So far this year, West Highland ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 41st (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 61st last year. 1.52 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 1.63 up until this point last year)
- 34th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 49th in 2024. 16.14 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 14.63 in 2024)
- 50th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 52nd in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.22 in 2024)
- 50th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 72nd in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.22 in 2024)
- 21st in population-adjusted robberies (up from 41st in 2024. 0.98 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.54 in 2024)
- 42nd in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 38th in 2024. 2.6 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.82 in 2024)
- 45th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 49th in 2024. 2.82 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 4.12 in 2024)
- 22nd in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 40th in 2024. 0.87 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.33 in 2024)
- 70th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 71st in 2024. 0.22 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
Compare West Highland crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse West Highland's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing West Highland violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for West Highland.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 74th | 76 | 76 | 61 | 72 |
| 2022 | 70th | 66 | 75 | 43 | 73 |
| 2021 | 66th | 68 | 71 | 52 | 69 |
| 2020 | 77th | 72 | 73 | 69 | 76 |
| 2019 | 63rd | 68 | 54 | 60 | 62 |
A table comparing West Highland property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41st | 53 | 29 | 44 |
| 2022 | 39th | 51 | 27 | 39 |
| 2021 | 34th | 52 | 30 | 50 |
| 2020 | 32nd | 58 | 27 | 57 |
| 2019 | 46th | 47 | 44 | 60 |
A table comparing West Highland burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 32 |
| 2022 | 37 | 36 | 55 | 22 |
| 2021 | 32 | 45 | 48 | 29 |
| 2020 | 15 | 70 | 67 | 16 |
| 2019 | 23 | 45 | 41 | 31 |
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
Updated: Colorado state crime rate charts.
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