Berkeley, Denver, CO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D

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$2.58 million

Cost of Crime™ for Berkeley, Denver, CO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $619 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Berkeley with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Berkeley against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. Berkeley sits in the 28th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 28% of neighborhoods and behind 72%. The grade covers only Berkeley's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Berkeley is 6.461 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 124 in the south areas to 1 in 194 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Berkeley, Denver, CO report the most violent crime, about 10 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Berkeley, Denver, CO

The tangible cost of violent crime in Berkeley is projected at $2,581,698 for 2025, about $297 per resident and $619 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Berkeley Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Berkeley, Denver, CO:	$297
Lodo, Denver, CO:	$1053
Briargate, Colorado Springs, C:	$156
Colorado:	$319
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $297 per resident each year in Berkeley, which is $38 more than the national average and $22 less than Denver's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Berkeley:

In Lodo, Denver, CO, crime costs $1,053 per person, which is $756 more than in Berkeley.
In Briargate, Colorado Springs, C, crime costs $156 per person, which is $141 less than in Berkeley

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Berkeley, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Berkeley	Cost per Berkeley Resident
Murder	$633,153	$73
Rape/Sexual Assault	$616,999	$71
Robbery	$224,863	$26
Assault	$1.11 million	$127
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,581,698	$297

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Berkeley, Denver, CO

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Berkeley totals $7,569,043 ($870 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $10,150,741 ($1,167 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Berkeley, Denver, CO, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Berkeley Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Berkeley residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.430
Robbery	0.8219
Rape	1.170
Murder	0.0387
Total Violent Crime	6.461 (D+)

Individual Berkeley Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Berkeley is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Berkeley.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
West Highland, Denver, CO	D	D+	D-
Regis, Denver, CO	D-	D	D-
Northwestern Denver, Denver, CO	F	D-	F
Sunnyside, Denver, CO	D-	D-	D-
Sloan Lake, Denver, CO	D	C-	D-
Chaffee Park, Denver, CO	D-	D	D-
Highland, Denver, CO	F	D	F
Barths, Wheat Ridge, CO	D-	D	F
Jefferson Park, Denver, CO	D-	D	D-
West Colfax, Denver, CO	D-	D	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Berkeley is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Leslie, Decatur, GA	C-	D	D
Broadview, Seattle, WA	C-	C+	C+
Chicot West, Little Rock, AR	D+	D-	D-
Westpointe, Salt Lake City, UT	D-	C-	C-
Tatnuck, Worcester, MA	A	B+	B+
Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station, TX	B	B-	B-
East Watertown, Watertown Town, MA	B+	B-	B-
Klondike, Louisville, KY	C+	A-	A-
Kempsville Gardens, Virginia Beach, VA	B+	A	A
Midtown, Sacramento, CA	C-	D-	D-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Berkeley is less safe than the Colorado state average and less safe than the national average.

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