Crime ranking changes from July to August
There were 8 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 West Colfax.
- West Colfax fell 1 rank, from 14th to 13th.
- West Colfax improved 3 ranks, from 9th to 12th.
- West Colfax fell 7 ranks, from 22nd to 15th.
- West Colfax improved 1 rank, from 8th to 9th.
- West Colfax improved 1 rank, from 14th to 15th.
- West Colfax improved 1 rank, from 11th to 12th.
- West Colfax improved 1 rank, from 12th to 13th.
- West Colfax fell 5 ranks, from 69th to 64th.
In serious assaults:
In burglaries:
In domestic violence crimes:
In robberies:
In Thefts:
In bicycle thefts:
In violent crimes:
In white-collar crimes:
See all the West Colfax crime rate ranking changes.
West Colfax crime counts for August, in comparison
Violent crimes in West Colfax
Violent crime in August was up in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 12 violent crimes per month.
Serious assaults in West Colfax
Serious assault in August was up in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 7 serious assaults per month.
Property crimes in West Colfax
Property crime in August was down in Denver from July, and down compared against August 2023, and down compared with the 2024 average of 69 property crimes per month.
Burglaries in West Colfax
Burglary in August was down in Denver from July, and down compared against August 2023, and down compared with the 2024 average of 11 burglaries per month.
Neighbors report, August 2024
How does the overall crime-rate ranking of West Colfax compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Villa Park, West Colfax, Sloan Lake, Sun Valley.
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
- 5. Sun Valley
- 16. West Colfax
- 39. Villa Park
- 61. Sloan Lake
Property Crime
- 16. Sun Valley
- 24. West Colfax
- 52. Villa Park
- 61. Sloan Lake
Aggravated Assault
- 24. West Colfax
- 27. Villa Park
- 52. Sun Valley
- 55. Sloan Lake
Sexual Assault
- 2. West Colfax
- 39. Sun Valley
- 43. Sloan Lake
- 62. Villa Park
Domestic Violence
- 2. Sun Valley
- 16. Sloan Lake
- 19. West Colfax
- 65. Villa Park
Robbery
- 1. Sun Valley
- 34. West Colfax
- 49. Sloan Lake
- 65. Villa Park
Burglary
- 30. West Colfax
- 50. Sun Valley
- 53. Sloan Lake
- 67. Villa Park
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