Denver, United States: crime rates by area
No Safety score: fewer than 30 comparable places, or figures not complete.
Questions about crime in Denver
- Which areas of Denver have the least crime?
- Lowest crime among the 76 neighbourhoods of Denver with a Safety score: Wellshire (10/10), Indian Creek (10/10), Marston (10/10). Highest crime among the 76 neighbourhoods of Denver with a Safety score: DIA (1/10), Civic Center (1/10), CBD (1/10).
Neighbourhoods in Denver
- Athmar Park 5/10
- Auraria
- Baker 2/10
- Barnum 5/10
- Barnum West 7/10
- Bear Valley 9/10
- Belcaro 10/10
- Berkeley 8/10
- Capitol Hill 2/10
- CBD 1/10
- Central Park 4/10
- Chaffee Park 6/10
- Cheesman Park 4/10
- Cherry Creek 4/10
- City Park 3/10
- City Park West 2/10
- Civic Center 1/10
- Clayton 3/10
- Cole 3/10
- College View - South Platte 3/10
- Congress Park 7/10
- Cory - Merrill 5/10
- Country Club 10/10
- DIA 1/10
- East Colfax 2/10
- Elyria Swansea 2/10
- Five Points 1/10
- Fort Logan 9/10
- Gateway - Green Valley Ranch 7/10
- Globeville 2/10
- Goldsmith 4/10
- Hale 6/10
- Hampden 6/10
- Hampden South 8/10
- Harvey Park 8/10
- Harvey Park South 7/10
- Highland 4/10
- Hilltop 10/10
- Indian Creek 10/10
- Jefferson Park 4/10
- Kennedy 4/10
- Lincoln Park 1/10
- Lowry Field 7/10
- Mar Lee 6/10
- Marston 10/10
- Montbello 8/10
- Montclair 6/10
- North Capitol Hill 1/10
- North Park Hill 10/10
- Northeast Park Hill 2/10
- Overland 2/10
- Platt Park 9/10
- Regis 9/10
- Rosedale 5/10
- Ruby Hill 6/10
- Skyland 9/10
- Sloan Lake 7/10
- South Park Hill 7/10
- Southmoor Park 8/10
- Speer 5/10
- Sun Valley
- Sunnyside 6/10
- Union Station 1/10
- University 9/10
- University Hills 3/10
- University Park 9/10
- Valverde 3/10
- Villa Park 6/10
- Virginia Village 7/10
- Washington Park 10/10
- Washington Park West 8/10
- Washington Virginia Vale 5/10
- Wellshire 10/10
- West Colfax 3/10
- West Highland 8/10
- Westwood 5/10
- Whittier 4/10
- Windsor 9/10
Other places nearby
Mayors of Denver since 2010
Denver: Mayor Mike Johnston (Democrat, nonpartisan office). Governor: Jared Polis (Democrat)
Mike Johnston · Democrat, nonpartisan office
since July 2023
Denver ▼ −26% · USA ▼ −19%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Michael Hancock · Democrat, nonpartisan office
July 2019 – July 2023
Denver ▲ +50% · USA 0%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Michael Hancock · Democrat, nonpartisan office
July 2015 – July 2019
Denver ▲ +8% · USA ▼ −10%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Michael Hancock · Democrat, nonpartisan office
July 2011 – July 2015
Denver ▼ −2% · USA ▼ −13%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
In some cities an appointed manager or police chief, not the mayor, runs the police; in some counties the sheriff mainly runs the jail and the courts.
Mayors: Hilbig, Archived Campaign Websites of U.S. Mayoral Candidates (CC BY 4.0) and city sites. Sheriffs: Mavridis, US Sheriff Election Data (CC BY 4.0), MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) and county election offices. Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
