Top ten Denver neighborhoods where you're most likely to get your car stolen

Earlier this month, we broke down the number of crimes in one Denver neighborhood -- ours -- and discovered there had been 23 over the course of eleven days. Now, Fox31 has taken this concept a step further by using Denver Police Department records to discover the Denver neighborhoods with...

By Michael Roberts

April 29, 2014

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Earlier this month, we broke down the number of crimes in one Denver neighborhood -- ours -- and discovered there had been 23 over the course of eleven days. Now, Fox31 has taken this concept a step further by using Denver Police Department records to discover the Denver neighborhoods with the most and least crime between 2009 and 2013 in several categories -- including auto theft.

Look below to count down the top ten Denver neighborhoods where you're most likely to get your car stolen, complete with interactive graphics (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map") and theft totals from each area.

Number 10: Mar Lee

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Number of car thefts 2009-2013: 404

Number 9: Highland

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Number of car thefts 2009-2013: 407

Continue to keep counting down the top ten Denver neighborhoods where you're most likely to get your car stolen. Number 8: Lincoln Park

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Number of car thefts 2009-2013: 410

Number 7: Baker

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Number of car thefts 2009-2013: 437

Continue to keep counting down the top ten Denver neighborhoods where you're most likely to get your car stolen. Number 6: Speer

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Number of car thefts 2009-2013: 479

Number 5: Athmar Park

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Number of car thefts 2009-2013: 481

Continue to keep counting down the top ten Denver neighborhoods where you're most likely to get your car stolen. Number 4: Montbello

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Number of car thefts 2009-2013: 601

Number 3: Five Points

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Number of car thefts 2009-2013: 649

Continue to keep counting down the top ten Denver neighborhoods where you're most likely to get your car stolen. Number 2: Central Business District

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Number of car thefts 2009-2013: 652

Number 1: Westwood

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Number of car thefts 2009-2013: 711

Send your story tips to the author, Michael Roberts.

More from our Colorado Crimes archive circa April 17: "23 crimes in one part of Denver over eleven days: See where they happened."

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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