Photo: Emanuel Martinez — Eyes on the Park
Five Points logged 92 reports in the week of Friday, October 16, 2026 to Thursday, October 22, 2026, the most of any Denver neighborhood in Denver Police data. Union Station logged 38 reports but has the highest density in the table, 167.3 per square kilometre. A count shows where reports were filed; it does not show where a resident or visitor faces more risk.
Key takeaways
- Citywide, police logged 1,113 reports, up 1.2% on the week before and down 9.7% on the same week last year.
- Five Points had the most reports of any neighborhood, 92, against 86 the week before.
- Union Station's 167.3 reports per square kilometre was the highest density in the table.
- Theft from motor vehicle fell 23.5% on the week before, from 136 reports to 104.
- Burglary rose 58.2% on the week before, from 55 reports to 87.
Citywide reports edged up on the week before
The week's count ended a slide that began in late September. Police logged 1,113 reports, against 1,100 for October 9 to October 15 and 1,233 in the same week of 2025, according to the city's open data. The eight-week line has stayed between 1,100 and 1,269, so this week sits at the low end of that range.
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| Week ending | Reports in the seven days ending |
|---|---|
| September 3 | 1,269 |
| September 10 | 1,202 |
| September 17 | 1,231 |
| September 24 | 1,255 |
| October 1 | 1,161 |
| October 8 | 1,128 |
| October 15 | 1,100 |
| October 22 | 1,113 |
Source: City and County of Denver open data: crime, data as of
Burglary moved most among the larger categories, up 58.2% on the week before, and the 87 reports sit level with the 86 of last year's same week. Drug alcohol reports rose 22.2% on the week before, to 110. Public disorder fell 15.1% on the week before, to 158.
Larceny stayed the largest category at 218 reports, 20% of the total, down 3.5% on the week before. A category the size of burglary can swing by dozens in a week without a change in the city's overall picture.
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| Category | This week |
|---|---|
| Larceny Week before: 226 | 218 |
| All other crimes Week before: 185 | 189 |
| Public disorder Week before: 186 | 158 |
| Drug alcohol Week before: 90 | 110 |
| Theft from motor vehicle Week before: 136 | 104 |
| Burglary Week before: 55 | 87 |
Source: City and County of Denver open data: crime, data as of
Busiest neighborhoods differ from the densest
Ranked by count, the list starts with Five Points at 92, Central Park at 62, and Civic Center and East Colfax at 42 each. Ranked by reports per square kilometre, the order changes. Union Station leads at 167.3, Civic Center follows at 126.8, then Five Points at 63.1. Central Park, second by count, has 12.8.
The gap comes from area and traffic. A large neighborhood spreads its reports over more ground, and a district with thousands of daily visitors logs reports from people who do not live there. Neither figure is a rate per resident or per visitor, so neither marks one area as more dangerous than another.
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| Neighborhood | This week |
|---|---|
| Five Points Week before: 86 | 92 |
| Central Park Week before: 54 | 62 |
| Civic Center Week before: 27 | 42 |
| East Colfax Week before: 41 | 42 |
| Capitol Hill Week before: 44 | 41 |
| Union Station Week before: 54 | 38 |
| Gateway Green Valley Ranch Week before: 26 | 30 |
| CBD Week before: 40 | 29 |
Source: City and County of Denver open data: crime, data as of
The sharpest week-on-week movers sit on small bases. Ruby Hill went from 2 reports to 15, Overland from 3 to 19, and Lowry Field from 4 to 17. A jump of that size from a low start is worth watching, but one week does not make a trend.
Capitol Hill, the spotlight neighborhood, logged 41 reports, down 6.8% on the 44 of the week before, and has 19.6 reports per square kilometre. The Denver crime map shows where those reports fall. The previous edition, Busy Is Not the Same as Dense, also featured Capitol Hill.
Developments from the research sources
The research for this edition returned only the city's open data. No police release, charging document or court record is cited, so no incident is reported here and no one is named.
Figures to compare next week
The next citywide count is the first number to check against 1,113. The second is the city's next release of open data, which will show whether Five Points keeps the lead by count and whether Union Station stays densest. The weekly figures page carries the update, and the Denver data tools hold the underlying tables.
Methodology
The numbers come from Denver Police reported-offence data in the City and County of Denver open data, pulled October 27, 2026 through the 303Happenings crime report service. The week covered runs from Friday, October 16, 2026 to Thursday, October 22, 2026, the last day the city had published.
The comparison weeks are October 9 to October 15, 2026 and October 16 to October 22, 2025. Homicide and sexual assault are not in the dataset.
Counts are reports, not convictions, and a rise can mean more reporting rather than more crime. Neighborhood counts follow the city's boundaries and are not adjusted for population or visitors, so they are not rates. An arrest or a charge is an allegation.
Corrections
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