West Highland, Denver, crime stats, map, news and analysis for the month of December 2024.

December’s notable crimes in West Highland

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

West Highland crime map

December homicides in West Highland

Good news: West Highland has had no reported homicides in December.

December serious assaults in West Highland

The 1 reported serious assaults in West Highland in December.

  • Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Wednesday Dec. 25, 2:18 PM, at 3518 N Wolff St.

December robberies in West Highland

Good news: West Highland has had no reported robberies in December.

December burglaries in West Highland

The 7 reported burglaries in West Highland in December.

  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Dec. 22, 6:30 PM, at 4563 W 36th Pl.
  • Burglary - other, Thursday Dec. 19, 10:25 PM, at 3307 W 34th Ave.
  • Burglary - other, Thursday Dec. 19, 3:15 AM, at 5037 W 34th Ave.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday Dec. 19, 1:07 AM, at 3225 W 31St Ave.
  • Burglary and auto theft at a residence without forced entry, Monday Dec. 9, 6:30 PM, at 4311 W 30th Ave.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday Dec. 8, 10:00 PM, at 3251 N Lowell Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Dec. 8, 1:40 AM, at 3046 N Osceola St.

Crime ranking changes from November to December

There were 6 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from November to December. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in West Highland.

See all the West Highland crime rate ranking changes.

West Highland crime counts for December, in comparison

Violent crimes in West Highland

Violent crime in December was even in Denver from November, and down compared against December 2023, and down compared with the 2024 average of 2 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in West Highland

Serious assault in December was even in Denver from November, and up compared against December 2023, and even compared with the 2024 average of 1 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in West Highland

Property crime in December was up in Denver from November, and up compared against December 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 33 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in West Highland

Burglary in December was even in Denver from November, and up compared against December 2023, and down compared with the 2024 average of 8 burglaries per month.

Neighbors report, December 2024

How does the overall crime-rate ranking of West Highland compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, West Highland, Berkeley, Sloan Lake, Highland.

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

Violent Crime

  • 16. Highland
  • 47. West Highland
  • 64. Berkeley
  • 74. Sloan Lake

Property Crime

  • 19. Highland
  • 34. Sloan Lake
  • 40. West Highland
  • 54. Berkeley

Aggravated Assault

  • 26. Highland
  • 70. Sloan Lake
  • 73. West Highland
  • 76. Berkeley

Sexual Assault

  • 5. Highland
  • 55. Sloan Lake
  • 64. West Highland
  • 74. Berkeley

Domestic Violence

  • 36. Highland
  • 39. West Highland
  • 53. Sloan Lake
  • 55. Berkeley

Robbery

  • 11. West Highland
  • 19. Highland
  • 35. Berkeley
  • 63. Sloan Lake

Burglary

  • 6. Highland
  • 50. Sloan Lake
  • 54. Berkeley
  • 66. West Highland

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

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