Safety index · Denver · data through September 2026
Is Whittier, Denver safe?
Whittier records more reported crime than most Denver neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 37 out of 100 — 19 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 58th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 718 incidents reported to the Denver Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.
DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Denver — a typical Denver neighborhood sits near 56. It ranks Whittier against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — public order alone is 18% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 23% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 19% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Public order | 128 · 18% | |
| Violent crime | 70 · 10% | |
| Vehicle crime | 173 · 24% | |
| Other theft | 154 · 21% | |
| Burglary | 64 · 9% | |
| Other | 108 · 15% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Is Denver safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Whittier at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Cole36/100 · Elevated
- City Park West21/100 · High risk
- Skyland68/100 · Moderate
- Five Points15/100 · High risk
- City Park47/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Whittier safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 37/100). About 43% of severity-weighted incidents in Whittier are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Whittier?
Public order — 128 of 718 incidents (18%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.
How is the Whittier safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Denver Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Denver, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.