So far this year, Westwood ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 26th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 41st last year. 2.23 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 1.57 up until this point last year)
- 75th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 74th in 2023. 4.89 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 6.34 in 2023)
- 40th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 36th in 2023. 0.18 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.18 in 2023)
- 31st in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 29th in 2023. 1.03 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.72 in 2023)
- 35th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 57th in 2023. 0.42 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.18 in 2023)
- 69th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 60th in 2023. 0.72 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.27 in 2023)
- 60th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 67th in 2023. 2.11 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.05 in 2023)
- 68th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 62nd in 2023. 0.0 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.0 in 2023)
- 34th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 25th in 2023. 1.09 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.45 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 |
| 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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