So far this year, Westwood ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 30th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 25th last year. 2.78 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 4.83 up until this point last year)
- 62nd in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 70th in 2024. 11.65 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 11.53 in 2024)
- 26th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 50th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.3 in 2024)
- 26th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 18th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.6 in 2024)
- 50th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 30th in 2024. 0.42 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.03 in 2024)
- 55th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 69th in 2024. 1.99 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.63 in 2024)
- 39th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 46th in 2024. 3.62 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.31 in 2024)
- 65th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 69th in 2024. 0.12 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.06 in 2024)
- 26th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 35th in 2024. 2.78 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.81 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 |
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.
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