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Westwood, Denver, crime rate rankings. All rankings are for the adjusted-for-population crime figures. Last updated Thursday September 4th.

Recent crime ranking changes in Westwood

There were 5 notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the rankings four weeks ago to the current rankings. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in Westwood.

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

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

  • 27th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 24th last year. 3.98 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 6.16 up until this point last year)
  • 61st in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 70th in 2024. 14.85 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 13.94 in 2024)
  • 36th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 54th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.3 in 2024)
  • 36th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 22nd in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.2 in 2024)
  • 44th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 31st in 2024. 0.66 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.15 in 2024)
  • 58th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 64th in 2024. 2.41 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.41 in 2024)
  • 36th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 47th in 2024. 4.89 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 6.04 in 2024)
  • 70th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 73rd in 2024. 0.12 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.06 in 2024)
  • 27th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 29th in 2024. 3.26 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.72 in 2024)

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
2021 29th 18 59 37 24
2020 31st 26 50 32 32
2019 24th 24 24 37 19

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
2021 67th 51 70 46
2020 69th 62 74 19
2019 68th 34 71 21

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
2021 64 52 49 71
2020 62 49 53 64
2019 72 58 68 71

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