Violent crime
446 per 100,000 residents, per year
52 reported in the last 12 months
−59% vs. Denver (1,080)
Data through August 2026, Denver Police Department
Crime in Congress Park, Denver
The violent crime rate in Congress Park is 446 per 100,000 residents per year, 59% below Denver as a whole (1,080). It ranks 58 of 75 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Aug 2026Property crime
3,914 per 100,000 residents, per year
456 reported in the last 12 months
−18% vs. Denver (4,754)
All reported
4,609 per 100,000 residents, per year
537 reported in the last 12 months
−29% vs. Denver (6,481)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 11,650 for Congress Park. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.
Where Congress Park sits in Denver
rank 58 of 75Loading map…
SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, last 12 months. Click an area to open it.
Congress Park is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 58 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: Barnum West (493), Cherry Creek (460), West Highland (444), Skyland (436).
Violent crime, month by month
Sep 2025 to Aug 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Congress Park |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 6 |
| Oct 2025 | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 11 |
| Aug 2026 | 1 |
When crime happens in Congress Park
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Congress Park happened between 1 pm and 11 pm. Tuesday and Wednesday had the most.
Property crime busiest hour 5 pm
No chart for violent crime: fewer than 300 incidents in 12 months, too few to show a pattern by hour.
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; 3% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.
See the numbers by hour
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 am | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 8 am | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 9 am | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 10 am | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 am | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 12 pm | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 1 pm | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 2 pm | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| 3 pm | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 pm | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 5 pm | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 6 pm | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 7 pm | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 8 pm | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| 9 pm | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 10 pm | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| 11 pm | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 12 am | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 1 am | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2 am | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 3 am | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 am | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 am | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Total with a known time | 113 | 303 | 416 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Denver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 46 | 395 | −59% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 5 | 43 | −64% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 8.6 | +50% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 126 | 1,082 | −36% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 119 | 1,021 | −4% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 94 | 807 | −7% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 78 | 670 | +26% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 39 | 335 | −45% |
| Drug offensesOther | 25 | 215 | −49% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 4 | 34 | −85% |
Source and dates
ODC_CRIME_OFFENSES_P- 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
- 11,650 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Denver, CO
- All neighborhoods
- Denver neighborhoods by reported crime rate