Denver Crime Index

Denver, Colorado

Denver Crime Map & Safety Report

An independent, data-first look at crime and safety across the City and County of Denver, built from Denver Police Department incident records and U.S. Census data.

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2,709,400Residents
102Crime index (100 = U.S. avg)
48thPercentile vs. U.S. cities
B-Overall crime grade

At a glance

Your real-world odds in Denver

Estimated annual chance of being affected, calibrated against national benchmark rates.

1 in 354
Violent crime odds / year
26% below the national average
1 in 61
Property crime odds / year
11% below the national average
2% above the national average
Overall crime vs. national
56,400
Incidents analyzed
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Crime map

Where crime happens in Denver

Warmer blocks report more crime relative to the rest of the city.

Reported Denver Police Department incidents, shaded by intensity. Open the full map for a larger view.

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Latest reports

Recent crime in Denver

The newest reported incidents across the city.

  • Drug Offense

    1900 BLOCK ARAPAHOE ST, Denver, CO

    Drug Poss Paraphernalia ; Drug Pcs Other Drug

  • Robbery

    00 BLK W ARKANSAS AVE, Denver, CO

    Robbery Residence

  • Theft

    2385 S BANNOCK ST, Denver, CO

    Theft Parts From Vehicle

  • Other

    4600 E 48TH AVE, Denver, CO

    Police Interference ; Public Order Crimes Other

  • Assault

    1900 BLK N EMERSON ST, Denver, CO

    Assault Simple

  • Vandalism

    5100 BLK N BROADWAY ST, Denver, CO

    Criminal Mischief Other

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Neighborhoods

Safest & highest-crime Denver areas

Every neighborhood graded A to F. Tap one for its own map and recent incidents.

Safest neighborhoods

A+Savory Farm349 residentsA+McCoy Hills1,010 residentsA+Cedar Bridge676 residentsA+Front Range Mobile Community1,681 residents

Highest-crime neighborhoods

D+Sun Valley1,164 residentsD+Mile High Stadium660 residentsC+Lincoln Park / La Alma7,237 residentsB-Skyland3,849 residents

Trend

Reported crime over the past year

May: 4,774Jun: 4,652Jul: 5,001Aug: 5,093Sep: 4,890Oct: 4,930Nov: 4,642Dec: 4,540Jan: 4,551Feb: 4,212Mar: 4,413Apr: 127
MayLatest month up 4.8% vs. prior monthApr

Explore

Dig into the data

Explore Denver crime and safety in detail:

InteractiveDenver Crime MapSee where crime concentrates block by block.→StatisticsDenver Crime RateViolent & property rates vs. the U.S. average.→BreakdownCrime by TypeTheft, vehicle theft, assault, robbery & more.→A–F gradesNeighborhood RankingsSafest and highest-crime Denver neighborhoods.→

Overview

Understanding crime in Denver

Denver is a city of sharp contrasts when it comes to public safety. The same metro that contains the quiet, leafy blocks of Washington Park, Cory-Merrill and Hilltop also takes in the dense nightlife corridors of LoDo and the 16th Street Mall, the rapidly changing warehouses of RiNo and Five Points, and the historically under-resourced neighborhoods along the Globeville-Elyria-Swansea industrial corridor. Crime in Denver is highly local: two addresses a mile apart can have completely different risk profiles.

This site pulls together the numbers that matter for residents, renters, and anyone weighing a move to a Denver neighborhood. We map where reported incidents actually concentrate, grade every neighborhood and ZIP code on a consistent A-to-F scale, and translate raw counts into plain-English odds you can compare against the national average.

About this data: Figures are compiled from Denver Police Department open crime data and U.S. Census Bureau demographics. Incident locations are reported to the block level by DPD and are used here for neighborhood-level analysis only.

FAQ

Denver crime: common questions

Is Denver a safe city to live in?
Denver's overall crime rate runs above the U.S. average, driven mostly by property crime such as vehicle theft and theft from vehicles. Violent crime is less common and is concentrated in specific corridors. Safety varies dramatically by neighborhood, so most residents experience risk levels far closer to their own block than to the citywide average.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Denver?
The residential southeast and south-central neighborhoods consistently grade safest, including Washington Park, Cory-Merrill, University, Hilltop, Wellshire and parts of Cherry Creek. See the neighborhoods page for the full A-to-F ranking based on the latest data.
Which areas of Denver have the most crime?
Reported crime concentrates downtown and along commercial corridors, including the 16th Street Mall and LoDo nightlife district, East Colfax, parts of Capitol Hill and Five Points, and the Globeville-Elyria-Swansea industrial area. Many of these are high-traffic districts where daytime population is far larger than the resident count.
Why is car theft such a big issue in Denver?
Colorado recorded some of the nation's highest motor-vehicle-theft rates in recent years, and Denver was at the center of that trend. Rates have since begun to fall following enforcement and legislative changes, but vehicle theft and theft from vehicles remain the single largest contributor to the city's property-crime total.
Where does this Denver crime data come from?
Crime figures are compiled from Denver Police Department open incident data, and neighborhood demographics come from the U.S. Census Bureau. Incident locations are reported to the block level and used for neighborhood-level analysis, not pinpoint accuracy.