Safety index · Denver · data through September 2026
Is Union Station safe?
Union Station records a high level of reported crime for Denver. Its SafeRoute safety index is 12 out of 100 — 44 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 72nd of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 3,043 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 Union Station against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (14% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 437 · 14% | |
| Public order | 442 · 15% | |
| Other theft | 638 · 21% | |
| Other | 809 · 27% | |
| Vehicle crime | 379 · 12% | |
| Drugs | 181 · 6% |
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 Union Station 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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- Auraria28/100 · Elevated
- CBD8/100 · High risk
- Highland35/100 · Elevated
- Five Points15/100 · High risk
- Jefferson Park33/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Union Station safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 12/100). About 41% of severity-weighted incidents in Union Station 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 Union Station?
Violent crime — 437 of 3,043 incidents (14%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.
How is the Union Station 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.