Westwood, Denver, crime stats, map, news and analysis for the month of September 2022.

Westwood news from September 2022

Three injured in overnight Denver shootings
Published September 14, 2022

September’s notable crimes in Westwood

A Westwood crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.

Westwood crime map

September homicides in Westwood

Good news: Westwood has had no reported homicides in September.

September serious assaults in Westwood

The 11 reported serious assaults in Westwood in September. The ten most-recent are listed, see all Westwood’s September crimes here.

September robberies in Westwood

The 2 reported robberies in Westwood in September.

September burglaries in Westwood

The 6 reported burglaries in Westwood in September.

  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Sept. 23, 1:55 PM, at the 700 block of S Xavier St.
  • Burglary and auto theft at a residence without forced entry, Wednesday Sept. 14, 1:20 PM, at 3070 W Ford Pl.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday Sept. 10, 11:45 PM, at 995 S Tennyson St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday Sept. 9, 8:08 PM, at 995 S Tennyson St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Tuesday Sept. 6, 7:30 PM, at 4950 Morrison Rd.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday Sept. 5, 6:14 AM, at 3420 W Alameda Ave.

Crime ranking changes from August to September

There were 6 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from August to September. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in Westwood.

See all the Westwood crime rate ranking changes.

Westwood crime counts for September, in comparison

Violent crimes in Westwood

Violent crime in September was up in Denver from August, and down compared against September 2021, and up compared with the 2022 average of 12 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in Westwood

Serious assault in September was up in Denver from August, and down compared against September 2021, and up compared with the 2022 average of 9 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in Westwood

Property crime in September was down in Denver from August, and down compared against September 2021, and up compared with the 2022 average of 38 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in Westwood

Burglary in September was even in Denver from August, and down compared against September 2021, and up compared with the 2022 average of 5 burglaries per month.

Neighbors report, September 2022

How does the overall crime-rate ranking of Westwood compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Barnum, Westwood, Athmar Park, Barnum West, Mar Lee.

The higher the rank, the worse that neighborhood's adjusted-for-population crime rate. Rankings are based on cumulative crimes from January to September.

Violent Crime

  • 25. Barnum
  • 33. Westwood
  • 42. Athmar Park
  • 43. Mar Lee
  • 57. Barnum West

Property Crime

  • 59. Athmar Park
  • 72. Mar Lee
  • 73. Westwood
  • 74. Barnum
  • 77. Barnum West

Aggravated Assault

  • 25. Barnum
  • 31. Westwood
  • 39. Mar Lee
  • 44. Athmar Park
  • 53. Barnum West

Sexual Assault

  • 23. Barnum
  • 40. Barnum West
  • 42. Westwood
  • 51. Athmar Park
  • 67. Mar Lee

Domestic Violence

  • 30. Westwood
  • 43. Barnum
  • 48. Mar Lee
  • 56. Athmar Park
  • 59. Barnum West

Robbery

  • 33. Athmar Park
  • 36. Westwood
  • 49. Mar Lee
  • 54. Barnum
  • 64. Barnum West

Burglary

  • 38. Athmar Park
  • 61. Barnum
  • 66. Westwood
  • 71. Mar Lee
  • 76. Barnum West

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