Denver crime report: citywide reports fall 12.8% year-on-year

Denver Police took 1,018 reports in the seven days from Thursday, October 1 to Wednesday, October 7, 2026, the lowest weekly count in the eight weeks we track. That is down 12.8% on the same week last year (1,167) and 14.5% on the week before (1,191), according to the City and County of Denver open data. Larceny, public disorder and thefts from vehicles accounted for most of the week-on-week fall.

Larceny, the biggest category, fell to 201 reports from 260 the week before. Theft from motor vehicle dropped 23.5% to 101, burglary fell 24.1% to 66, and public disorder fell 20.8% to 152. Auto theft, at 73, is down 29.1% on last year.

Two categories ran against the grain. Drug and alcohol reports held level at 91 but sit 42.2% above last year, and white collar crime rose 12% on the week to 28.

Five Points recorded 81 reports, the most of any neighborhood, down from 99 the week before. Capitol Hill, this edition's spotlight, followed with 48 (59 the week before); its map is at /denver-crime-map. Central Park had 40, East Colfax 35 (up from 31) and Union Station 34.

Counts are reports, not rates, so busy central neighborhoods log more simply because more people pass through. Per square kilometre, Union Station (149.7 reports) and Civic Center (93.6) are the densest in the table, ahead of Five Points (55.6) and Capitol Hill (22.9).

The biggest movers started from small bases: Windsor went from 8 reports to 15, Auraria and Whittier from 10 to 16, and Ruby Hill from 20 to 8. Swings of that size are a handful of reports, not a trend. The busiest ten neighborhoods are plotted on the city data tools.

The count peaked at 1,292 in the week to September 2 and has fallen in four of the five weeks since, to 1,018.

Year-to-date violent crime records, January 1 to October 4, 2026, move in different directions by neighborhood. Five Points rose from 237 to 264, according to the Denver crime data stories. Civic Center fell from 75 to 43, and North Capitol Hill from 91 to 71.

Two people were taken to a hospital after a reported shooting in the 2100 block of Stout Street on Thursday night, according to KDVR. Injuries appear to be non-life-threatening.

Next week's figures arrive once the city publishes data through the following Wednesday. The number to compare against is this week's 1,018; the eight-week range so far runs from 1,018 to 1,292. Figures and maps live on the Denver data tools.

The counts are offences reported to Denver Police in the city's open data, covering Thursday, October 1, 2026 to Wednesday, October 7, 2026. A report is not a conviction, and a rise can mean more reporting rather than more crime. Homicide and sexual assault are not in the dataset this report counts, so the totals understate serious violence. Neighborhood counts follow the city's own boundaries and are not adjusted for population or visitors. An arrest or a charge is an allegation, not a finding of guilt.

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