crimes: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 15 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 13.3.
  • Car thefts: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.1.
  • Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.6.

Compare Washington Park to its neighbors

See how Washington Park's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Belcaro, Washington Park West, Cory-Merrill, University, Country Club, Speer).

Washington Park addresses with the most reported crime

These are the top Washington Park addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.

  1. 1625 S University Blvd: 4
  2. 900 S Downing St: 2
  3. 1400 Block S University Blvd: 1
  4. I25 Hwynb / S University Blvd: 1
  5. 928 S High St: 1

Latest notable crimes in Washington Park

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

Washington Park crime map

Reported assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported assaults in Washington Park happen?

Reported burglaries, by time of day

What time do most reported burglaries in Washington Park happen?

Reported robberies, by time of day

What time do most reported robberies in Washington Park happen?

Reported sexual assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported sexual assaults in Washington Park happen?

Latest homicides in Washington Park

Good news: Washington Park has had no reported homicides in the last 12 months.

Latest serious assaults in Washington Park

Latest robberies in Washington Park

Latest burglaries in Washington Park

  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Wednesday Jan. 8, 5:00 AM, at 340 S Lafayette St.
  • Burglary - other, Friday Jan. 3, 8:00 AM, at 330 S Gilpin St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Jan. 3, 1:45 AM, at 300 S Williams St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Monday Dec. 30, 6:20 AM, at 353 S Gilpin St.
  • Burglary - other, Monday Dec. 30, 4:15 AM, at 222 S Marion St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday Dec. 29, 1:20 AM, at 460 S Marion St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Tuesday Dec. 17, 12:55 AM, at 455 S High St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Dec. 8, 3:03 AM, at 876 S Race St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Wednesday Nov. 27, 10:48 PM, at 489 S High St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday Nov. 25, 3:15 PM, at 175 S Franklin St.

Updated: Colorado state crime rate charts.

Crime in Washington Park, by day of the week

Washington Park property crimes, by day

The day of the week reported property crimes in Washington Park happen.

Washington Park violent crimes, by day

The day of the week reported violent crimes in Washington Park happen.

Monthly crimes in Washington Park

Monthly violent crime in Washington Park

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 2.4 and the median was 2.0. The most in any month was six, in August 2023, and the least was zero in June 2022.

Monthly property crime in Washington Park

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 54.8 and the median was 57.0. The most in any month was 85, in January 2023, and the least was 12 in February 2025.

So far this year, Washington Park ranks in reported crime rates:

Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).

  • 53rd (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 71st last year. 0.27 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 0.0 up until this point last year)
  • 76th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 65th in 2024. 1.23 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.6 in 2024)
  • 58th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 39th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
  • 67th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 64th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
  • 63rd in population-adjusted robberies (down from 54th in 2024. 0.0 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
  • 42nd in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 30th in 2024. 0.41 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.68 in 2024)
  • 59th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 73rd in 2024. 0.41 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.41 in 2024)
  • 61st in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 44th in 2024. 0.0 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
  • 66th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 58th in 2024. 0.0 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)

Compare Washington Park crime rate rankings in recent years

The lower the rank, the worse Washington Park's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.

A table comparing Washington Park violent crime rates

Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Washington Park.

Year Violent crime Domestic
violence
Sexual assault Robbery Aggravated
assault
2023 78th 75 72 77 78
2022 74th 75 37 68 77

A table comparing Washington Park property crime rates

Year Property
crime
Auto theft Bicycle theft Arson
2023 64th 78 37 78
2022 59th 71 59 65

A table comparing Washington Park burglary crime rates

Year Residential
burglary
Business
burglary
Burglary,
forced entry
Burglary,
unforced
2023 33 56 57 34
2022 30 75 74 33

See the full year-by-year rankings for Washington Park.

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

New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.

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The Denver-city recent crime map

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