- Neighborhoods ranked
- 77
- Reports, 30 days
- 4,216
- Violent, 30 days
- 558
- Violent / sq mi
- 5.0
- city-wide, median 3.6
Safest neighborhoods in Denver#
The 10 Denver neighborhoods with the fewest violent crime reports per square mile over the last 30 days. Low numbers mean few reports where people live and work, not that nothing ever happens there.
| # | Neighborhood | Violent / sq mi | Violent | All reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellshire | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Belcaro | 0.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Country Club | 0.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Berkeley | 0.0 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | University Hills | 0.0 | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | Marston | 0.3 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Globeville | 0.5 | 1 | 42 |
| 8 | Hilltop | 0.6 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | North Park Hill | 0.7 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | West Highland | 0.9 | 1 | 29 |
Most dangerous neighborhoods in Denver#
The 10 neighborhoods with the most violent crime reports per square mile. Downtowns, nightlife districts and transit hubs rank high partly because so many people pass through them; a report is where an incident was recorded, not a judgment on the people who live there.
| # | Neighborhood | Violent / sq mi | Violent | All reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Station | 69 | 30 | 173 |
| 2 | Civic Center | 66 | 20 | 124 |
| 3 | Central Business District | 61 | 26 | 160 |
| 4 | North Capitol Hill | 51 | 18 | 122 |
| 5 | Capitol Hill | 31 | 21 | 179 |
| 6 | Five Points | 26 | 45 | 327 |
| 7 | East Colfax | 18 | 19 | 155 |
| 8 | City Park West | 15 | 8 | 65 |
| 9 | Sun Valley | 12 | 8 | 51 |
| 10 | Cole | 12 | 6 | 40 |
All 77 Denver neighborhoods#
Every neighborhood, safest first (1 = the fewest violent crime reports per square mile). Neighborhoods under 0.2 square miles are listed without a rank: a single report would swing their figure.
How this ranking works#
- Data: every crime report Denver PD published for the last 30 days, placed in a neighborhood from its block-level location.
- Measure: violent crime reports (assault, robbery, homicide, sex offenses and similar) per square mile of the neighborhood, so large and small areas compare fairly.
- Limits:reports are preliminary and are not convictions; departments do not publish every incident; busy areas count visitors' incidents too. Treat the ranking as a starting point and check the blocks you care about on the map.
- Boundaries: City and County of Denver statistical neighborhoods. 153 reports fell outside these outlines (parks, airports, the edge of the city) and are not counted.
Questions#
What is the safest neighborhood in Denver?
By violent crime reports per square mile over the last 30 days, Wellshire ranks first, with 0 violent reports on 0.9 square miles. Belcaro and Country Club follow.
What is the most dangerous neighborhood in Denver?
Union Station has the most violent crime reports per square mile right now (69, against a city median of 3.6). Rankings shift month to month, and a few blocks often account for most of a neighborhood's reports.
How often is this ranking updated?
Warden recomputes it every few hours from Denver PD's open-data feed. Last computed Nov 4, 7:35 AM MT.
About this data#
Denver Police Department via denvergov.org, City and County of Denver open data use constraints (as is). Locations are approximate, usually the block. All agencies: data sources.