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New Washington Park crimes reported since the last site update
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 6:50 PM, at 401 S Gilpin St.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 3:15 AM, at 30 N Downing St.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 8:50 AM, at the 400 block of S Marion St.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 9:35 AM, at 460 S Marion St.
- Bicycle theft, 6:30 PM, at 675 S University Blvd.
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Thursday Jan. 12
See all the recent crimes in Washington Park here.
Washington Park in the news
- Uber driver Michael Hancock not guilty of first-degree murder in shooting death of passenger
- Published October 10, 2019
- Jury to deliberate on whether Denver Uber driver should be convicted of murder or acted in self-defense
- Published October 8, 2019
- Denver Uber driver tells jury that his passenger made unwanted sexual advances, attacked him before fatal shooting
- Published October 7, 2019
The past 30 days in Washington Park crime
- There were 3 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 2 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 0.9 per month in Washington Park.
- Domestic violence: No incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.5.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.
- Robbery: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.
- Burglary: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.0.
- Property crimes: 15 incidents the past 30 days, 14 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 13.5.
- Car thefts: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.0.
- Bike thefts: 1 incident the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.4.
Compare Washington Park to its neighbors
See how Washington Park's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Cory-Merrill, Country Club, Washington Park West, Belcaro, University, 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.
- 1625 S University Blvd: 9
- 1700 E Louisiana Ave: 7
- 701 S Franklin St: 6
- 1000 Block S Gaylord St: 4
- No address given: 4
The full list of Washington Park addresses with the most reported crimes
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
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday August 12, 9:15 PM, at 900 S Downing St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday July 23, 3:27 PM, at the 800 block of S Gilpin St.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Monday June 10, 2:00 AM, at 1625 S University Blvd.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, Sunday March 24, 3:00 AM, at E Exposition Ave and S Franklin St.
Latest robberies in Washington Park
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday August 21, 12:30 PM, at the 1200 block of S Race St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Tuesday August 20, 10:46 AM, at the 900 block of S Vine St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Friday July 19, 1:52 PM, at 393 S High St.
Latest burglaries in Washington Park
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Wednesday August 28, 8:55 AM, at 1472 S Gaylord St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Sunday August 18, 3:32 AM, at 1055 S Gaylord St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Thursday August 15, 6:00 AM, at 845 S High St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday August 7, 3:55 AM, at 2331 E Ohio Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday August 3, 12:40 AM, at 515 S High St.
- Burglary - other, Thursday July 25, 9:15 PM, at 337 S Franklin St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Tuesday July 9, 4:00 AM, at 223 S Lafayette St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday June 27, 3:16 AM, at 2331 E Ohio Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday June 23, 2:23 AM, at 528 S Franklin St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday June 12, 3:55 AM, at 1052 S Gaylord St.
Featured: Denver's 2024 crime map.
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 2.5 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 59.5 and the median was 63.0. The most in any month was 87, in January 2023, and the least was 15 in September 2024.
So far this year, Washington Park ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 74th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 79th last year. 1.37 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 0.55 up until this point last year)
- 66th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 61st in 2023. 17.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 22.85 in 2023)
- 51st in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 71st in 2023. 0.27 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.14 in 2023)
- 74th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 72nd in 2023. 0.82 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.41 in 2023)
- 65th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 72nd in 2023. 0.41 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.27 in 2023)
- 47th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 40th in 2023. 4.1 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 4.92 in 2023)
- 77th in population-adjusted car thefts (even ranking with in 2023. 2.74 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.83 in 2023)
- 50th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 40th in 2023. 0.68 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.68 in 2023)
- 72nd in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 71st in 2023. 0.27 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.27 in 2023)
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.
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