So far this year, Whittier ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 43rd (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 46th last year. 1.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 2.17 up until this point last year)
- 57th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 75th in 2024. 10.69 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 8.18 in 2024)
- 72nd in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 18th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.67 in 2024)
- 72nd in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 25th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.67 in 2024)
- 51st in population-adjusted robberies (up from 73rd in 2024. 0.33 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 53rd in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 75th in 2024. 1.84 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.0 in 2024)
- 60th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 69th in 2024. 2.0 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.67 in 2024)
- 42nd in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 58th in 2024. 0.33 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.17 in 2024)
- 49th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 66th in 2024. 0.83 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.17 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 |
| 2021 | 41st | 55 | 52 | 44 | 36 |
| 2020 | 36th | 43 | 15 | 40 | 40 |
| 2019 | 34th | 53 | 59 | 69 | 22 |
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 |
| 2021 | 62nd | 58 | 40 | 42 |
| 2020 | 59th | 57 | 33 | 43 |
| 2019 | 59th | 56 | 26 | 64 |
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 |
| 2021 | 47 | 77 | 64 | 47 |
| 2020 | 34 | 78 | 73 | 37 |
| 2019 | 42 | 76 | 62 | 48 |
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
Featured: Read the May 2025 Denver-city crime report.
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