Denver Assault

Denver · Assault · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Denver police open data recorded 2,489 assault incidents, 4.3% of all 58,491 incidents reported in the city that year and down 6.6% from 2024. That is about 341 per 100,000 residents, compared with 1,325 per 100,000 across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 2,033 assault incidents have been published.

Assault in Denver by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)2,033——
20252,489341down 6.6%
20242,664365down 3.3%
20232,755378up 1.0%
20222,729374up 11.1%
20212,456337—

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 15,126 assault incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most assault (2025)

  1. Five Points 221 incidents
  2. Gateway Green Valley Ranch 118 incidents
  3. Union Station 100 incidents
  4. Central Park 90 incidents
  5. Capitol Hill 89 incidents
  6. Central Business District 85 incidents
  7. North Capitol Hill 80 incidents
  8. Civic Center 78 incidents

Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.

Questions

How many assault incidents were reported in Denver in 2025?

2,489, according to Denver Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is assault going up or down in Denver?

Reported assault was down 6.6% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 8.8% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).

Where does this data come from?

Source: Denver Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.

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