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Westwood, Denver, crime stats, charts, data, map and analysis for 2024. Last updated Thursday December 5th.

Westwood violent crimes are down in the past 30 days (9) compared with the 30 days before that (18), and are up since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

Recent crime ranking changes in Westwood

There were two notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the current rankings to the rankings four weeks ago. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in Westwood.

Year over year, 2024 vs. 2023

See how crime in Westwood is going compared to the same period of time in 2023.

Crime type comparison, 2024,
Westwood vs. Denver

See how the proportion of crimes in Westwood compares with the city.

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New Westwood crimes reported since the last site update

    Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020

  • Unlawful sexual contact, 12:01 AM, no address given.
  • Friday Jan. 1, 2021

  • Unlawful discharge of a weapon, 5:46 PM, at the 300 block of S Newton St.
  • Saturday Jan. 1, 2022

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 7:08 PM, no address given.
  • Monday Jan. 1

  • Serious assault - domestic violence, 6:00 AM, no address given.
  • Thursday Jan. 14, 2021

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 6:00 AM, at 3057 W Kentucky Ave.

Westwood in the news

Two Denver men arrested after kidnapping, cutting off roommate’s finger, police say
Published October 23
Domestic violence in Denver is rising again. It’s the highest in these neighborhoods.
Published October 21
Slain DPS teacher Shayna Johnson remembered as a "protector"
Published August 29, 2023

The past 30 days in Westwood crime

  • There were 9 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 18 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 11.2 per month in Westwood.
  • Domestic violence: 1 incident the past 30 days, 7 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 5.6.
  • Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.0.
  • Robbery: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.0.
  • Burglary: 5 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.1.
  • Property crimes: 32 incidents the past 30 days, 44 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 26.9.
  • Car thefts: 16 incidents the past 30 days, 17 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 11.1.
  • Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.

Compare Westwood to its neighbors

See how Westwood's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Athmar Park, Barnum, Barnum West, Mar Lee).

Westwood addresses with the most reported crime

These are the top Westwood addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.

  1. No address given: 88
  2. 5048 Morrison Rd: 18
  3. S Federal Blvd / W Alameda Ave: 12
  4. W Alameda Ave / S Federal Blvd: 12
  5. 4225 Morrison Rd: 9

Latest notable crimes in Westwood

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

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Reported assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported assaults in Westwood happen?

Reported burglaries, by time of day

What time do most reported burglaries in Westwood happen?

Reported robberies, by time of day

What time do most reported robberies in Westwood happen?

Reported sexual assaults, by time of day

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Latest homicides in Westwood

Good news: Westwood has had no reported homicides in the last 12 months.

Latest serious assaults in Westwood

Latest robberies in Westwood

Latest burglaries in Westwood

  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday Nov. 21, 6:37 AM, at 595 S Newton St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday Nov. 15, 4:42 AM, at 3145 W Kentucky Ave.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Nov. 9, 8:00 PM, at 825 S Federal Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday Nov. 7, 12:00 AM, at 5048 Morrison Rd.
  • Burglary of a business without forced entry, Monday Nov. 4, 5:00 PM, at 5048 Morrison Rd.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday Oct. 23, 4:58 AM, at 3434 W Alameda Ave.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 22, 4:27 AM, at 904 S Sheridan Blvd.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 22, 4:25 AM, at 906 S Sheridan Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Thursday Oct. 3, 5:30 AM, at 1089 S Osceola St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday Sept. 20, 10:31 PM, at 355 S Grove St.

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Crime in Westwood, by day of the week

Westwood property crimes, by day

The day of the week reported property crimes in Westwood happen.

Westwood violent crimes, by day

The day of the week reported violent crimes in Westwood happen.

Monthly crimes in Westwood

Monthly violent crime in Westwood

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 12.1 and the median was 12.0. The most in any month was 21, in October 2022, and the least was zero in December 2024.

Monthly property crime in Westwood

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 36.8 and the median was 36.5. The most in any month was 64, in March 2021, and the least was zero in December 2024.

So far this year, Westwood ranks in reported crime rates:

Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).

  • 25th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 30th last year. 8.39 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 7.3 up until this point last year)
  • 70th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 75th in 2023. 19.92 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 19.8 in 2023)
  • 36th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 50th in 2023. 0.66 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.54 in 2023)
  • 24th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 25th in 2023. 3.92 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.62 in 2023)
  • 31st in population-adjusted robberies (even ranking with in 2023. 1.63 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.57 in 2023)
  • 71st in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 69th in 2023. 3.02 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.2 in 2023)
  • 49th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 68th in 2023. 8.21 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 7.54 in 2023)
  • 75th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 68th in 2023. 0.18 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.12 in 2023)
  • 27th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 29th in 2023. 4.65 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.98 in 2023)

Compare Westwood crime rate rankings in recent years

The lower the rank, the worse Westwood's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.

A table comparing Westwood violent crime rates

Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Westwood.

Year Violent crime Domestic
violence
Sexual assault Robbery Aggravated
assault
2023 29th 25 45 33 31
2022 26th 20 25 42 24

A table comparing Westwood property crime rates

Year Property
crime
Auto theft Bicycle theft Arson
2023 75th 63 68 13
2022 70th 67 72 25

A table comparing Westwood burglary crime rates

Year Residential
burglary
Business
burglary
Burglary,
forced entry
Burglary,
unforced
2023 60 72 66 74
2022 59 72 61 75

See the full year-by-year rankings for Westwood.

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