Violent crime
1,507 per 100,000 residents, per year
175 reported in the last 12 months
+40% vs. Denver (1,080)
Data through August 2026, Denver Police Department
Crime in West Colfax, Denver
The violent crime rate in West Colfax is 1,507 per 100,000 residents per year, 40% above Denver as a whole (1,080). It ranks 15 of 75 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Aug 2026Property crime
6,641 per 100,000 residents, per year
771 reported in the last 12 months
+40% vs. Denver (4,754)
All reported
9,510 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,104 reported in the last 12 months
+47% vs. Denver (6,481)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 11,609 for West Colfax. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.
Where West Colfax sits in Denver
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West Colfax is among the highest in the city: rank 15 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: Capitol Hill (1,784), Baker (1,780), Clayton (1,484), Cole (1,405).
Violent crime, month by month
Sep 2025 to Aug 2026| Month | Violent crimes in West Colfax |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 14 |
| Oct 2025 | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 18 |
| Dec 2025 | 16 |
| Jan 2026 | 17 |
| Feb 2026 | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 19 |
| Apr 2026 | 16 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 15 |
| Jul 2026 | 18 |
| Aug 2026 | 16 |
When crime happens in West Colfax
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in West Colfax happened between 2 pm and midnight. No day of the week stood out.
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; 5% 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 | 10 | 12 |
| 7 am | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| 8 am | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 9 am | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| 10 am | 7 | 27 | 34 |
| 11 am | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| 12 pm | 7 | 28 | 35 |
| 1 pm | 3 | 23 | 26 |
| 2 pm | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| 3 pm | 9 | 22 | 31 |
| 4 pm | 8 | 44 | 52 |
| 5 pm | 15 | 41 | 56 |
| 6 pm | 12 | 34 | 46 |
| 7 pm | 9 | 25 | 34 |
| 8 pm | 14 | 23 | 37 |
| 9 pm | 8 | 31 | 39 |
| 10 pm | 16 | 32 | 48 |
| 11 pm | 13 | 24 | 37 |
| 12 am | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 1 am | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| 2 am | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| 3 am | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 am | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 5 am | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Total with a known time | 215 | 547 | 762 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Denver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 150 | 1,292 | +35% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 23 | 198 | +65% |
| HomicideViolent | 2 | 17 | +201% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 249 | 2,145 | +27% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 155 | 1,335 | +54% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 136 | 1,172 | +10% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 119 | 1,025 | +67% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 112 | 965 | +81% |
| Drug offensesOther | 105 | 904 | +117% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 53 | 457 | +99% |
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
- 11,609 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Denver, CO
- All neighborhoods
- Denver neighborhoods by reported crime rate