Safety index · Denver · data through September 2026
Is Cory - Merrill safe?
Cory - Merrill shows a typical level of reported crime for Denver. Its SafeRoute safety index is 57 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 56, ranking 36th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 342 incidents reported to the Denver Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.
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 Cory - Merrill 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 49% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 20% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 19% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 169 · 49% | |
| Public order | 43 · 13% | |
| Burglary | 34 · 10% | |
| Vehicle crime | 47 · 14% | |
| Violent crime | 10 · 3% | |
| Robbery | 8 · 2% |
When it happens
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 Cory - Merrill at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- University Park59/100 · Moderate
- Belcaro79/100 · Low risk
- Washington Park72/100 · Moderate
- Virginia Village76/100 · Low risk
- University53/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Cory - Merrill safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 57/100). About 38% of severity-weighted incidents in Cory - Merrill 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 Cory - Merrill?
Other theft — 169 of 342 incidents (49%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.
How is the Cory - Merrill 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.