Safety index · Denver · data through August 2026
Is East Colfax safe?
East Colfax records a high level of reported crime for Denver. Its SafeRoute safety index is 25 out of 100 — 30 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 68th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 1,058 incidents reported to the Denver Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 7 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 7 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Denver — a typical Denver neighborhood sits near 55. It ranks East Colfax against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — public order alone is 22% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 19% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Public order | 237 · 22% | |
| Violent crime | 106 · 10% | |
| Drugs | 145 · 14% | |
| Other | 216 · 20% | |
| Other theft | 148 · 14% | |
| Vehicle crime | 122 · 12% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in East Colfax at night?
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Common questions
Is East Colfax safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 25/100). About 36% of severity-weighted incidents in East Colfax 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 East Colfax?
Public order — 237 of 1,058 incidents (22%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 7 months to August 2026.
How is the East Colfax 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.