West Highland, Denver, CO Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$2.95 million

Cost of Crime™ for West Highland, Denver, CO

In 2025, violent crime will cost $611 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Highland with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in West Highland against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. West Highland sits in the 29th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 29% of neighborhoods and behind 71%. The grade covers only West Highland's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in West Highland is 6.289 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 135 in the southeast areas to 1 in 195 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of West Highland, Denver, CO report the most violent crime, about 11 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Highland, Denver, CO

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Highland is projected at $2,953,586 for 2025, about $318 per resident and $611 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in West Highland Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

West Highland, Denver, CO:	$318
Lodo, Denver, CO:	$1053
Briargate, Colorado Springs, C:	$156
Colorado:	$319
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $318 per resident each year in West Highland, which is $60 more than the national average and the same as Denver's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to West Highland:

In Lodo, Denver, CO, crime costs $1,053 per person, which is $735 more than in West Highland.
In Briargate, Colorado Springs, C, crime costs $156 per person, which is $162 less than in West Highland

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for West Highland, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to West Highland	Cost per West Highland Resident
Murder	$932,563	$101
Rape/Sexual Assault	$638,963	$69
Robbery	$274,219	$30
Assault	$1.11 million	$119
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,953,586	$318

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Highland, Denver, CO

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in West Highland totals $9,683,013 ($1,044 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $12,636,598 ($1,362 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Highland, Denver, CO, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southeast part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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West Highland Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 West Highland residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.159
Robbery	0.9399
Rape	1.136
Murder	0.0535
Total Violent Crime	6.289 (D+)

Individual West Highland Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Highland is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

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

Considering only the violent crime rate, West Highland is less safe than the Colorado state average and less safe than the national average.

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