CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Denver Police Department

Crime in Capitol Hill, Denver

The violent crime rate in Capitol Hill is 1,784 per 100,000 residents per year, 65% above Denver as a whole (1,080). It ranks 13 of 75 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

1,784 per 100,000 residents, per year

305 reported in the last 12 months

+65% vs. Denver (1,080)

Property crime

7,786 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,331 reported in the last 12 months

+64% vs. Denver (4,754)

All reported

12,688 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,169 reported in the last 12 months

+96% vs. Denver (6,481)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 17,095 for Capitol Hill. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.

Where Capitol Hill sits in Denver

rank 13 of 75
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Capitol Hill is among the highest in the city: rank 13 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: Northeast Park Hill (2,053), Overland (1,850), Baker (1,780), West Colfax (1,507).

Violent crime, month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violent crimes in Capitol Hill by month
MonthViolent crimes in Capitol Hill
Sep 202531
Oct 202533
Nov 202526
Dec 202525
Jan 202623
Feb 202614
Mar 202616
Apr 202621
May 202619
Jun 202635
Jul 202635
Aug 202627

When crime happens in Capitol Hill

12 months to Sep 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Capitol Hill happened between 5 pm and 2 am. No day of the week stood out.

Violent crime busiest hour 11 pm

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Property crime busiest hour 5 pm

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Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by Denver Police Department; 4% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.

See the numbers by hour
Violent crime in Capitol Hill by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am134
7 am347
8 am347
9 am21012
10 am358
11 am3811
12 pm077
1 pm61319
2 pm156
3 pm61218
4 pm51116
5 pm51217
6 pm4711
7 pm235
8 pm4711
9 pm21315
10 pm61925
11 pm131528
12 am6713
1 am101323
2 am6713
3 am2911
4 am156
5 am000
Total with a known time94199293
Property crime in Capitol Hill by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am61925
7 am103141
8 am143852
9 am133043
10 am93847
11 am143246
12 pm143044
1 pm182947
2 pm163450
3 pm193756
4 pm164056
5 pm266389
6 pm123648
7 pm214465
8 pm195574
9 pm224769
10 pm255681
11 pm204767
12 am193655
1 am144559
2 am152540
3 am152742
4 am102131
5 am71926
Total with a known time3748791,253

Reported crime by type

last 12 months
OffenseReportedPer 100k, per yearvs. Denver
Assault and batteryViolent2581,509+58%
RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent47275+130%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty4382,562+141%
TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty3261,907+13%
Property damage and arsonProperty2941,720+99%
Vehicle theftProperty146854+39%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty127743+40%
Drug offensesOther4912,872+588%
Weapons offensesOther42246+7%

Source and dates

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Source
Denver Police Department, via Denver Open Data Catalog (dataset ODC_CRIME_OFFENSES_P), aggregated by neighborhood
Window
September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months)
Population
17,095 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
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