Westwood, Denver, crime stats, map, news and analysis for the month of March 2023.

March’s notable crimes in Westwood

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

Westwood crime map

March homicides in Westwood

Good news: Westwood has had no reported homicides in March.

March serious assaults in Westwood

The 12 reported serious assaults in Westwood in March. The ten most-recent are listed, see all Westwood’s March crimes here.

March robberies in Westwood

The 2 reported robberies in Westwood in March.

March burglaries in Westwood

The 6 reported burglaries in Westwood in March.

  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Wednesday March 29, 2:00 PM, at 720 S Vrain St.
  • Possession of burglary tools, Sunday March 26, 7:07 PM, at the 4200 block of Morrison Rd.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday March 17, 4:30 PM, at 455 S Perry St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday March 11, 3:30 PM, at 981 S Wolff St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday March 11, 4:30 AM, at 906 S Sheridan Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday March 6, 2:00 AM, at 4412 Morrison Rd.

Crime ranking changes from February to March

There were 7 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from February to March. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in Westwood.

See all the Westwood crime rate ranking changes.

Westwood crime counts for March, in comparison

Violent crimes in Westwood

Violent crime in March was up in Denver from February, and up compared against March 2022, and up compared with the 2023 average of 11 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in Westwood

Serious assault in March was up in Denver from February, and up compared against March 2022, and up compared with the 2023 average of 7 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in Westwood

Property crime in March was down in Denver from February, and down compared against March 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 31 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in Westwood

Burglary in March was up in Denver from February, and even compared against March 2022, and up compared with the 2023 average of 5 burglaries per month.

Neighbors report, March 2023

How does the overall crime-rate ranking of Westwood compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Barnum, Mar Lee, Athmar Park, Barnum West, Westwood.

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

Violent Crime

  • 27. Barnum West
  • 30. Westwood
  • 31. Barnum
  • 51. Mar Lee
  • 53. Athmar Park

Property Crime

  • 56. Barnum
  • 68. Barnum West
  • 72. Mar Lee
  • 73. Athmar Park
  • 74. Westwood

Aggravated Assault

  • 20. Barnum
  • 33. Westwood
  • 37. Barnum West
  • 41. Athmar Park
  • 60. Mar Lee

Sexual Assault

  • 9. Barnum West
  • 38. Westwood
  • 44. Mar Lee
  • 48. Barnum
  • 60. Athmar Park

Domestic Violence

  • 16. Athmar Park
  • 34. Westwood
  • 50. Mar Lee
  • 53. Barnum
  • 59. Barnum West

Robbery

  • 15. Mar Lee
  • 19. Westwood
  • 51. Barnum
  • 58. Barnum West
  • 62. Athmar Park

Burglary

  • 44. Westwood
  • 47. Barnum West
  • 49. Mar Lee
  • 51. Barnum
  • 72. Athmar Park

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