New Whittier crimes reported since the last site update
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 2:00 AM, at 3148 N High St.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 7:30 AM, at 3056 N Gilpin St.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 11:55 PM, at 2527 N Gaylord St.
- Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 4:15 PM, no address given.
- Unlawful sexual contact, 1:05 PM, no address given.
Monday Jan. 11, 2021
Thursday Jan. 11, 2024
Tuesday Jan. 12, 2021
Saturday Jan. 13, 2024
Tuesday Jan. 14, 2020
See all the recent crimes in Whittier here.
Whittier in the news
- Colorado man charged with murder in fatal Denver gang shooting arrested in Nebraska
- Published October 3, 2024
- One man killed in Saturday shooting in northeast Denver
- Published March 31, 2024
- Man shot in Denver on East 23rd Avenue dies at hospital
- Published August 12, 2023
The past 30 days in Whittier crime
- There were 7 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 2 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 2.8 per month in Whittier.
- Domestic violence: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.5.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.3.
- Robbery: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.
- Burglary: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.0.
- Property crimes: 18 incidents the past 30 days, 17 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 12.0.
- Car thefts: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.8.
- Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.3.
Compare Whittier to its neighbors
See how Whittier's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (City Park West, Cole, Five Points, Skyland).
Whittier addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Whittier addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- No address given: 3
- 1300 Block E 31st Ave: 2
- 3100 Block N Lafayette St: 2
- 3032 N Marion St: 1
- 1500 Block E 31st Ave: 1
The full list of Whittier addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in Whittier
A Whittier crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
Whittier crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in Whittier happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in Whittier happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in Whittier happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in Whittier happen?
Latest homicides in Whittier
- Saturday March 30, 6:52 PM, at the 2900 block of N Gilpin St.
Latest serious assaults in Whittier
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Wednesday Jan. 15, 6:26 PM, at the 3100 block of N Downing St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Saturday Dec. 28, 2:00 AM, at 3060 N Lafayette St.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Dec. 22, 4:37 AM, at 3045 N Lafayette St.
- Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Sunday Dec. 22, 12:14 AM, at the 2900 block of N Lafayette St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday Nov. 26, 11:10 AM, at the 1800 block of E 28th Ave.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Wednesday Nov. 6, 11:50 AM, at 1429 E 29th Ave.
- Serious assault, Friday Oct. 18, 8:03 AM, at the 2900 block of N Marion St.
Latest robberies in Whittier
- Armed carjacking, Friday Nov. 29, 3:45 AM, at E 31St Ave and N Williams St.
- Armed carjacking, Tuesday July 2, 4:17 AM, at 3000 N Lafayette St.
Latest burglaries in Whittier
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Dec. 28, 12:00 AM, at 2000 E 28th Ave.
- Burglary - other, Wednesday Dec. 25, 7:24 PM, at 2390 N High St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday Dec. 23, 12:00 AM, at 2308 N Williams St.
- Burglary - other, Sunday Dec. 22, 3:00 AM, at 2623 N High St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Dec. 13, 3:00 PM, at 2743 N Gaylord St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday Dec. 6, 9:16 PM, at 2826 N Williams St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Tuesday Nov. 12, 12:00 PM, at 2915 N Gilpin St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday Oct. 12, 6:19 AM, at 3120 N Marion St.
- Burglary and auto theft at a residence without forced entry, Friday Oct. 4, 3:00 AM, at 2822 N Vine St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 1, 3:30 AM, at 2857 N Gaylord St.
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Crime in Whittier, by day of the week
Whittier property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in Whittier happen.
Whittier violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in Whittier happen.
Monthly crimes in Whittier
Monthly violent crime in Whittier
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 3.2 and the median was 3.0. The most in any month was seven, in August 2023, and the least was zero in March 2021.
Monthly property crime in Whittier
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 17.0 and the median was 17.5. The most in any month was 28, in June 2021, and the least was five in February 2024.
So far this year, Whittier ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 21st (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 50th last year. 0.33 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 0.0 up until this point last year)
- 73rd in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 46th in 2024. 0.17 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.0 in 2024)
- 68th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 23rd in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 4th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 36th in 2024. 0.5 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 68th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 26th in 2024. 0.0 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 71st in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 14th in 2024. 0.0 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.33 in 2024)
- 72nd in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 40th in 2024. 0.0 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.33 in 2024)
- 69th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 27th in 2024. 0.0 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 69th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 39th in 2024. 0.0 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
Compare Whittier crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Whittier's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Whittier violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Whittier.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 40th | 43 | 34 | 68 | 34 |
| 2022 | 30th | 53 | 16 | 58 | 31 |
A table comparing Whittier property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 60th | 48 | 38 | 55 |
| 2022 | 58th | 45 | 37 | 58 |
A table comparing Whittier burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 50 | 79 | 72 | 62 |
| 2022 | 26 | 76 | 66 | 34 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for Whittier.
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