So far this year, West Colfax ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 13th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (even from 13th last year. 3.84 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 3.84 up until this point last year)
- 13th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 19th in 2023. 22.26 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 22.81 in 2023)
- 14th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 13th in 2023. 0.44 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.66 in 2023)
- 18th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 10th in 2023. 1.64 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.64 in 2023)
- 10th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 12th in 2023. 1.21 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.88 in 2023)
- 11th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 30th in 2023. 3.18 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.52 in 2023)
- 9th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 16th in 2023. 6.14 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 6.8 in 2023)
- 17th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 15th in 2023. 0.55 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.77 in 2023)
- 16th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 10th in 2023. 3.51 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.51 in 2023)
Compare West Colfax crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse West Colfax's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing West Colfax violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for West Colfax.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15th | 16 | 13 | 18 | 16 |
| 2022 | 12th | 9 | 30 | 16 | 12 |
| 2021 | 16th | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 | 18th | 9 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
| 2019 | 13th | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
A table comparing West Colfax property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17th | 14 | 23 | 5 |
| 2022 | 16th | 18 | 24 | 8 |
| 2021 | 19th | 18 | 31 | 19 |
| 2020 | 20th | 19 | 37 | 25 |
| 2019 | 22nd | 20 | 32 | 30 |
A table comparing West Colfax burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 11 |
| 2022 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 7 |
| 2021 | 10 | 57 | 35 | 17 |
| 2020 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 23 |
| 2019 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 24 |
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