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Whittier, Denver, crime rate rankings. All rankings are for the adjusted-for-population crime figures. Last updated Monday March 24th.

Recent crime ranking changes in Whittier

There were 3 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.

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

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

  • 40th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 61st last year. 1.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 0.5 up until this point last year)
  • 50th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 75th in 2024. 5.34 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.51 in 2024)
  • 79th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 77th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
  • 15th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 48th in 2024. 1.17 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.33 in 2024)
  • 45th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 76th in 2024. 0.17 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
  • 62nd in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 76th in 2024. 0.5 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.33 in 2024)
  • 46th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 69th in 2024. 1.5 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.0 in 2024)
  • 78th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 76th in 2024. 0.0 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
  • 40th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 58th in 2024. 0.5 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.

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

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