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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