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New Highland crimes reported since the last site update
- Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 11:40 PM, no address given.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 10:00 PM, at the 2100 block of W 31St Ave.
- Rape, 4:00 PM, no address given.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 1:25 AM, at 2424 W Caithness Pl.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, 6:51 PM, no address given.
Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020
Friday Jan. 1, 2021
Saturday Jan. 1, 2022
Thursday Jan. 10, 2019
Monday Jan. 10, 2022
See all the recent crimes in Highland here.
Highland in the news
- Woman’s death near LoHi park, South Platte River investigated as homicide
- Published August 1
- Man accused of fatal RTD bus stabbing was released on parole despite public safety concerns, records show
- Published January 2
- Fatal RTD bus stabbing was "without provocation or warning," Denver police say
- Published September 25, 2023
The past 30 days in Highland crime
- There were 6 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 3 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 3.9 per month in Highland.
- Domestic violence: 1 incident the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.1.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.5.
- Robbery: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.2.
- Burglary: 15 incidents the past 30 days, 13 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 6.9.
- Property crimes: 66 incidents the past 30 days, 79 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 45.5.
- Car thefts: 8 incidents the past 30 days, 9 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 8.8.
- Bike thefts: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 11 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.6.
Compare Highland to its neighbors
See how Highland's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Sunnyside, Union Station, Jefferson Park, West Highland, Globeville, Five Points).
Highland addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Highland addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- 1416 Platte St: 48
- 2960 N Speer Blvd: 32
- No address given: 23
- 2298 W 28th Ave: 17
- 2525 18th St: 14
The full list of Highland addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in Highland
A Highland crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
Highland crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in Highland happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in Highland happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in Highland happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in Highland happen?
Latest homicides in Highland
- Thursday August 1, 12:10 AM, at 3500 Rockmont Dr.
Latest serious assaults in Highland
- Serious assault, Wednesday Nov. 6, 1:30 AM, at 3351 N Osage St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Saturday Nov. 2, 12:29 PM, at 1555 Central St.
- Serious assault, Thursday Oct. 17, 8:55 PM, at 1115 W 37th Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Wednesday Oct. 16, 8:14 PM, at the 1000 block of W 38th Ave.
- Serious assault, Tuesday Oct. 8, 11:48 AM, at 1200 W 38th Ave.
- Serious assault, Wednesday Sept. 25, 3:38 PM, at 2960 N Speer Blvd.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Saturday Sept. 7, 6:11 AM, at the 3500 block of N Kalamath St.
- Serious assault, Saturday August 24, 2:27 AM, at 3757 N Pecos St.
- Serious assault, Thursday August 15, 1:35 PM, at 1416 Platte St.
- Serious assault, Saturday August 10, 1:30 AM, at the 1700 block of Erie St.
Latest robberies in Highland
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Wednesday Nov. 6, 2:20 PM, at 1416 Platte St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Oct. 28, 11:14 AM, at 2960 N Speer Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Sept. 30, 2:00 AM, at 15th St and Platte St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Sunday August 18, 4:52 AM, at 2727 N Zuni St.
- Armed carjacking, Saturday August 10, 5:00 AM, at the 1800 block of Central St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday July 18, 1:00 PM, at the 3700 block of N Tejon St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday July 8, 1:20 PM, at 1200 W 38th Ave.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Wednesday July 3, 1:45 PM, at 2500 W 38th Ave.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Thursday May 9, 7:12 PM, at 1416 Platte St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday April 15, 4:00 PM, at the 3400 block of N Decatur St.
Latest burglaries in Highland
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday Nov. 4, 5:00 PM, at 3415 N Osage St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Nov. 3, 8:00 PM, at 2340 W 38th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Nov. 3, 12:11 AM, at 3658 N Jason St.
- Burglary - other, Friday Nov. 1, 10:45 AM, at 3725 N Vallejo St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday Oct. 31, 2:03 PM, at 2373 15th St.
- Burglary - other, Wednesday Oct. 30, 9:30 AM, at 2525 18th St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday Oct. 27, 11:44 AM, at 3451 N Quivas St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday Oct. 24, 4:50 AM, at 2620 16th St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Wednesday Oct. 23, 8:30 PM, at 2625 17th St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Wednesday Oct. 23, 3:30 AM, at 3239 N Vallejo St.
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Crime in Highland, by day of the week
Highland property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in Highland happen.
Highland violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in Highland happen.
Monthly crimes in Highland
Monthly violent crime in Highland
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 4.9 and the median was 5.0. The most in any month was 11, in November 2022, and the least was one in March 2021.
Monthly property crime in Highland
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 63.5 and the median was 62.5. The most in any month was 108, in July 2021, and the least was 20 in November 2024.
So far this year, Highland ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 43rd (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 40th last year. 5.01 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 5.78 up until this point last year)
- 21st in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 24th in 2023. 59.28 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 59.06 in 2023)
- 35th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 20th in 2023. 0.67 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.22 in 2023)
- 58th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 38th in 2023. 1.45 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.45 in 2023)
- 29th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 51st in 2023. 1.56 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.89 in 2023)
- 22nd in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 33rd in 2023. 9.12 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 7.12 in 2023)
- 27th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 34th in 2023. 11.34 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 13.46 in 2023)
- 11th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 15th in 2023. 4.78 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 4.45 in 2023)
- 53rd in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 40th in 2023. 1.11 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.11 in 2023)
Compare Highland crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Highland's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Highland violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Highland.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 43rd | 36 | 21 | 47 | 45 |
| 2022 | 35th | 64 | 47 | 35 | 34 |
A table comparing Highland property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25th | 34 | 15 | 26 |
| 2022 | 19th | 23 | 11 | 56 |
A table comparing Highland burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26 | 44 | 55 | 20 |
| 2022 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 16 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for Highland.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
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