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Whittier, Denver, crime rate rankings. All rankings are for the adjusted-for-population crime figures. Last updated Monday September 29th.

Recent crime ranking changes in Whittier

There were 4 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 Whittier.

Featured: Read the August 2025 Whittier crime report

New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.

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

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

  • 47th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 52nd last year. 2.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 3.51 up until this point last year)
  • 56th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 70th in 2024. 19.03 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 16.36 in 2024)
  • 76th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 31st in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.67 in 2024)
  • 76th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 36th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.17 in 2024)
  • 64th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 74th in 2024. 0.33 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.17 in 2024)
  • 51st in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 67th in 2024. 3.67 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.67 in 2024)
  • 54th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 64th in 2024. 4.01 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.34 in 2024)
  • 39th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 70th in 2024. 1.17 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.17 in 2024)
  • 55th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 66th in 2024. 1.0 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.5 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

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Featured: Each neighborhood now has a list of its high-crime addresses.

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