West Highland, Denver, CO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in West Highland in green. The most dangerous areas in West Highland are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is West Highland, Denver, CO Safe from Murder?

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. West Highland is in the 60th percentile for safety, meaning 40% of neighborhoods are safer and 60% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to West Highland's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in West Highland is 0.0535 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Highland generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in West Highland may be as high as 1 in 14,833 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 25,197 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of West Highland, Denver, CO: about 0 per year. The northwest part of West Highland has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How West Highland's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in West Highland to the Colorado state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, West Highland is safer than the Colorado state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in West Highland, Denver, CO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of West Highland about $932,563 in 2025, or roughly $101 per resident. This is part of West Highland's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for West Highland, including every crime type and how West Highland compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading West Highland's crime maps on the West Highland overall crime page.

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Individual West Highland Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in West Highland is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to West Highland.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sloan Lake, Denver, CO	D	C-	D-	B-
Berkeley, Denver, CO	D-	D+	D-	B+
Jefferson Park, Denver, CO	D-	D	D-	A-
Highland, Denver, CO	F	D	F	B+
Northwestern Denver, Denver, CO	F	D-	F	B-
Sunnyside, Denver, CO	D-	D-	D-	C+
West Colfax, Denver, CO	D-	D	D-	C+
Regis, Denver, CO	D-	D	D-	C+
Barths, Wheat Ridge, CO	D-	D	F	A-
Central West Denver, Denver, CO	F	F	F	D+

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Highland is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Gladstone, Chicago, IL	B+	A-	A-	C
Bayview Area, Baltimore, MD	D+	D-	D-	B-
International District, Seattle, WA	F	F	F	D-
Gresham-North Central, Gresham, OR	D+	B+	B+	B
Glen Iris, Birmingham, AL	D+	D+	D+	D
Georgian Acres, Austin, TX	C-	D	D	C
Gentilly Terrace, New Orleans, LA	D+	D+	D+	F
Gateway West, Sacramento, CA	B+	A-	A-	B
Frog Hollow, Hartford, CT	C	B	B	C-
Edmund F Burton, Oak Park, IL	B+	B	B	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Highland, Denver, CO average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See West Highland schools on SchoolGrade

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