Whittier, Denver, crime stats, map, news and analysis for the month of August 2023.

Whittier news from August 2023

Man shot in Denver on East 23rd Avenue dies at hospital
Published August 12, 2023

August’s notable crimes in Whittier

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

Whittier crime map

August homicides in Whittier

August serious assaults in Whittier

The 3 reported serious assaults in Whittier in August.

August robberies in Whittier

The 1 reported robberies in Whittier in August.

August burglaries in Whittier

Good news: Whittier has had no reported burglaries in August.

Crime ranking changes from July to August

There were 7 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from July to August. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in Whittier.

See all the Whittier crime rate ranking changes.

Whittier crime counts for August, in comparison

Violent crimes in Whittier

Violent crime in August was up in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2022, and up compared with the 2023 average of 3 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in Whittier

Serious assault in August was even in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2022, and up compared with the 2023 average of 2 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in Whittier

Property crime in August was down in Denver from July, and down compared against August 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 16 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in Whittier

Burglary in August was down in Denver from July, and down compared against August 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 1 burglaries per month.

Neighbors report, August 2023

How does the overall crime-rate ranking of Whittier compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Whittier, Skyland, Five Points, City Park West, Cole.

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

Violent Crime

  • 7. City Park West
  • 8. Five Points
  • 42. Cole
  • 52. Skyland
  • 54. Whittier

Property Crime

  • 12. Five Points
  • 20. City Park West
  • 37. Cole
  • 61. Skyland
  • 77. Whittier

Aggravated Assault

  • 6. City Park West
  • 7. Five Points
  • 40. Cole
  • 41. Skyland
  • 48. Whittier

Sexual Assault

  • 9. Five Points
  • 24. Whittier
  • 25. Skyland
  • 43. City Park West
  • 72. Cole

Domestic Violence

  • 5. City Park West
  • 14. Five Points
  • 23. Whittier
  • 33. Cole
  • 40. Skyland

Robbery

  • 10. Five Points
  • 13. City Park West
  • 40. Cole
  • 74. Skyland
  • 78. Whittier

Burglary

  • 11. Five Points
  • 12. City Park West
  • 51. Cole
  • 59. Skyland
  • 77. Whittier

More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.

Featured: Read the April 2024 Denver-city crime report.

Denver crime maps

Denver crime trends map

The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and yearly basis.

Denver crime trends map

The Denver-city recent crime map

The recent crimes map shows where crimes across the city were reported in the last two or so months, and shows which addresses across the city have logged the most reported crimes.

Denver’s recent crime map

All city crime maps

Choose from neighborhood and crime-specific crime maps.

Denver crime map