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Safety index · Denver · data through September 2026

Is College View - South Platte safe?

College View - South Platte shows a typical level of reported crime for Denver. Its SafeRoute safety index is 59 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 56, ranking 28th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 321 incidents reported to the Denver Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.

59/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of College View - South Platte — higher is safer. 28th of 76 Denver neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Denver — a typical Denver neighborhood sits near 56. It ranks College View - South Platte against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 31% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 13% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

South Santa Fe DriveSouth Federal Boulevard neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center321 incidents reported within 1 km of the College View - South Platte center · Denver Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
101 · 31%
Other
87 · 27%
Violent crime
22 · 7%
Public order
33 · 10%
Drugs
33 · 10%
Vehicle crime
36 · 11%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Is Denver safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in College View - South Platte at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is College View - South Platte safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 59/100). About 33% of severity-weighted incidents in College View - South Platte are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in College View - South Platte?

Other theft — 101 of 321 incidents (31%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.

How is the College View - South Platte safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Denver Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Denver, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.