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Safety index · Denver · data through September 2026

Is Platt Park safe?

Platt Park records more reported crime than most Denver neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 52 out of 100 — 4 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 46th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 379 incidents reported to the Denver Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.

52/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Platt Park — higher is safer. 46th 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 Platt Park 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 17% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 21% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

South Valley HighwaySouth Santa Fe Drive neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center379 incidents reported within 1 km of the Platt Park center · Denver Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Public order
65 · 17%
Vehicle crime
92 · 24%
Other theft
89 · 23%
Burglary
49 · 13%
Violent crime
30 · 8%
Other
29 · 8%

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 Platt Park 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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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Platt Park safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 52/100). About 39% of severity-weighted incidents in Platt Park 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 Platt Park?

Public order — 65 of 379 incidents (17%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.

How is the Platt Park 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.