The five neighborhooods with the highest violent crime rates through September 2024 are not the five neighborhoods with the highest violent crime rates through September 2023.
Published Monday Oct 7, 2024
The five neighborhooods with the highest violent crime rates through September 2024 are not the five neighborhoods with the highest violent crime rates through September 2023.
In the city of Denver, violent crimes so far in 2024 are slightly down from 2023’s figures. Through the end of September, Denver is averaging 459.3 violent crimes a month — in 2023, the city averaged 460.9 a month. A negligible difference.
On a neighborhood by neighborhood basis, Denver’s violent crimes play out slightly differently. From January to the end of September, violent crime rates are highest among, mostly, the neighborhoods with the most foot traffic. The exception: Sun Valley, which had the third-largest violent crime rate. Over the same time period in 2023, Five Points ranked in the top five (Sun Valley ranked sixth).
Highest violent crime rates in Denver, 2023 vs. 2024
High foot traffic skews the Denver neighborhood crime rankings. Data shown covers January to the end of September.
2024
- Civic Center
- DIA
- Sun Valley
- CBD
- Union Station
2023
- Civic Center
- DIA
- CBD
- Union Station
- Five Points
Highest violent crime counts in Denver, 2023 vs. 2024
2024
- Five Points, 299 violent crimes reported
- Montbello, 181
- Central Park, 175
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch, 173
- East Colfax, 158
2023
- Five Points, 310 violent crimes reported
- Gateway / Green Valley Ranch, 177
- Montbello, 175
- Capitol Hill, 172
- Central Park, 156
